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</li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-History" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#History"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3</span> <span>History</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-History-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle History subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-History-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-Ancient_period" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ancient_period"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.1</span> <span>Ancient period</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ancient_period-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Medieval_period" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Medieval_period"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.2</span> <span>Medieval period</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Medieval_period-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Ottoman_and_Venetian_period" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Ottoman_and_Venetian_period"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.3</span> <span>Ottoman and Venetian period</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Ottoman_and_Venetian_period-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Modern_period" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Modern_period"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">3.4</span> <span>Modern period</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Modern_period-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">4</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Notes" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Notes"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5</span> <span>Notes</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Notes-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Bibliography" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Bibliography"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Bibliography</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Bibliography-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-External_links" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#External_links"> <div 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href="https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7" title="ميسينيا – Arabic" lang="ar" hreflang="ar" data-title="ميسينيا" data-language-autonym="العربية" data-language-local-name="Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>العربية</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messeniya" title="Messeniya – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Messeniya" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%96%D1%8F" title="Месенія – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Месенія" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F" title="Месения – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Месения" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unitat_perif%C3%A8rica_de_Mess%C3%A8nia" title="Unitat perifèrica de Messènia – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Unitat perifèrica de Messènia" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nom%C3%B3s_Messin%C3%ADas" title="Nomós Messinías – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Nomós Messinías" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mess%C3%A9nie" title="Messénie – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Messénie" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenien" title="Messenien – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Messenien" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenien_(Regionalbezirk)" title="Messenien (Regionalbezirk) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Messenien (Regionalbezirk)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messeenia" title="Messeenia – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Messeenia" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9D%CE%BF%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%82_%CE%9C%CE%B5%CF%83%CF%83%CE%B7%CE%BD%CE%AF%CE%B1%CF%82" title="Νομός Μεσσηνίας – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Νομός Μεσσηνίας" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesenia" title="Mesenia – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Mesenia" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesenio" title="Mesenio – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Mesenio" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesenia" title="Mesenia – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Mesenia" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%B3%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="مسنیا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="مسنیا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mess%C3%A9nie" title="Messénie – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Messénie" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesenia" title="Mesenia – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Mesenia" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EB%A9%94%EC%8B%9C%EB%8B%88%EC%95%84%ED%98%84" title="메시니아현 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="메시니아현" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefektura_Mesanija" title="Prefektura Mesanija – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Prefektura Mesanija" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messinia" title="Messinia – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Messinia" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenia_(unit%C3%A0_periferica)" title="Messenia (unità periferica) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Messenia (unità periferica)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%9E%D7%A1%D7%99%D7%A0%D7%99%D7%90%D7%94" title="מסיניאה – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="מסיניאה" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98%E1%83%90" title="მესენია – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="მესენია" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenia_(nomus_Graeciae)" title="Messenia (nomus Graeciae) – Latin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Messenia (nomus Graeciae)" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Latin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesinijas_nome" title="Mesinijas nome – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Mesinijas nome" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesen%C4%97s_nomas" title="Mesenės nomas – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Mesenės nomas" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messeni%C3%AB" title="Messenië – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Messenië" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%83%83%E3%82%B7%E3%83%8B%E3%82%A2%E7%9C%8C" title="メッシニア県 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="メッシニア県" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenia" title="Messenia – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Messenia" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messin%C3%ADa" title="Messinía – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Messinía" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mesenia" title="Mesenia – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Mesenia" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mess%C3%A9nia" title="Messénia – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Messénia" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messinia" title="Messinia – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Messinia" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F_(%D0%BD%D0%BE%D0%BC)" title="Месиния (ном) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Месиния (ном)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messenia" title="Messenia – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Messenia" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messinia" title="Messinia – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Messinia" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%98%D0%B0_(%D0%BE%D0%BA%D1%80%D1%83%D0%B3)" title="Месенија (округ) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Месенија (округ)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prefektura_Mesenija" title="Prefektura Mesenija – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Prefektura Mesenija" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / 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org">Messenia</div> <div class="nickname ib-settlement-native" lang="el"><small>Περιφερειακή ενότητα</small><br />Μεσσηνίας</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><div class="category"><a href="/wiki/Regional_units_of_Greece" title="Regional units of Greece">Regional unit</a></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2010_Dimi_Messinias_numbered.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Municipalities of Messenia"><img alt="Municipalities of Messenia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/2010_Dimi_Messinias_numbered.svg/190px-2010_Dimi_Messinias_numbered.svg.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/2010_Dimi_Messinias_numbered.svg/284px-2010_Dimi_Messinias_numbered.svg.png 1.5x, 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.infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:270px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:270px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:270px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Greece_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Messenia is located in Greece"><img alt="Messenia is located in Greece" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Greece_location_map.svg/270px-Greece_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="270" height="222" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Greece_location_map.svg/405px-Greece_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Greece_location_map.svg/540px-Greece_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1003" data-file-height="825" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:65.311%;left:26.852%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-3px;top:-3px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Messenia"><img alt="Messenia" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/6px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="6" height="6" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/9px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/12px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pr" style="width:6em;left:4px"><div>Messenia</div></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important}}</style><div class="hidden-begin mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="border:line; margin-top:2px"><div class="hidden-title skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="font-size:115%; height:auto; padding-right:2em;">Messenia within Greece</div><div class="hidden-content mw-collapsible-content" style=""> <figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nomos_Messinias.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Nomos_Messinias.png/250px-Nomos_Messinias.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Nomos_Messinias.png/375px-Nomos_Messinias.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/Nomos_Messinias.png/500px-Nomos_Messinias.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="679" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </div></div></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Messenia&params=37_10_N_22_0_E_type:city(146080)_region:GR-J"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">37°10′N</span> <span class="longitude">22°0′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">37.167°N 22.000°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">37.167; 22.000</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Regions_of_Greece" title="Regions of Greece">Administrative region</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Peloponnese_(region)" title="Peloponnese (region)">Peloponnese</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seat</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Kalamata" title="Kalamata">Kalamata</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">2,991 km<sup>2</sup> (1,155 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2021)<sup id="cite_ref-census21_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census21-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">146,080</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">49/km<sup>2</sup> (130/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B2" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+2">UTC+2</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_European_Time" title="Eastern European Time">EET</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B3" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+3">UTC+3</a> (<a href="/wiki/Eastern_European_Summer_Time" title="Eastern European Summer Time">EEST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Postal_codes_in_Greece" title="Postal codes in Greece">Postal code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">24x xx</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbers_in_Greece" title="Telephone numbers in Greece">Area code(s)</a></th><td class="infobox-data">272x0, 276x0</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Greece" title="Vehicle registration plates of Greece">Vehicle registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data">ΚΜ</td></tr></tbody></table> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kalamata_Burg.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Kalamata_Burg.jpg/260px-Kalamata_Burg.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="204" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Kalamata_Burg.jpg/390px-Kalamata_Burg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d1/Kalamata_Burg.jpg/520px-Kalamata_Burg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1851" data-file-height="1452" /></a><figcaption>Kalamata castle</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kalamata,_Peloponnese,_Greece.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Kalamata%2C_Peloponnese%2C_Greece.jpg/260px-Kalamata%2C_Peloponnese%2C_Greece.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="169" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Kalamata%2C_Peloponnese%2C_Greece.jpg/390px-Kalamata%2C_Peloponnese%2C_Greece.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Kalamata%2C_Peloponnese%2C_Greece.jpg/520px-Kalamata%2C_Peloponnese%2C_Greece.jpg 2x" data-file-width="560" data-file-height="365" /></a><figcaption>Port of <a href="/wiki/Kalamata" title="Kalamata">Kalamata</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ithome2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Ithome2.jpg/260px-Ithome2.jpg" decoding="async" width="260" height="173" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Ithome2.jpg/390px-Ithome2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/da/Ithome2.jpg/520px-Ithome2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="467" /></a><figcaption>Messinia from <a href="/wiki/Ithome" title="Ithome">Mt. Ithome</a></figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Pylos-sfaktiria.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Pylos-sfaktiria.JPG/260px-Pylos-sfaktiria.JPG" decoding="async" width="260" height="174" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Pylos-sfaktiria.JPG/390px-Pylos-sfaktiria.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5c/Pylos-sfaktiria.JPG/520px-Pylos-sfaktiria.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3872" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption>View of <a href="/wiki/Pylos" title="Pylos">Pylos</a> on the Bay of Navarino</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Messenia</b> or <b>Messinia</b> (<span class="rt-commentedText nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups noexcerpt" lang="en-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/English" title="Help:IPA/English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="'m' in 'my'">m</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span><span title="/ˈ/: primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'s' in 'sigh'">s</span><span title="/iː/: 'ee' in 'fleece'">iː</span><span title="'n' in 'nigh'">n</span><span title="/i/: 'y' in 'happy'">i</span><span title="/ə/: 'a' in 'about'">ə</span></span>/</a></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Help:Pronunciation_respelling_key" title="Help:Pronunciation respelling key"><i title="English pronunciation respelling">mə-<span style="font-size:90%">SEE</span>-nee-ə</i></a>; <a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: <span lang="el">Μεσσηνία</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="el-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Greek" title="Help:IPA/Greek">[mesiˈni.a]</a></span>) is a <a href="/wiki/Regional_units_of_Greece" title="Regional units of Greece">regional unit</a> (<i>perifereiaki enotita</i>) in the southwestern part of the <a href="/wiki/Peloponnese_(region)" title="Peloponnese (region)">Peloponnese</a> <a href="/wiki/Administrative_regions_of_Greece" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative regions of Greece">region</a>, in <a href="/wiki/Greece" title="Greece">Greece</a>. Until the implementation of the <a href="/wiki/Kallikratis_plan" class="mw-redirect" title="Kallikratis plan">Kallikratis plan</a> on 1 January 2011,<sup id="cite_ref-Kallikratis_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kallikratis-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Messenia was a <a href="/wiki/Prefectures_of_Greece" title="Prefectures of Greece">prefecture</a> (<i>nomos</i>) covering the same territory. The capital and largest city of Messenia is <a href="/wiki/Kalamata" title="Kalamata">Kalamata</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Messenia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Physical">Physical</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Messenia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Physical"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Messenia borders on <a href="/wiki/Elis_(regional_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Elis (regional unit)">Elis</a> to the north, <a href="/wiki/Arcadia_(regional_unit)" title="Arcadia (regional unit)">Arcadia</a> to the northeast, and <a href="/wiki/Laconia" title="Laconia">Laconia</a> to the southeast. The <a href="/wiki/Ionian_Sea" title="Ionian Sea">Ionian Sea</a> lies to the west, and the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_of_Messinia" class="mw-redirect" title="Gulf of Messinia">Gulf of Messinia</a> to the south. The most important mountain ranges are the <a href="/wiki/Taygetus" title="Taygetus">Taygetus</a> in the east, the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Kyparissia_mountains&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kyparissia mountains (page does not exist)">Kyparissia mountains</a> in the northwest and the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Lykodimo&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lykodimo (page does not exist)">Lykodimo</a> in the southwest. The main rivers are the <a href="/wiki/Neda_(river)" title="Neda (river)">Neda</a> in the north and the <a href="/wiki/Pamisos_(river)" title="Pamisos (river)">Pamisos</a> in central Messenia. </p><p>Off the south coast of the southwesternmost point of Messenia lie the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Messinian_Oinousses&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Messinian Oinousses (page does not exist)">Messinian Oinousses</a> islands. The largest of these are <a href="/wiki/Sapientza" title="Sapientza">Sapientza</a>, <a href="/wiki/Schiza" title="Schiza">Schiza</a> and <a href="/wiki/Venetiko" title="Venetiko">Venetiko</a>. The small island <a href="/wiki/Sphacteria" title="Sphacteria">Sphacteria</a> closes off the bay of <a href="/wiki/Pylos" title="Pylos">Pylos</a>. All these islands are virtually uninhabited. </p><p>Climate may vary, in the lowlands, temperatures are a bit warmer than <a href="/wiki/Athens" title="Athens">Athens</a>. Snow is not common during winter months except for the mountains, especially the Taygetus. Rain and clouds are common inland. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Political">Political</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Messenia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Political"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Organization_of_Messenia">Organization of Messenia</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Messenia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Organization of Messenia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Before the 2010 reorganization, Messenia was a <i>nomos</i> (prefecture) containing 29 <i>dimoi</i> (municipalities) and 2 <i>koinotites</i> (communities). Since 2010, Messenia has been a <i>perifereiake enoteta</i> (regional unit) containing only 6 municipalities, but with the same population, as it did not change area in the reorganization. Some 25 municipalities and communities were incorporated politically into the other 6 according to the table below, becoming municipal units.<sup id="cite_ref-Kallikratis_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Kallikratis-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Municipality</th> <th>Municipal unit</th> <th>Seat </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Kalamata" title="Kalamata">Kalamata</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kalamata" title="Kalamata">Kalamata</a></td> <td rowspan="4">Kalamata </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aris,_Messinia" class="mw-redirect" title="Aris, Messinia">Aris</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Arfara" title="Arfara">Arfara</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thouria" class="mw-redirect" title="Thouria">Thouria</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Messini" title="Messini">Messene</a> <br />(<i>Messini</i>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Messini" title="Messini">Messene</a></td> <td rowspan="8">Messene </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aipeia" title="Aipeia">Aipeia</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Androusa" title="Androusa">Androusa</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aristomenis" title="Aristomenis">Aristomenis</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Voufrades" title="Voufrades">Voufrades</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ithomi,_Messenia" title="Ithomi, Messenia">Ithomi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Petalidi" title="Petalidi">Petalidi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Trikorfo,_Messenia" title="Trikorfo, Messenia">Trikorfo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Oichalia,_Messenia" title="Oichalia, Messenia">Oichalia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oichalia,_Messenia" title="Oichalia, Messenia">Oichalia</a></td> <td rowspan="5">Meligalas </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Andania" title="Andania">Andania</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dorio,_Messenia" title="Dorio, Messenia">Dorio</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eira,_Messenia" title="Eira, Messenia">Eira</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Meligalas" title="Meligalas">Meligalas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Pylos-Nestoras" title="Pylos-Nestoras">Pylos-Nestoras</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pylos" title="Pylos">Pylos</a></td> <td rowspan="6">Pylos </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Koroni" title="Koroni">Koroni</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Methoni,_Messenia" title="Methoni, Messenia">Methoni</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Nestoras" title="Nestoras">Nestoras</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Papaflessas,_Messenia" title="Papaflessas, Messenia">Papaflessas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Chiliochoria" title="Chiliochoria">Chiliochoria</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/Trifylia" title="Trifylia">Trifylia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyparissia" title="Kyparissia">Kyparissia</a></td> <td rowspan="6">Kyparissia </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aetos,_Messenia" title="Aetos, Messenia">Aetos</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Avlonas,_Messenia" title="Avlonas, Messenia">Avlonas</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gargalianoi" title="Gargalianoi">Gargalianoi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Filiatra" title="Filiatra">Filiatra</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tripyla" title="Tripyla">Tripyla</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/West_Mani" title="West Mani">West Mani</a> <br />(<i>Dytiki Mani</i>)</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Avia,_Messenia" title="Avia, Messenia">Avia</a></td> <td rowspan="2">Kardamyli </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lefktro" title="Lefktro">Lefktro</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Provinces">Provinces</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Messenia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Provinces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The prefecture of Messenia was previously subdivided into four <a href="/wiki/Provinces_of_Greece" title="Provinces of Greece">provinces</a> (<a href="/wiki/Greek_language" title="Greek language">Greek</a>: <span lang="el">επαρχίες</span>, "<a href="/wiki/Eparchy" title="Eparchy">eparchies</a>") : </p> <ul><li>Province of Kalamon - <a href="/wiki/Kalamata" title="Kalamata">Kalamata</a></li> <li>Province of <a href="/wiki/Messini" title="Messini">Messini</a> - Messine</li> <li>Province of <a href="/wiki/Pylia" title="Pylia">Pylia</a> - <a href="/wiki/Pylos" title="Pylos">Pylos</a></li> <li>Province of <a href="/wiki/Trifylia" title="Trifylia">Trifylia</a> - <a href="/wiki/Kyparissia" title="Kyparissia">Kyparissia</a></li></ul> <p>Like all provinces of Greece, they were abolished after the <a href="/wiki/Greek_local_elections,_2006" class="mw-redirect" title="Greek local elections, 2006">2006 local elections</a>, in line with Law 2539/1997, as part of the "<a href="/wiki/Kapodistrias_reform" title="Kapodistrias reform">Kapodistrias reform</a>". Some of the enlarged <a href="/wiki/Municipalities_and_communities_of_Greece" title="Municipalities and communities of Greece">municipalities</a> (<i>demoi</i>) created in 2011 have a territory similar to the former provinces. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Population">Population</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Messenia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Population"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236656977">.mw-parser-output .abbr-header{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-bottom:none;background-color:lavender}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .caption-purple{background:inherit!important}}.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border:1px #a2a9b1 solid;border-top:none;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:5px}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output .table-pale{border-top:1px #a2a9b1 solid!important}.mw-parser-output .caption-purple{border:none}}</style><table class="table-pale" style="width:15em;border-top-width:0;border-spacing: 0;float:none;clear:none;margin:0.5em 1em 0.5em 0;"><caption class="caption-purple" style="padding:0.25em;font-weight:bold">Historical population</caption><tbody><tr style="font-size:95%"><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;width:3em">Year</th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px 2px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Population" class="abbr-header">Pop.</abbr></th><th style="border-bottom:1px solid var(--color-base, #000000);padding:1px;text-align:right"><abbr title="Percent change" class="abbr-header">±%</abbr></th></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">1991<sup id="cite_ref-elstat_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elstat-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">160,736</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">—    </td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2001<sup id="cite_ref-elstat_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elstat-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">166,566</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">+3.6%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2011<sup id="cite_ref-elstat_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elstat-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">159,954</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−4.0%</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:center;padding:1px">2021<sup id="cite_ref-census21_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census21-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">146,080</td><td style="text-align:right;padding:1px">−8.7%</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The main cities and towns of Messenia are (ranked by 2021 census population):<sup id="cite_ref-census21_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-census21-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Kalamata" title="Kalamata">Kalamata</a> 57,706</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Messini" title="Messini">Messini</a> 5,744</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kyparissia" title="Kyparissia">Kyparissia</a> 4,893</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gargalianoi" title="Gargalianoi">Gargalianoi</a> 4,399</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Filiatra" title="Filiatra">Filiatra</a> 4,373</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Messenia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Voidokilia_Beach1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Voidokilia_Beach1.jpg/220px-Voidokilia_Beach1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Voidokilia_Beach1.jpg/330px-Voidokilia_Beach1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Voidokilia_Beach1.jpg/440px-Voidokilia_Beach1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3504" data-file-height="2336" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Voidokilia_beach" title="Voidokilia beach">Voidokilia beach</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Glossa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Glossa.jpg/220px-Glossa.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Glossa.jpg/330px-Glossa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Glossa.jpg/440px-Glossa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="7216" data-file-height="5412" /></a><figcaption>Sphakteria island beach.</figcaption></figure> <p>The economy of Messenia is primarily based on agricultural production although in recent years efforts are being made toward the development of activities in other sectors such as tourism. </p><p>Main agricultural products are olive oil, <a href="/wiki/Kalamata_(olive)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kalamata (olive)">Kalamata table olives</a>, figs, and black raisins (sultanas). The variety of agricultural products is complemented by a small amount of stockbreeding products (beef, milk, sfela cheese, honey) and fish from the Gulf of Messenia. </p><p>The tourist development observed is mainly attributable to the promotion of important archaeological sites, such as the <a href="/wiki/Palace_of_Nestor" title="Palace of Nestor">Palace of Nestor</a>, Ancient <a href="/wiki/Messene" title="Messene">Messene</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Venice" title="Republic of Venice">Venetian</a> castles of <a href="/wiki/Pylos" title="Pylos">Pylos</a>, <a href="/wiki/Koroni" title="Koroni">Koroni</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Methoni,_Messinia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Methoni, Messinia (page does not exist)">Methoni</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kalamata" title="Kalamata">Kalamata</a>, as well as to the beauty of the landscape. Another key factor for Messenia's economy is <a href="/w/index.php?title=Costa_Navarino&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Costa Navarino (page does not exist)">Costa Navarino</a> a location on the border between <a href="/wiki/Pylos-Nestor" class="mw-redirect" title="Pylos-Nestor">Pylos</a> and <a href="/wiki/Trifylia" title="Trifylia">Trifylia</a>, comprising several eco-friendly luxury resorts and golf courses, which is Greece's biggest tourist development.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>There are many small- and medium-size firms involved in the processing and standardization of agricultural products as well as a number of enterprises devoted to <a href="/wiki/Wood_processing" title="Wood processing">wood processing</a>, furniture manufacturing, and metal construction. The Karelia tobacco company is based in Kalamata. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Transport">Transport</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Messenia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The main airport in Messenia is <a href="/wiki/Kalamata_International_Airport" title="Kalamata International Airport">Kalamata International Airport</a> (KLX). </p><p>The main highways in Messenia are: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Greek_National_Road_7" title="Greek National Road 7">Greek National Road 7</a> (<a href="/wiki/Corinth" title="Corinth">Corinth</a> - <a href="/wiki/Tripoli,_Greece" title="Tripoli, Greece">Tripoli</a> - Kalamata)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_National_Road_9" title="Greek National Road 9">Greek National Road 9</a> (<a href="/wiki/Patras" title="Patras">Patras</a> - <a href="/wiki/Pyrgos,_Elis" title="Pyrgos, Elis">Pyrgos</a> - <a href="/wiki/Kyparissia" title="Kyparissia">Kyparissia</a> - <a href="/wiki/Pylos" title="Pylos">Pylos</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Greek_National_Road_82" title="Greek National Road 82">Greek National Road 82</a> (Pylos - Kalamata - <a href="/wiki/Sparti_(municipality)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sparti (municipality)">Sparti</a>)</li></ul> <p>The main railways in Messenia (meter gauge) are: </p> <ul><li>Corinth - <a href="/wiki/Argos,_Peloponnese" title="Argos, Peloponnese">Argos</a> - Tripoli - <a href="/wiki/Meligalas" title="Meligalas">Zevgolateio</a> - Kalamata</li> <li>Patras - Pyrgos - <a href="/wiki/Kalo_Nero" title="Kalo Nero">Kalo Nero</a> - Kyparissia</li> <li>Kalo Nero - Zevgolateio</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Communications">Communications</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Messenia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Communications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Television">Television</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Messenia&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Notia_Elliniki_Teleorasi&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Notia Elliniki Teleorasi (page does not exist)">Notia Elliniki Teleorasi</a>, (Southern Greece Television)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Best_TV&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Best TV (page does not exist)">Best TV</a>,</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mesogeios_TV&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mesogeios TV (page does not exist)">Mesogeios TV</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Messenia&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ancient_period">Ancient period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Messenia&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Ancient period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Messenia_(ancient_region)" title="Messenia (ancient region)">Messenia (ancient region)</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Messene_02.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Messene_02.jpg/220px-Messene_02.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Messene_02.jpg/330px-Messene_02.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Messene_02.jpg/440px-Messene_02.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2000" data-file-height="1333" /></a><figcaption>Ancient Theater in <a href="/wiki/Messene" title="Messene">Messene</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>Messenia is mentioned in the oldest work of European literature, the <i><a href="/wiki/Iliad" title="Iliad">Iliad</a></i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2012)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The name undoubtedly goes back to at least the Bronze Age, but its origins are lost in the world of mythology. The region was one of the largest that was conquered and enslaved as <a href="/wiki/Helots" title="Helots">helots</a> by <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Sparta" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancient Sparta">ancient Sparta</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Medieval_period">Medieval period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Messenia&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Medieval period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/Middle_Ages" title="Middle Ages">Middle Ages</a>, Messenia shared the fortunes of the rest of the Peloponnese. Striking reminders of these conflicts are afforded by the extant ruins of the medieval strongholds of Kalamata, Coron (anc. Asine, mod. Koroni), Modon (Methoni) and Pylos. Messenia was a part of the <a href="/wiki/Byzantine_Empire" title="Byzantine Empire">Byzantine Empire</a> until 1205, and of the <a href="/wiki/Principality_of_Achaea" title="Principality of Achaea">Principality of Achaea</a> thereafter, while the ports of Coron and Modon came under <a href="/wiki/Republic_of_Venice" title="Republic of Venice">Venetian</a> control. Apart from Coron and Modon, the rest of Messenia was captured by the Byzantine <a href="/wiki/Despotate_of_the_Morea" title="Despotate of the Morea">Despotate of the Morea</a> in 1430. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ottoman_and_Venetian_period">Ottoman and Venetian period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Messenia&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Ottoman and Venetian period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Much of Messenia fell into the hands of the <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_Empire" title="Ottoman Empire">Ottoman Empire</a> in 1460, a part of the area remained with the <a href="/wiki/Venetian_Republic" class="mw-redirect" title="Venetian Republic">Venetian Republic</a> until the <a href="/wiki/Second_Ottoman%E2%80%93Venetian_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second Ottoman–Venetian War">Second Ottoman–Venetian War</a> (1499–1503). In 1534 a group of families, known as the 'Coroni', settled in <a href="/wiki/Piana_degli_Albanesi" title="Piana degli Albanesi">Piana degli Albanesi</a> in Sicily. They were <a href="/wiki/Arvanite" class="mw-redirect" title="Arvanite">Arvanites</a> and Greeks from <a href="/wiki/Koroni" title="Koroni">Koroni</a>. </p><p>During the 1680s, the whole of Messenia was regained by the Venetian Republic in the <a href="/wiki/Morean_War" title="Morean War">Morean War</a>, and formed part of the "<a href="/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Morea" title="Kingdom of the Morea">Kingdom of the Morea</a>" until <a href="/wiki/Ottoman_reconquest_of_the_Morea" title="Ottoman reconquest of the Morea">recovered by the Ottomans</a> in 1715. The <a href="/wiki/Mani_Peninsula" title="Mani Peninsula">Mani Peninsula</a>, a part of modern Messenia, remained autonomous from Turkish rule. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Modern_period">Modern period</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Messenia&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Modern period"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Messenia became part of independent Greece as a result of the <a href="/wiki/Greek_War_of_Independence" title="Greek War of Independence">Greek War of Independence</a> (1821-1832). The famous naval <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Navarino" title="Battle of Navarino">Battle of Navarino</a> took place near present Pylos in 1827, and was a decisive victory for Greece and its allies. </p><p>During the <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> several battles of the <a href="/wiki/Greek_resistance" title="Greek resistance">Greek Resistance</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Axis_occupation_of_Greece" title="Axis occupation of Greece">Nazi occupation forces</a> and the collaborationist <a href="/wiki/Security_Battalions" title="Security Battalions">security battalions</a> took place in Messenia, including <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Meligalas" title="Battle of Meligalas">Battle of Meligalas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Kalamata_(1944)" title="Battle of Kalamata (1944)">Battle of Kalamata</a>, <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Chora_-_Agorelitsa_(1944)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Chora - Agorelitsa (1944)">Battle of Chora - Agorelitsa</a>. </p><p>The population in the area of Kalamata and Messene increased from 30,000 before World War II up to nearly 80,000 in the present day. Messenia suffered damage from the <a href="/wiki/2007_Greek_forest_fires" title="2007 Greek forest fires">2007 Greek forest fires</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Messenia&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_settlements_in_Messenia" title="List of settlements in Messenia">List of settlements in Messenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Messenia_(constituency)" title="Messenia (constituency)">Messenia (constituency)</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Messenia&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-columns-2"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-census21-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-census21_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census21_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-census21_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.statistics.gr/documents/20181/17286366/MON_PLI_DHM_OIKISN_2021.xlsx">"Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό"</a> [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%CE%91%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%84%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%AD%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B1+%CE%91%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B3%CF%81%CE%B1%CF%86%CE%AE%CF%82+%CE%A0%CE%BB%CE%B7%CE%B8%CF%85%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%8D+-+%CE%9A%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%8E%CE%BD+2021%2C+%CE%9C%CF%8C%CE%BD%CE%B9%CE%BC%CE%BF%CF%82+%CE%A0%CE%BB%CE%B7%CE%B8%CF%85%CF%83%CE%BC%CF%8C%CF%82+%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%AC+%CE%BF%CE%B9%CE%BA%CE%B9%CF%83%CE%BC%CF%8C&rft.pub=Hellenic+Statistical+Authority&rft.date=2024-03-29&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.statistics.gr%2Fdocuments%2F20181%2F17286366%2FMON_PLI_DHM_OIKISN_2021.xlsx&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMessenia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Kallikratis-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Kallikratis_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Kallikratis_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg.">"ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text"</a> (in Greek). <a href="/wiki/Government_Gazette_(Greece)" title="Government Gazette (Greece)">Government Gazette</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=%CE%A6%CE%95%CE%9A+A+87%2F2010%2C+Kallikratis+reform+law+text&rft.pub=Government+Gazette&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.et.gr%2Fidocs-nph%2Fsearch%2FpdfViewerForm.html%3Fargs%3D5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AMessenia" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-elstat-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-elstat_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-elstat_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-elstat_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.statistics.gr/documents/20181/1210503/Kallikratis_me_plithismous_1991_2011.xls">"Απογραφές πληθυσμού 1991,2001,2011 σύμφωνα με την κωδικοποίηση της Απογραφής 2011"</a> (in Greek). <a href="/wiki/Hellenic_Statistical_Authority" title="Hellenic Statistical Authority">Hellenic Statistical Authority</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="width:1%">Regional unit of <a href="/wiki/Arcadia_(regional_unit)" title="Arcadia (regional unit)">Arcadia</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gortynia" title="Gortynia">Gortynia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Megalopolis,_Greece" title="Megalopolis, Greece">Megalopoli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Kynouria" title="North Kynouria">North Kynouria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Kynouria" title="South Kynouria">South Kynouria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tripoli,_Greece" title="Tripoli, Greece">Tripoli</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Periferia_Peloponnisou.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dd/Periferia_Peloponnisou.png/120px-Periferia_Peloponnisou.png" decoding="async" width="120" 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title="Trifylia">Trifylia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Mani" title="West Mani">West Mani</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div> <dl><dt>Regional governor</dt> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Panagiotis_Nikas&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Panagiotis Nikas (page does not exist)">Panagiotis Nikas</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%B1%CE%BD%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%B9%CF%8E%CF%84%CE%B7%CF%82_%CE%9D%CE%AF%CE%BA%CE%B1%CF%82" class="extiw" title="el:Παναγιώτης Νίκας">el</a>]</span> (elected <a href="/wiki/2019_Greek_local_elections" title="2019 Greek local elections">2019</a>)</dd> <dt>Decentralized Administration</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Decentralized_Administration_of_Peloponnese,_Western_Greece_and_the_Ionian" title="Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian">Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian</a></dd></dl> 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<li><a href="/wiki/Dodecanese" title="Dodecanese">Dodecanese</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Drama_(regional_unit)" title="Drama (regional unit)">Drama</a><sup>d</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elis_(regional_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Elis (regional unit)">Elis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Euboea_(regional_unit)" title="Euboea (regional unit)">Euboea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evros_(regional_unit)" title="Evros (regional unit)">Evros</a><sup>d</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evrytania" title="Evrytania">Evrytania</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florina_(regional_unit)" title="Florina (regional unit)">Florina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grevena_(regional_unit)" title="Grevena (regional unit)">Grevena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heraklion_(regional_unit)" title="Heraklion (regional unit)">Heraklion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imathia" title="Imathia">Imathia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ioannina_(regional_unit)" title="Ioannina (regional unit)">Ioannina</a></li> <li><a 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title="Laconia">Laconia</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lakoniki_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lakoniki Prefecture (page does not exist)">Lakoniki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larissa_(regional_unit)" title="Larissa (regional unit)">Larissa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lasithi" title="Lasithi">Lasithi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lefkada_(regional_unit)" title="Lefkada (regional unit)">Lefkada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lesbos_Prefecture" title="Lesbos Prefecture">Lesbos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Magnesia_Prefecture" title="Magnesia Prefecture">Magnesia</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Messenia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pella_(regional_unit)" title="Pella (regional unit)">Pella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phthiotis_and_Phocis_Prefecture" title="Phthiotis and Phocis Prefecture">Phocis and Locris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phocis" title="Phocis">Phocis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phthiotis_and_Phocis_Prefecture" title="Phthiotis and Phocis Prefecture">Phthiotis and Phocis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phthiotis" title="Phthiotis">Phthiotis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pieria_(regional_unit)" title="Pieria (regional unit)">Pieria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piraeus_Prefecture" title="Piraeus Prefecture">Piraeus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Preveza_(regional_unit)" title="Preveza (regional unit)">Preveza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rethymno_(regional_unit)" title="Rethymno (regional unit)">Rethymno</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Rhaedestos_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rhaedestos Prefecture (page does not exist)">Rhaedestos</a><sup>a</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rhodope_(regional_unit)" title="Rhodope (regional unit)">Rhodope</a><sup>d</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samos_Prefecture" title="Samos Prefecture">Samos</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saranta_Ekklisies_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saranta Ekklisies Prefecture (page does not exist)">Saranta Ekklisies</a><sup>a</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serres_(regional_unit)" title="Serres (regional unit)">Serres</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sfakia_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sfakia Prefecture (page does not exist)">Sfakia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thesprotia" title="Thesprotia">Thesprotia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thessaloniki_(regional_unit)" title="Thessaloniki (regional unit)">Thessaloniki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trikala_(regional_unit)" title="Trikala (regional unit)">Trikala</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Trifylia_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Trifylia Prefecture (page does not exist)">Trifylia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Xanthi_(regional_unit)" title="Xanthi (regional unit)">Xanthi</a><sup>d</sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zakynthos" title="Zakynthos">Zakynthos</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="By_year_established" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">By year established</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">1800s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>1833</dt> <dd><a href="/w/index.php?title=Achaea_and_Elis_Prefecture&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Achaea and Elis Prefecture (page does not exist)">Achaea and Elis</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Aetolia-Acarnania" title="Aetolia-Acarnania">Aetolia-Acarnania</a></dd> <dd><a 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class="mw-redirect" title="Kefalonia Prefecture">Kefallinia</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Lefkada_(regional_unit)" title="Lefkada (regional unit)">Lefkada</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Zakynthos" title="Zakynthos">Zakynthos</a></dd> <dt>1882</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Arta_(regional_unit)" title="Arta (regional unit)">Arta</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Larissa_(regional_unit)" title="Larissa (regional unit)">Larissa</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Trikala_(regional_unit)" title="Trikala (regional unit)">Trikala</a></dd> <dt>1899</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Achaea" title="Achaea">Achaea</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Argolis" title="Argolis">Argolis</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Attica_Prefecture" title="Attica Prefecture">Attica</a><sup>c</sup></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Boeotia" title="Boeotia">Boeotia</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Corinthia" title="Corinthia">Corinthia</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Elis_(regional_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Elis (regional unit)">Elis</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Evrytania" 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title="Pella (regional unit)">Pella</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kilkis_(regional_unit)" title="Kilkis (regional unit)">Kilkis</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Thesprotia" title="Thesprotia">Thesprotia</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Kastoria_(regional_unit)" title="Kastoria (regional unit)">Kastoria</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Xanthi_(regional_unit)" title="Xanthi (regional unit)">Xanthi</a><sup>d</sup></dd> <dt>1947</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dodecanese" title="Dodecanese">Dodecanese</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Imathia" title="Imathia">Imathia</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pieria_(regional_unit)" title="Pieria (regional unit)">Pieria</a></dd> <dt>1964</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Grevena_(regional_unit)" title="Grevena (regional unit)">Grevena</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Piraeus_Prefecture" title="Piraeus Prefecture">Piraeus</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><div class="plainlist"> 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