Tenea
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Tenea
Τενέα | |
|---|---|
UTC+3 (EEST) | |
| Postal code | 200 08 |
| Area code(s) | 27410 |
| Vehicle registration | ΚΡ |
Tenea (Greek: Τενέα) is a municipal unit within the municipality of Corinth, Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 167.575 km2 (64.701 sq mi).[3] Until 2011, it was a municipality whose seat was in Chiliomodi.
The modern city is named after ancient Tenea, established approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) SE of
History
Tenea was the most important place in
Archaeological findings
Ruins of ancient Tenea are one kilometre south of Chiliomodi. Some archaeological finds are housed in the Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth. The most famous find, the Kouros of Tenea (c. 550 BC), found near Athikia in 1846, is in the Munich Glyptothek. It is a great example of 6th century BC Greek sculpture and of the so-called Aeginetean[7] or archaic smile.
In 1984, archaeologists discovered a sarcophagus of the Greek early archaic period containing the remains of a high-society woman along with offerings.[8]
In 2013 a team of archaeologists led by Elena Korka began to excavate a site in the area where Tenea was thought to have been, in search of the remains of the city.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Tenea is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Agionori
- Agios Vasileios
- Chiliomodi
- Klenia
- Koutalas (Koutalas, Mapsos, Spathovouni)
- Stefani
Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1991 | 5,245 |
| 2001 | 5,136 |
| 2011 | 5,084 |
| 2021 | 4,168 |
See also
- List of traditional Greek place names
References
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ a b Pausanias (1918). "5.4". Description of Greece. Vol. 2. Translated by W. H. S. Jones; H. A. Ormerod. Cambridge, Massachusetts; London: Harvard University Press; William Heinemann – via Perseus Digital Library.
- ^ Stephanus of Byzantium. Ethnica. Vol. s.v. Τενέα.
- ^ a b Strabo. Geographica. Vol. viii. p.380. Page numbers refer to those of Isaac Casaubon's edition.
- ^ Harold North Fowler, A History of Sculpture
- ^ a b c d A lost ancient city built by Trojan War captives has been found, Greek officials say. The Washington post, 2018-11-13.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ^ "Ancient bath complex unearthed in Greece's lost city of Tenea". tornosnews.gr. 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Ancient Tenea yields secrets". ekathimerini.com. 23 October 2019.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1854–1857). "Tenea". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. London: John Murray.
External links
- Kouros of Tenea
- Apollo of Tenea
- Municipality of Tenea
- Strabo, Book 8
- Gallery and description [in Greek] of monuments in and around Tenea.
- Korka, Eleni; Lefantzis, Michalis; Corso, Antonio. Archaeological Discoveries from Tenea. Actual Problems of Theory and History of Art: Collection of articles. Vol. 9. Ed: A. V. Zakharova, S. V. Maltseva, E. Iu. Staniukovich-Denisova. Lomonosov Moscow State University / St. Petersburg: NP-Print, 2019, pp. 172–179. ISSN 2312-2129
