Mystras - Revision history

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Lazarus at 16:41, July 18, 2006

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Lazarus at 16:39, July 18, 2006

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Irlandos at 18:56, March 10, 2006

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Irlandos at 11:43, December 13, 2005

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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| [[Prefecture]]: || [[Laconia]]
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| [[Provinces of Greece|Province]]: || [[Province of Lacedaemonia]]
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|Seat: || [[Magoula (Laconia), Greece|Magoula]]
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| Location: Latitude: Longitude:|| 37.506/37°3'59' N lat. 22.06/22°22'35' E long.
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| Population: ([[1991]])  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank||  -4,582  -36.29/km² 
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| Communes: ||
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| Elevation: -centre:  -highest:||341 m(centre) [[Taygetus]]
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 231 00
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-30-[[Greece dialing code 27310|27310]] (030-27140)
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| [[Municipal codes in Greece|Municipal code]]: || 3203
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| [[License plates in Greece|Car designation]]: || <code>AK</code>

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| Website: || [http://www.mystras.gr/ http://www.mystras.gr/] (in Greek)

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[[Image:ac.mystras.jpg|thumb|300px|The Vale of Laconia seen from the battlements of Mystras]]
'''Mystras''' (also '''Mistra''', '''Mystra''' and '''Mistras''' [[Greek language|Greek]]: Μύστρας , Μυζηθράς ''Mizithras or ''Myzithras'' in the chronicle of Morea
) was a fortified town in [[Morea]] (the [[Peloponnesus]]), on Mt. [[Taygetos]], near ancient [[Sparta]]. It lies approximately eight kilometres west of the modern town of Sparti.

Mystras became the seat of the Latin [[Despotate of Morea]], a vassal state of the Latin [[Principality of Achaea]], established in [[1205]] after the conquest of [[Constantinople]] during the [[Fourth Crusade]]. Prince [[William II Villehardouin]], a grand-nephew of the Fourth Crusade historian [[Geoffrey of Villehardouin]], built a palace there in [[1249]].

The Latin despotate was retaken in [[1262]] by [[Michael VIII Palaeologus]] after the recapture of Constantinople in [[1261]], when John Palaeologus, Michael's brother, ransomed William to the other Latin princes. It remained the capital of the despotate of Morea, ruled by relatives of the [[Byzantine emperor]], although the [[Venice|Venetians]] still controlled the coast and the islands. Mystras and the rest of Morea became relatively prosperous after 1261, compared to the rest of the empire. Under the despot Theodore it became the second most important city in the empire after Constantinople, and William II's palace became the second residence of the emperors.

Mystras was also the last centre of Byzantine scholarship; the [[Neoplatonism|Neoplatonist]] philosopher [[George Gemistos Plethon]] lived there until his death in [[1452]]. He and other scholars based in Mystras influenced the Italian Renaissance, especially after he accompanied the emperor [[John VIII Palaeologus]] to [[Florence]] in [[1439]].

The last Byzantine emperor, [[Constantine XI]], was despot at Mystras before he came to the throne. Demetrius, the last despot of Morea, surrendered the city to the Ottoman emperor [[Mehmed II]] in [[1460]]. The Venetians occupied it from [[1687]] to [[1715]], but otherwise the Ottomans held it until [[1832]], when it was abandoned by [[King Otto]] for the newly rebuilt Sparta.

In [[1989]] the ruins, including the fortress, palace, churches, and monasteries, were named a UNESCO [[World Heritage Site]].
__NOTOC__
==Nearest places==
*Sparta (east)
*Magoula
==Communes==
*Magoula
*Mystras
==Historical population==

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Year !! Communal population !! Change !! Municipal population
|-
| [[1981]] || 920 || - ||
|-
| [[1991]] || 525 || -395/-42.93% || 4,592
|}

The municipality seat of Mystras
is in Magoula.

The community has a school and a square (''[[plateia]]'').

== External links ==
*[http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Mystras&country=GR Mapquest - Mystras], street map not available
*Coordinates: {{coor dms|37|3|59|N|22|22|35|E|region:GR}}
*[http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/greece/map/p9132877/mystras.html Traveljournals.net - Mystras]
*[http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=63561 GTP - Monastery in Mystras]
*[http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=9740 GTP - Mystras]
*[http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=9739 GTP - Municipality of Mystras]
*[http://indexmundi.com/z/?lat=37.9666667=22.7666667&t=p&r=11180&p=mystras&cc=gr&c=greece.htm Indexmundi - Mystras]

 
<table width = 75% border = 2 align="center">
<tr><td width = 35% align="center"></td>
<td width = 30% align="center">'''North:''' [[Sellasia|Oinounta]]</td>
<td width = 35% align="center">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td width = 10% align="center">'''West:''' [[Kalamata]] in [[Messenia]] </td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Mystras'''</td>
<td width = 30% align="center">'''East:''' [[Sparta]] </td>
<tr><td width = 35% align="center">
<td width = 30% align="center">'''South:''' [[Xirokalpi|Farida]]</td>
<td width = 35% align="center">
</table>

==See also:==

*[[Communities of Laconia]]

[[Category:Byzantine Empire]]
[[Category:Laconia]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]
[[Category:World Heritage Sites in Greece]]

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 |}
 [[Image:Mystras-GR-1517.jpg|thumb|350px|Restoration of a Byzantine settlement in [[Mystras]], [[Peloponnese]] (picture taken in [[2002]]).]]
-'''Mystras''' (also '''Mistra''', '''Mystra''' and '''Mistras''' [[Greek language|Greek]]: Μύστρας , Μυζηθράς ''Mizithras or ''Myzithras'' in the chronicle of Morea
+'''Mystras''' (also '''Mistra''', '''Mystra''' and '''Mistras''' [[Greek language|Greek]]: Μυστράς , Μυζηθράς ''Mizithras or ''Myzithras'' in the chronicle of Morea
 ) was a fortified town in [[Morea]] (the [[Peloponnesus]]), on Mt. [[Taygetos]], near ancient [[Sparta]]. It lies approximately eight kilometres west of the modern town of Sparti.

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 ==Historical population==
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 ! Year !! Communal population !! Change !! Municipal population

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 <br><br><br>
-<table width = 75% border = 2 align="center">
+<table width = "75%" border = 2 align="center">
 <tr><td width = 35% align="center"></td>
 <td width = 30% align="center">'''North:''' [[Sellasia|Oinounta]]</td>
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 <td width = 10% align="center">'''West:''' [[Kalamata]]<br>in [[Messenia]] <br> </td>
 <td width = 35% align="center">'''Mystras'''</td>
-<td width = 30% align="center">'''East:''' [[Sparta]] </td>
+<td width = 30% align="center">'''East:''' [[Sparta]] </td></tr>
-  <tr><td width = 35% align="center">
+  <tr><td width = 35% align="center"></td>
 <td width = 30% align="center">'''South:''' [[Xirokalpi|Farida]]</td>
-<td width = 35% align="center">
+<td width = 35% align="center"></td></tr>
 </table>

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 |Seat: || [[Magoula (Laconia), Greece|Magoula]]
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-| Location:<br>Latitude:<br>Longitude:||<br>37.506/37°3'59' N lat.</br> 22.06/22°22'35' E long.
+| Location:<br>Latitude:<br>Longitude:||<br/>37.506/37°3'59' N lat.<br/> 22.06/22°22'35' E long.
 |---- bgcolor="#FFFFFF"
-<!--| Area:<br>-Total<br>-Water<br>-Rank||<br> km²<br><br>[[List of municipalities of Greece by area|Rank xxth]]
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 is in Magoula.
-The community has a school and a square (''[[plateia]]'').
+The community has a school and a square (''plateia'').
 == External links ==

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 | [[Mayor]]: ||-->
 |}
-[[Image:ac.mystras.jpg|thumb|300px|The Vale of Laconia seen from the battlements of Mystras]]
 '''Mystras''' (also '''Mistra''', '''Mystra''' and '''Mistras''' [[Greek language|Greek]]: Μύστρας , Μυζηθράς ''Mizithras or ''Myzithras'' in the chronicle of Morea
 ) was a fortified town in [[Morea]] (the [[Peloponnesus]]), on Mt. [[Taygetos]], near ancient [[Sparta]]. It lies approximately eight kilometres west of the modern town of Sparti.
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 The Latin despotate was retaken in [[1262]] by [[Michael VIII Palaeologus]] after the recapture of Constantinople in [[1261]], when John Palaeologus, Michael's brother, ransomed William to the other Latin princes. It remained the capital of the despotate of Morea, ruled by relatives of the [[Byzantine emperor]], although the [[Venice|Venetians]] still controlled the coast and the islands. Mystras and the rest of Morea became relatively prosperous after 1261, compared to the rest of the empire. Under the despot Theodore it became the second most important city in the empire after Constantinople, and William II's palace became the second residence of the emperors.
-Mystras was also the last centre of Byzantine scholarship; the [[Neoplatonism|Neoplatonist]] philosopher [[George Gemistos Plethon]] lived there until his death in [[1452]]. He and other scholars based in Mystras influenced the Italian Renaissance, especially after he accompanied the emperor [[John VIII Palaeologus]] to [[Florence]] in [[1439]].
+Mystras was also the last centre of Byzantine scholarship; the [[Neoplatonism|Neoplatonist]] philosopher [[George Gemistos Plethon]] lived there until his death in [[1452]]. He and other scholars based in Mystras influenced the Italian Renaissance, especially after he accompanied the emperor [[John VIII Palaeologus]] to Florence in [[1439]].
 The last Byzantine emperor, [[Constantine XI]], was despot at Mystras before he came to the throne. Demetrius, the last despot of Morea, surrendered the city to the Ottoman emperor [[Mehmed II]] in [[1460]]. The Venetians occupied it from [[1687]] to [[1715]], but otherwise the Ottomans held it until [[1832]], when it was abandoned by [[King Otto]] for the newly rebuilt Sparta.
-In [[1989]] the ruins, including the fortress, palace, churches, and monasteries, were named a UNESCO [[World Heritage Site]].
+In [[1989]] the ruins, including the fortress, palace, churches, and monasteries, were named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
 __NOTOC__
 ==Nearest places==

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 [[Category:Byzantine Empire]]
-[[Category:Laconia]]
+[[Category:Laconia prefecture]]
 [[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]
 [[Category:World Heritage Sites in Greece]]