Astros (Greek: Άστρος ) is a town near the Argolic Gulf in the northeast Peloponnese in eastern Arcadia. It is the seat of North Kynouria municipality (Greek: Βόρεια Κυνουρία) and is accessible by the road connecting Corinth and Argos to the south. Its port, Paralio Astros lies 4 km to the northeast of the inland town.
Astros
Άστρος | |
|---|---|
 Public school in Astros | |
  Astros | |
| Coordinates: 37°24′16″N 22°43′23″E / 37.404423°N 22.723030°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Arcadia |
| Municipality | North Kynouria |
| Elevation | 40 m (130 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 2,474 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 220 01 |
| Area code(s) | 27550 |
History
editThe name of the town, built during the Greek War of Independence, is supposed to be taken from the ancient settlement Astron, mentioned in Ptolemy's Geography.[2]
Astros was the site of the Second National Assembly of the Hellenes during the Greek War of Independence, under the presidency of Petros Mavromichalis. This assembly produced the first constitution of Modern Greece.
The town
editThe town has an elementary school, a high school, two lyceums, a number of churches including one which is situated on a hilltop, banks and a post office. There is a health clinic on the road to Leonidio. There is a number of public squares, the most westerly of which contains a small amphitheater built into the hillside.
Sometimes the town is referred by non-locals as Mesogeio Astros (Μεσόγειο Άστρος, "Inland Astros") to distinguish it from Paralio Astros ("Coastal Astros").
Geography
editGeology
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Astros is located in east-central Peloponnese. Much of its land is rocky and bushy and unsuitable for cultivation, but there are some farms and groves in low-lying areas near town.
Climate
editAstros has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa) with hot and dry summers and mild to cool winters. The rain falls mostly in the winter, with relatively little rain in the summer.
| Climate data for Astros (1974-2010) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 14.0 (57.2) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.7 (62.1) |
20.3 (68.5) |
25.7 (78.3) |
30.9 (87.6) |
33.7 (92.7) |
33.2 (91.8) |
29.1 (84.4) |
24.1 (75.4) |
19.0 (66.2) |
15.4 (59.7) |
23.0 (73.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 10.1 (50.2) |
10.4 (50.7) |
12.7 (54.9) |
16.1 (61.0) |
21.3 (70.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
28.9 (84.0) |
28.4 (83.1) |
24.5 (76.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
18.8 (65.8) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
6.3 (43.3) |
8.2 (46.8) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.6 (60.1) |
19.9 (67.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.2 (72.0) |
18.9 (66.0) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
8.2 (46.8) |
13.7 (56.7) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 76.5 (3.01) |
73.4 (2.89) |
52.3 (2.06) |
26.0 (1.02) |
16.0 (0.63) |
6.2 (0.24) |
8.4 (0.33) |
6.4 (0.25) |
11.0 (0.43) |
54.3 (2.14) |
82.3 (3.24) |
79.9 (3.15) |
492.7 (19.39) |
| Average precipitation days | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 35.6 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 72.9 | 70.8 | 68.5 | 64.5 | 61.5 | 54.0 | 50.9 | 53.7 | 59.5 | 67.1 | 72.0 | 74.2 | 64.1 |
| Source: HNMS[3] | |||||||||||||
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ William Smith, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, p 727
- ^ "Astros Climatology". HNMS. Retrieved 30 January 2019.