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Lavreotiki

Λαυρεωτική
Lavreotiki Λαυρεωτική
Municipality
	Lavreotiki Location within the region
	Coordinates: 37°43′N 24°4′E / 37.717°N 24.067°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	East Attica
Government
• Mayor	Dimitrios Loukas (since 2014)
Area
• Municipality	175.80 km2 (67.88 sq mi)
• Municipal unit	35.484 km2 (13.700 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population (2021)
• Municipality	25,199
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
• Municipal unit	10,046
• Municipal unit density	280/km2 (730/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	195 xx
Area code(s)	22920
Website	www.lavreotiki.gr

Lavreotiki is a municipality at the southeasternnmost tip of the Attica peninsula in the Greek regional unit of East Attica. Its municipal seat is the town of Laurium (Lavrio).^[3]

It is historically important as a significant ancient mining district, most notably in the villages of Laurium and Thorikos on the southeastern seaboard during the 6th, 5th, and 4th centuries BCE. As such it financed the wealth of Athens and the emergence of the Athenian Empire through the slave-powered mining efforts for silver and lead, beginning with the discovery of 2 deep-vein mining efforts during the 480's. Prior to that development, which at Themistocles urging in 483 BC led to the expansion of the Athenian fleet to 200 ships, only surface-mining was deployed as a technique for harvesting silver. More than 250 ore washeries have been identified by archaeologists and geologists in the district.

Municipality

The municipality Lavreotiki was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:^[3]

Agios Konstantinos
Keratea
Lavreotiki

The municipality has an area of 175.798 km², the municipal unit 35.484 km².^[4]

Settlements

The settlements within the municipal unit of Lavreotiki are (population at 2021 census):^[2]

Lavrio (7,525)
Agios Ioannis Rossos (625)
Legrena (345)
Kato Poseidonia (337)
Agios Gerasimos (290)
Thoriko (262)
Ano Thoriko (239)
Panormos (235)
Kato Sounio (164)
Agrileza (24)

Historical population

Year	Lavrio	Lavreotiki (mun. unit)	Lavreotiki (munic.)
1907	10,007	-	-
1981	10,124	-	-
1991	8,846	10,293	-
2001	8,558	10,612	-
2011	7,078	9,611	25,102
2021	7,525	10,046	25,199

References

^ Municipality of Lavrio, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.

Sources

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Fine, John V. A. The Ancient Greeks: A Critical History. Harvard University Press, 1983
Finley, M.I., The Ancient Economy. 2nd Ed. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1985, c1973
Healy, John F. Mining and Metallurgy in the Greek and Roman World. London: Thames and Hudson, 1978.
Hopper, R J. Trade and Industry in Classical Greece. London: Thames and Hudson, 1979. 6-240.