Parasyros
Parasyros or
Parasiros, Greek: Παρασυρος is a town in
Mani, Laconia, Greece. Paraasyros is part of the municipality of
Gytheio as well as
Gytheio Province. Parasyros is located SE of
Areopoli, N of
Gerolimenas and S of
Gythio. Parasyros is situated in a dry-grass and a mountainous setting, farmlands are in valley areas and are rarely founded.
In around 1900 it boasted a population of 2,000. Now Parasyros has a tiny population of 25.
*Location:
**Longitude: 22.4833 (22°29") E
**Latitude: 36.8675 (36°40'5") N
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Postal code: 232 00
*Elevation:
**Centre: about 160 m
*Dialing code: 030-
27330Parasyros was built on a hill to escape
pirate raids which threatened its coastal neighbour
Skoutari.
In
1770 Parasyros sent men to contribute to the
Maniot army in the
Battle of Vromopigada. The Maniot army assembled in the mountains behind Parasyros called tria kefalia (Three Heads). In the battle that ensued the Maniot army annihalted a much superior
Ottoman army. Parasyros was occupied by the
Nazi's in
WWII. After WWII Parasyros population began to dwindle down because of the area devastation by the
Germans.
Parasyros formerly had a small school but it closed down due to a small population and was poorer than Gytheio that time. Parasyros never had a lyceum (middle school) Parasyros also has an abandoned square (
plateia), the nearest is in Skoutari.
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Map and aerial photos:
**Street map:
Street map from Mapquest,
MapPoint or
Google**Satellite images:
Google - image not yet available
*Coordinates:
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List of communities of Laconia
