KRANIDI

'Kranidi' or 'Kranidhi' (Greek, Modern: Κρανίδι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older forms 'Kranidio', 'Kranidion' and 'Kranidhion' is a town located in the southern part of Argolis in the Peloponnese, Greece. Kranidi is also the provincial capital of Ermioni. The origin of the name comes from the word Koronida while sometime it comes from Kranaos which means "rocky trough". It is linked by a road linking Lygouri and Porto Cheli. It is located SE of Argos and Nafplio, about 50 km S of Lygouri, SW of Troizina and Ermioni and N of Kranidi.

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Geography

Communications

Nearest places

Communities

Historical population

Other

External links

Geography

Much of the area are rocky and forested. The hill which are covered with bushes are not as far as 800 m from the town. The rocky landscapes are to the west and east and arouind Kranidi. Bushes and some forests lie to the northeast.

Communications

★ Radio Kranidi, Kranidi's radio station

Nearest places

★ Porto Cheli, S

★ Kosta

Communities

★ Porto Cheli

Historical population

Year	Population	Change	Municipal population
1981	3,949	-	-
1991	3,959	up .025%	8,973

Other

Kranidi has schools, lyceums, a gymnasia, a churches, banks, a police station, a water tower, a post office, a library, a virtual museum, a junior soccer team, and a square (''plateia''). One main street is Melina Merkouri Street.

External links

★ http://hellas.teipir.gr/prefectures/english/Argolidas/Kranidi.htm, or in Greek: [1]

'Northwest:' Assini	'North:' Epidavros
'West:' Argolic Gulf	'Kranidi'	'East:' Ermioni and Troizina
	'South:' Argolic Gulf/Saronic Gulf