Stymfalia
Στυμφαλία | |
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Coordinates: 37°53′N 22°28′E / 37.883°N 22.467°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Peloponnese |
Regional unit | Corinthia |
Municipality | Sikyona |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 205.1 km2 (79.2 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 1,898 |
• Municipal unit density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
• Community | 160 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 200 16 |
Vehicle registration | ΚΡ |
Stymfalia (Greek: Στυμφαλία; Ancient Greek: Στύμφαλος Stymphalos) is a village and a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has formed part of the municipality of Sikyona, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 205.07 km2,[3] while its population as of 2021 was 1,898. The seat of the municipality was in Kalianoi, 41 km southwest of the town of Kiato. The municipal unit occupies a mountain valley with an average altitude of 600 metres. Mount Kyllene dominates it to the NW, rising to a height of c. 2,400 metres. The largest village is Kaisari, but the principal antiquities are just south of the modern village of Stymfalia, a hamlet of about 150 inhabitants.