Σύντομη Παρουσίαση του Δήμου Ευρώτα, στους μαθητές και καθηγητές του Γυμνασίου Adrian V. Radulescu, του Murfatlar Ρουμανίας, στα πλαίσια του προγράμματος Erasmus+ " Geo-Ergon Paideia"

1. MUNICIPALITY OF
EVROTAS
LAKONIA, GREECE
“Why Evrotas? Environment, Products
and History”
Anthi Saranti
Physics teacher in Gymnasio Gerakiou

2. LOCATED: IN SOUTHERN
GREECE

3. PELOPONNISOS

5. NAMED AFTER EVROTAS
RIVER

6. EVROTAS RIVER

7. EVROTAS IS A HISTORICAL
RIVER, CONNECTED TO ANCIENT
SPARTA

8. MYTHOLOGY: KING EVROTAS (
THE THIRD KING OF
LACEDAIMONA.
HIS DAUGHTER WAS SPARTA.)

9. THE RIVER WAS NAMED
AFTER KING EVROTAS,
BECAUSE:
 HE OPENED A CANAL , SO THE
STABLE WATER FROM A LAKE
NEAR SPARTA, ENDED TO SEA
 HE WAS DRAWN INTO THE RIVER

10. MUNICIPALITY OF
EVROTAS
 WAS FUNDED IN JUNE 2010
(KALLIKRATIS SCHEDULE)
 WAS FORMED AFTER THE UNION
OF 5 FORMER MUNICIPALITIES:
1. SKALA
2. ELOS
3. GERONTHRAI
4. NIATA
5. KROKEES

11. MUNICIPALITY OF
EVROTAS
 TOTAL AREA: 854,3 km2
 TOTAL POPULATION: 18.000
 MAIN TOWNS: …….. (residents)
1. SKALA ………………... 2917
2. VLACHIOTI……………..2373
3. GLYKOVRISI …………...1620
4. GERAKI ………………..1341
5. KROKEES ……………...1320
6. DAFNI …………………..969
7. ELOS ……………………920
8. AGIOS DIMITRIOS ……..860
9. NIATA …………………..803

12. EMPLOYMENT IN EVROTAS
( per sector)
TOTAL
employ
ment
PRIMAR
Y
SECTOR
(
agricultu
re,
livestock
, fishery)
SECOND
ARY
SECTOR
(industry
etc)
Tertiary
(service
s )
No
employ
ment
8770 5918 610 1705 537
ALMOST 70% ARE BEING OCCUPIED IN
PRIMARY SECTOR ( AGRICULTURE etc)

13. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS:
ORANGES ……………
SKALA
OLIVES - OLIVE OIL….
GERAKI
GRAPES - WINE….... …

14. ORANGES

15. Greece produces about 900.000
tones of oranges per year

16. ANNUAL ORANGE
PRODUCTION IN EUROPE:
COUNTRY TONES PER YEAR
SPAIN 2.933.000 48,8 %
ITALY 1.950.000 32,5 %
GREECE 914.000 15,3 %
PORTUGAL 206.000 3,4 %
TOTAL 6.003.000 100,0 %

17. ANNUAL ORANGE
PRODUCTION IN GREECE:
 Greece produces 914.000 tones of
oranges per year
 Laconia ( Municipalities of Sparta and
Evrotas) produces 236.000 tones
………………… 26.2 % of total
 Exports: ……… 40.0%
 Juice : ….……. 26.2 %

18. ORIGIN
 ORANGES HAVE BEEN
CULTIVATED IN GREECE SINCE
15TH CENTURY
 THEY WERE INSERTED TO
EUROPE IN 10TH CENTURY, FROM
CHINA OR INDIA
 FIRSTLY IN PORTUGAL, WHERE IS
THE ORIGIN OF THEIR NAME
( ORANGE IS “PORTOKALI” IN
GREEK)

19. MYTHOLOGY
 Oranges belong to Esperidoid ( Citrus
trees)
 That name came from the myth of
Hercules, who went to “the land of
Atlas” to find the “Esperides Apples”

20. OLIVE TREE – OLIVES – OLIVE
OIL

21.  GREECE IS IN 3RD PLACE IN THE
WORLD IN OLIVE OIL PRODUCTION
WORLD 3.000.000 tones 100.0 %
SPAIN 1.200.000 tones 40.0 %
ITALY 550.000 tones 18.3 %
GREECE 300.000 tones 10.0 %

22. HISTORY
 OLIVE TREES HAVE BEEN
CULTIVATED IN GREECE ( AND IN
MEDITERANEAN GENERALLY –
FIRSTLY IN CRETE OR CYPRUS)
FROM 5000 B.C.

24. Ancient Olive tree in Geraki
region
( 2500 years old)

25. MYTHOLOGY
 There was a competition in
ancient Athens between
ancient Gods: Poseidon (
God of the Sea) and Athena
(Goddess of wisdom)
 People would name their
city, after the winner
 Poseidon gave them water,
and Athena gave them an
olive tree
 The winner was Athena …..

26. Athena Vs Poseidon….

27. The Olive tree that Goddess
Athena gave to the Athenians, on
Acropolis ( Athens)

28. In Geraki, there’ s the biggest
production of Kalamata olives in
Lakonia

29. GRAPES - WINE
 Grapes were firstly cultivated in
Greece ( about years ago) .
 The Greeks and the Foinikes
“transfered” them to Italy, to France
and rest of Europe..
 Homer writes about wine in Odyssey

30. MYTHOLOGY
 Grapes and wine are connected with
the adoration of ancient God Dionysus
 Grapes firstly appeared to the island
of Skopelos, where lived Stafylos, son
of Dionysus ( Stafyli is grape)

31. ENVIRONMENT IN
EVROTAS
 MOUNTAIN ( PARNON)
 RIVER ( EVROTAS)
 DELTA OF EVROTAS
 PLAIN
 COAST

32. PROTECTED AREAS - (NATURA
2000)
 RATES (DELTA) OF EVROTAS
RIVER
 MOUNTAINS OF EATSERN LAKONIA
( PARNON)

33. Bibliography - Sources
 Wikipedia
 Municipality of Evrotas
 Natura2000
 Greek Ministry of Environment
 Greek Ministry of Agriculture
 PASEGES
 GreekGastronomy
 Local Agreement for Parnon Mountain
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