Pyrgos, Corinthia
Settlement in Greece
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Pyrgos (Greek: Πύργος) is a mountain village located in the southern part of Greece, on Peloponnese and is located in the western part of Corinthia. It is part of The Municipality of Xylokastro-Evrostina.[2]
Pyrgos
Πύργος | |
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Settlement | |
  Pyrgos Location within Greece | |
| Coordinates: 38°5′16″N 22°26′18″E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Corinthia |
| Municipality | Xylokastro-Evrostina |
| Municipal unit | Evrostina |
| Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Total | 380 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 200 09 |
It is 10 kilometres south of Derveni and 66 kilometres northwest of Korinthos. From Athens, it takes approximately 2 hours with A8 Olympia Odos, the national road that connects Pyrgos Ilias with Elefsina Attikis, and a provincial road that connects Lygia with Pellini.
There is a local monument that is called Pyrgos Kordi (Greek: ο Πύργος του Κορδή) that Greeks used to fight against the Ottoman Turks, and now it is at the stages of transitioning into a museum, but is closed due to works.
Also, every May of the year, there is a marathon held that is called Kyriakidia (Greek: Κυριακίδια), in honor to a noble athlete that ran 42 km and gave the prize money ( 25,000€) to his fellow Greeks, Stelios Kyriakidis (Greek: Στέλιος Κυριακίδης). The marathon is also held in Filothei.
They have just one primary school because Pyrgos is too small. It is called The Primary School of Pyrgos (Greek: Δημοτικό Σχολείο Πύργου). While it still works under the umbrella of sch.gr, the kids at a higher age (ages 12-15) have to use the KTEL to go to the closest middle school, The Middle School of Derveni (Greek: Γυμνάσιο Δερβενίου). The kids aged 16 to 18 also use the KTEL to go to the High School of Derveni (Greek: Γενικό Λύκειο Δερβενίου).