Vamvakou

Vamvakou
Vamvakou
	Vamvakou
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Lakonia
Municipality	Sparti
Municipal unit	Oinountas
Population (2011)[1]
• Rural	88
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Vamvakou (Greek: Βαμβακού) is a village in Lakonia in the Peloponnese, Greece. As of 2011, it had a population of 88. It is notable as the birthplace of the parents of Stavros Niarchos and Ioannis Coumantaros who founded two of Greece's most powerful shipping dynasties. Long suffering from population decline as villagers migrated to the cities and abroad, it has recently been the site of a large scale investment sponsored by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation with the goal of attracting new residents.[2]

References

"Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
Sakalis, Alex (12 October 2022). "Greece reborn: reversing the fortunes of a ghostly mountain village". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2023.

External links

Vamvakou Revival

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[census11-1] "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.

[Sakalis-2] Sakalis, Alex (12 October 2022). "Greece reborn: reversing the fortunes of a ghostly mountain village". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2023.