Pyli | |
Name Local: | Πύλη |
Type: | community |
Periph: | Central Greece |
Periphunit: | Boeotia |
Municipality: | Tanagra |
Pop Community: | 629 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Coordinates: | 38.2167°N 53°W |
Postal Code: | 190 12 |
Pyli (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Πύλη meaning "gate", before 1927: Δερβενοσάλεσι - Dervenosalesi[1]) is a village and a community in Boeotia, Greece. The community includes the villages Lefka, Panakto and Prasino. It was the seat of the former municipality of Dervenochoria. The site of the ancient Attic fortress of Panactum is between the villages of Panakto and Prasino (formerly Kavasala).
Year | Village population | Community population | |
---|---|---|---|
1981 | 957 | - | |
1991 | 938 | - | |
2001 | 666 | 820 | |
2011 | 652 | 745 | |
2021 | 537 | 629 |
Pyli is situated at the eastern edge of the Pastra mountain. It is in a sparsely populated area, dominated by agriculture and forestry. It is 5 km west of Skourta, 19 km north of Elefsina and 20 km southeast of Thebes. The Zoodochos Pigi Church, remnant of a medieval monastery, lies 5 km to the west.