The young kingdom · Village life · Running the village
1879: 135 inhabitants, part of the municipality of Argos
1879 Proven
The census of 1879 counts 135 people in Myloi: 78 men and 57 women. The village then belonged to the municipality of Argos (Δήμος Αργείων), together with Kiveri and Skafidaki. The surplus of men fits a village of millers, harbour workers and fishermen.
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- Myloi (the village)
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- Village life, Running the village
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- Proven confirmed by primary sources
Sources
- Υπουργείον των Εσωτερικών, Στατιστική της Ελλάδος. Πληθυσμός 1879, Αθήνα 1881, σ. 24, Δήμος Αργείων αρ. 6 Open (opens in a new tab)
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19 June 1834
Myloi becomes seat of the municipality of Temenion
When King Otto's government divided Greece into municipalities, Myloi became the seat of the municipality of Temenion (Δήμος Τημενίου), named after the ancient harbour town nearby.
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4 November 1840
A town hall in Myloi
A notice in the Athens paper Athina announces an auction "in Myloi of the municipality of Temenion, in front of the town hall". A year later a court paper mentions "the café in Myloi of the municipality of Temenion". So…
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30 December 1840
The municipality of Temenion disappears
According to the official register of administrative changes, Temenion was merged into the municipality of Argos in December 1840. Yet newspapers still speak of "the municipality of Temenion" in 1841 and 1845. By 1864 at…
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1843
Myloi chooses an elector
For the elections to the National Assembly after the revolution of 3 September 1843, each village chose electors. For Myloi this was Panagis Spanos, the earliest villager of Myloi we know by name in a public role.