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Eva

COUNTY: Messinia MUNICIPALITY: Messini

Clouds
11.7ºC

Population

500 - 1,000

Distance from nearest city

0-10km

TL;DR

A small picturesque village built on the foot of Mount Eva, with a church built in 1811 by a donation.

The village is 18km from Kalamata and 7km from Messini. It is built at an altitude of 40m and has approximately 800 residents. Its old name was Naziri, while its modern derives from its location on the foothills of Mount Eva. The church of the village is dedicated to the Dormition of the Mother of God (Koimisi tis Theotokou) and it was built in 1811 through a donation of Andreas Anagnostis Papatsonis, who offered his whole fortune to the Greek Revolution.