Antikalamos

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Antikalamos or Andikalamos Αντικάλαμος
Statistics
Prefecture:	Messinia
Province:	Kalamata
Municipality (City):	Kalamata
Municipal district:	Antikalamos (seat)
Location: Latitude: Longitude:	37.064 (37° 3' 56") N 22.0605 (22° 3' 37") E
Population: (2001) -Village -Percent of the municipality	1,203 (+196 or +56.91%) 0.94%
Altitude:  -lowest:  -centre:	Ionian Sea 20 m about 500 to 600 m (east)
Postal code:	GR-251 00
Car designation:	MH

Antikalamos is a village located near the municipality of Kalamata in prefecture of Messenia or Messinia in the Peloponnese, a region of Greece.

Contents 1 Population 2 History 3 Other 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Population

Year	Village population	Change	Municipal district	Percent of the municipal district	Percent of the municipality
1981	281	-	-	-	-
1991	345	+64 or +22.76%	-	-	-
2001	541	+196 or +56.81%	0.94%

[edit] History

Antikalamos was ruled by the Ottoman Turks, it became a part of Greece after the Greek War of Independence. It adopted its current name in the early 20th century. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its buildings were rebuilt. Antikalamos became connected with asphalt in the 1960s. More pavement was accessed in the late 20th century. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium.

[edit] Other

Kalamos has a kindergarten school nipiagogeio, small school, a church, a municipal building, a post office,and a square(plateia). Its nearest gymnasium (middle school) and lyceum (high school) are in Kalamata/Verga?

[edit] See also

• List of places in the Messenia prefecture

[edit] External links

• Antikalamos at the GTP Travel Pages
• Map and aerial photos:
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  • Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
• Coordinates: 37°3′56″N, 22°3′37″E