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Gerolimenas

Coordinates: 36°28′59″N 22°23′56″E / 36.483°N 22.399°E / 36.483; 22.399
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Gerolimenas
Γερολιμένας
Gerolimenas is located in Greece
Gerolimenas
Gerolimenas
Coordinates: 36°28′59″N 22°23′56″E / 36.483°N 22.399°E / 36.483; 22.399
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitLaconia
MunicipalityEast Mani
Municipal unitOitylo
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community88
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Gerolimenas (Greek: Γερολιμένας) is a picturesque small coastal village and a community in the municipal unit of Oitylo, at the southern end of the Mani Peninsula, in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece.

The name, which means "Old Harbour", is thought to derive from the ancient "Ἱερός Λιμήν" (Hieros Limen), meaning "Sacred Harbor".

One of the remotest settlements in the Peloponnese, until the 1970s it was reached mainly by boat. In the past it was a major fishing center, and featured substantial infrastructure such as a shipyard, ice supplies, and a fish market. Today the main industry is tourism. According to the 2021 census its population was 88 inhabitants (including the village Ochia).[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.