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Krokees (Greek Κροκεές (f. pl. ) ) Is a small town in the Greek region of Peloponnese. By 2010, she was an independent municipality with (2001) 2,824 inhabitants. On 1 January 2011 it was merged with four neighboring communities to the new community Evrotas in which it has since formed a district.

History

Krokees located south of Sparta, between the mountains Taygetos and Parnonas. In the Bronze Age Krokees was populated by the Achaeans and Pelasgians. Around 1100 BC along the city along with the rest of Laconia in the possession of the Dorians.

In ancient times, Krokees was famous for its beautiful forest greening volcanic rocks ( porphyry ), which is also known as Krokeatis lithos ( stone Krokeischer ) is known. Although this stone was very difficult to work with, he was often used as a material for pots and vases. Even public buildings such as bath houses, later churches were blinded with it. Famous examples include the bathhouse of Corinth, Hagia Sofia in Constantinople Opel and St. Paul 's Church in the Vatican. The grave of the 300 fallen Spartans at Thermopylae was also made ​​of the Krokeeischen stone.

The Dioscuri were the patron deities of the ancient city Krokeai. A marble plaque of the Dioscuri, which was excavated, adorns the fountain in the central square of the city.

Many professionals, scientists and artists hail from this small town, including the famous Greek poet Nikiforos Vrettakos.

Under the name Levetsova ( Λεβέτσοβα ) the place in 1912 as a rural community ( kinotita ) was recognized and renamed in 1927 initially in ( Katharevousa ) Krokee ( Κροκεαί ), 1997 three neighboring municipalities were amalgamated and Krokees to township ( dimos ) levied.