Tripoli, Greece

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Tripoli (Greek Τρίπολη ( f sg ), outdated Tripoli, rarely Tripolitsa, Tripoliza or Tripolizza, in the Middle Ages Drobolitza ), is the capital of the administrative region Peloponnese in Greece. The community is home to approximately 47,500 inhabitants, in the core city of Tripoli even live about 30,000 people.

The largest training units of both the Greek Army and Air Force are stationed in Tripoli. Furthermore, since 2002 the Tripoli headquarters of the University of the Peloponnese.

History

Tripoli is a medieval foundation. The first settlement was built between the 8th and 10th century by Slavic settlers. The first name of the place Droboliza is derived from dabr, for Slavonic oak. During the Venetian rule (1685-1715) Tripoli was an important economic and political center with about 10,000 inhabitants. Also during the Ottoman rule, the city was the administrative center of the Peloponnese.

Tripoli was the first great city, which was conquered in the Greek War of the insurgency against the Ottoman Empire. She fell on October 5, 1821 by Theodoros Kolokotronis the units in their hands. These perpetrated a massacre of about 8,000 men great fortress garrison. Ibrahim Pasha captured on 22 June 1825 the site; before it gave up the city in 1828, he had burnt them.

Sports

The football club Asteras Tripolis played since 2007 in the Super League, the top Greek league.

Twinning

Tripoli is twinned with Peine in Lower Saxony.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Charalampos Kastrantas (* 1991), German, Greek cyclist