Vamvakou (Greek: Βαμβακού) is a village in Laconia in the Peloponnese, Greece. As of 2021, it had a population of 82. It is notable as the birthplace of the parents of Stavros Niarchos and Ioannis Coumantaros who founded two of Greece's most powerful shipping dynasties. Long suffering from population decline as villagers migrated to the cities and abroad, it has recently been the site of a large scale investment sponsored by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation with the goal of attracting new residents.[2]
^"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.
^Sakalis, Alex (12 October 2022). "Greece reborn: reversing the fortunes of a ghostly mountain village". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
Vamvakou (Greek: Βαμβακού) is a village in Laconia in the Peloponnese, Greece. As of 2021, it had a population of 82. It is notable as the birthplace of...
wife, Eugenie Koumantaros, a rich heiress, both born in the village of Vamvakou in the Peloponnese. His parents were naturalized Americans who had owned...
Palaiochori, east Kosmas, southeast Geraki, south Kallithea, southwest Vamvakou, west The Parnon range is predominantly limestone. The mountain is home...
Data Center. July 9, 1980. Retrieved June 24, 2021. "M 6.3 - 14 km SE of Vamvakoú, Greece". United States Geological Survey. July 9, 1980. Retrieved June...
of the Mountain Raider squadrons had departed Sparta for Mount Parnon's Vamvakou peak, in an effort to encircle his force. The communists had expended large...
municipal unit has an area of 292.951 km2. The seat of the municipality was in Vamvakou. The name of the municipality comes from Polydamas of Skotoussa (Ancient...
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