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15-500: The port town Ermioni is situated in the southeastern part of Argolis , on the coast of the Aegean Sea . It faces the islands of Hydra and Dokos . The municipal unit Ermioni also contains the communities Iliokastro (7 km north of Ermioni) and Thermisia (7 km east of Ermioni). It is 10 km east of Kranidi ,17,27 km southwest of Porto Cheli 22 km southwest of Galatas and 44 km southeast of Nafplio . Ermioni

30-460: A Prefectural Council (νομαρχιακό συμβούλιο) made up of 21 to 37 members, led by the Prefect (νομάρχης) and presided by a Council President (πρόεδρος). Other organs of the prefectures were: Super-prefectures had their own organs (Council, Committee and Super-prefect). Prefectural councillors were elected via public election every four years. Three-fifths of all seats went to the combination winning

45-655: A coastline on the Saronic Gulf in the northeast and on the Argolic Gulf in the south and southeast. Notable mountains ranges are the Oligyrtos in the northwest, Lyrkeio and Ktenia in the west, and Arachnaio and Didymo in the east. Argolis has land borders with Arcadia to the west and southwest, Corinthia to the north, and the Islands regional unit ( Troezen area) to the east. Ancient Argolis included Troezen. Parts of

60-446: A majority and two-fifths of the seats going to remaining parties based on a proportional system. Prefect became the president of the victorious electoral combination. Victorious is a combination which attains more than 42% in the first round of the prefectural elections. If no combination passes this threshold, a second round takes place between the two combinations that took the most votes in the first round. The State ultimately oversaw

75-599: Is connected by highways: Prefectures of Greece During the first administrative division of independent Greece in 1833–1836 and again from 1845 until their abolition with the Kallikratis reform in 2010, the prefectures ( Greek : νομοί, sing. νομός , romanized :  nomoi, sing. nomós ) were the country's main administrative unit. They are now defunct, and have been approximately replaced by regional units . They are called departments in ISO 3166-2:GR and by

90-417: Is connected to Piraeus by ferry. The place has been continuously inhabited, at least since the times of Homer . Long before classical times ancient Hermione was settled by Dryopians . During the classic era it was well known for its shipbuilders and also for the production of porphyra , a very important red dye. This dye was used for the colouring of the uniforms of many armies including that of Alexander

105-538: Is one of the regional units of Greece . It is part of the region of Peloponnese , situated in the eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula and part of the tripoint area of Argolis, Arcadia and Corinthia . Much of the territory of this region is situated in the Argolid Peninsula . Most arable land lies in the central part of Argolis. Its primary agricultural resources are oranges and olives . Argolis has

120-448: Is subdivided into 4 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Argolis was created out of the former prefecture Argolis ( Greek : Νομός Αργολίδας ). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below. The provinces of Argolis were: The area

135-523: The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names . The prefectures were the second-degree organization of local government, grouped into 13 regions or (before 1987) 10 geographical departments , and in turn divided into provinces and comprising a number of communities and municipalities . The prefectures became self-governing entities in 1994, when the first prefectural-level elections took place. The prefects were previously appointed by

150-744: The Great . It controlled a wider region named Hermionis. Pausanias described the major temples and buildings, various festivities and sport games of the town. According to Pausanias, Ermioni was also the home of a temple of the goddess Hestia : During the Ottoman Era it was still known for ship building and its naval abilities, which played a significant role in the Greek revolution of 1821. Argolis Argolis or Argolida ( Greek : Αργολίδα Argolída , [arɣoˈliða] ; Ἀργολίς Argolís , [arɡolís] in ancient Greek and Katharevousa )

165-553: The actions of local governments, including the prefectures, but the Constitution of Greece and the Code of Prefectural Self-Government still provided communities and municipalities with legal control over the administration of their designated areas. The Code of Prefectural Self-Government did not include a non-restrictive list of prefectural duties, but a general rule, according to which the newly formed Prefectural Self-Governments had all

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180-567: The duties of the previous prefectures, which are related to their local affairs. Nonetheless, the affairs of "(central) state administration" belonging to the prefects before 1994 are now exerted by the Presidents of the Regions (περιφερειάρχης). The Prefectural Self-Governments kept the "local affairs of prefectureal level" not belonging to the "(central) state administration". With certain laws specific affairs of certain ministries were transferred to

195-561: The government. By 2010, their number had risen to 51, of which one, the Attica Prefecture , where more than a third of the country's population resided, was further subdivided into four prefecture-level administrations (νομαρχίες, sing. νομαρχία). In addition, there were three super-prefectures (υπερνομαρχίες, sing. υπερνομαρχία) controlling two or more prefectures. With the Kallikratis reform, which entered into force on 1 January 2011,

210-446: The history of the area can be found in the articles on Argos , Mycenae , Epidaurus , Nafplio , Troezen , Ermioni , Kranidi , Tiryns and Tolo . From 1833 to 1899, Argolis was part of Argolidocorinthia , which included present Corinthia , Hydra , Spetses and Kythira . It joined Corinthia to form Argolidocorinthia again in 1909. Forty years later, in 1949, Argolis was finally separated from Corinthia. The regional unit Argolis

225-421: The prefectures were abolished. Many, especially in the mainland, were retained in the form of regional units (περιφερειακές ενότητες) within the empowered regions, which largely took over the prefectures' administrative role. The "Prefectural Self-Governments" were formed in 1994 and replaced the previous prefectures, whose councils and prefects were appointed by the government. Prefectures were governed by

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