Náfplio Details, Meaning Náfplio Article and Explanation Guide

Náfplio Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description

Náfplio (Ναυπλιο) is a town on the Peloponnese in Greece. The town was the capital of Greece from 1829 to 1834 and is the place where Capodistria, the first president of the modern Greek republic was assassinated.

Table of contents

1 Names for Náfplio
2 History of Náfplio
3 Economics
4 Facts and figures
5 See also
6 Sources and links

Names for Náfplio

The Greek original of the name of the town is Ναυπλιο. As with many Greek names there are multiple transliterations of the name. Most common Latin spelling is Náfplio, though often the accent is dropped to give Nafplio but also Nauplia, Nauplion, Navplion, Nauplio and Nafplion have been listed.

History of Náfplio

The area surrounding Náfplio has been inhabited since ancient times though little sign of this remains within the town. The town has been a stronghold at several times in history, The first of the visible fortification was built by the Byzantines. It was subsequently occupied by French crusaders, then in 1377 the Venetians arrived [1] and, towards the end of the 15th century built the Castle of Bourzi. After this, the city was captured by the Turks, then when they finally returned in 1685 the Venetians built their final castle, which was in fact last major construction of the Venetian empire overseas.

During the war of independence with Turkey, Náfplio was considered a stronghold and was besieged for a whole year by Kolokotronis who, captured it and then later was imprisoned there for kidnapping. After independence Náfplio became the capital of the newly independent Greece from 1829 till 1834 after which the capital was moved to Athens. It was during this period of time, in 1831, that President John Capodistria was assassinated.