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Laconia (Λακωνία), also known as Lacedaemonia, was in ancient Greece the portion of the Peloponnesus of which the most important city was Sparta. In modern times, Laconia has the legal status as a prefecture of Greece with Sparta being its administrative capital. Its main towns and cities are Amyclae, Areopolis, Gytheion, Molaoi, Monemvasia, Mystras, Neapoli and Sellasia. It encompasses Cape Malea and a large part of the Mani Peninsula Eurotas is the longest river in the prefecture. The valley of Eurotas is predominantly an agricultural region that contains many citrus groves, olive groves and pasture lands. It is the location of the largest orange production in the Peloponnese and probably all of Greece. Taygetus, known as Pentedaktylos (five-fingers) throughout the middle ages, is west of Sparta and the Eurotas valley. It is the tallest mountain in Laconia and the Peloponnese. It is where most of its pine trees are founded in Laconia. The only road connecting the adjoining prefectures of Messinia and Laconia passes through the mountain. Another mountain is Parnona which is in the northeast. A cave in the southwest of the prefecture is located south of Areopolis. This prestigious cave is called Dirou and is large tourist attraction. The English word laconic is derived from the name of the region by analogy - to speak in a concise way, as the Spartans were reputed by the Athenians to do. It is bounded by the Taygetus mountains to the west with Messenia, Arcadia to the north and with the Parnona mountains to the northeast, the Myrtoan Gulf to the east and the Gulf of Laconia and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.
ClimateThe area has hot summers and mild winters in most of the prefecture while in the mountains especially Taygetus, snow is very common throughout the winter. Transportation
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There are two independent communities and they are
CommunitiesExternal links
traveljournals.net - Laconia (http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/greece/map/m1207930.laconia.html)
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