Oitylo (), is a village on the Mani Peninsula of the Peloponnese, Greece. It has a land area of 218.582 km2.
Oitylo is one of the oldest settlements in the Mani Peninsula. It was mentioned in the Iliad by Homer as Oetylus (), as part of Menelaus' kingdom. In the Middle Ages, it grew to become the most important town in Mani. The only town in Mani that rivaled Oitylos in numbers of pirates was Skoutari.
Areopoli has surpassed Oitylo as the principal town of Laconian Mani. Since the 2011 local government reform Oitylo is part of the municipality East Mani, Laconia, of which it is a municipal unit. There are 91 villages in the municipality; the largest of these are Areópoli, Pyrgos Dirou and Oitylo.
Oitylo is known as Βίτσουλο (Vitsoulo) in the local Maniot dialect.
Subdivisions The municipal unit Oitylo is subdivided into the following communities: Alika Ano Boularioi Areopoli Dryalos Germa Gerolimenas Kareas Kelefa Koita Kounos Kryoneri Mina Neo Oitylo Oitylo Pyrgos Dirou Tsikkalia Vachos Vatheia
Historical population Year Village Community Municipal unit 1981 - 507 - 1991 313 540 4,859 2001 258 391 3,959 2011 224 392 3,515 2021 324 474 3,643
Province The province of Oitylo () was one of the provinces of the Laconia Prefecture. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipal unit Oitylo. It was abolished in 2006.
Politics Oitylo has traditionally been the most conservative province of Mani, which in turn is one of the most conservative areas of Greece. On all occasions since the Metapolitefsi, New Democracy has received the largest number of votes in Oitylo by a large margin. Also, Oitylo is among the very few parts of Greece that rooted for monarchy in the 1974 Greek republic referendum.
+Parliamentary election results since 2000 6/2023 5/2023 2019 9/2015 1/2015 6/2012 5/2012 2009 2007 2004 2000
+European Parliament election results since 1999 2024 2019 2014 2009 2004 1999
See also List of settlements in Laconia Sotiris Petroulas
References
External links Official website .