Xirokambi (, also transliterated as Xirokampi or Xirocambi) is a village and a community near Sparta in the regional unit of Laconia, Greece. Located in the southern Peloponnese, records show that the modern community has existed since at least 1758.Θεοδώρου Σ. Κατσουλάκου, Ο κώδικας του μοναστηριού της Γόλας Λακωνίας, Εκδ. Λειμών, Αθήνα 2022, σ. 33. Στην καταγραφή αυτή αναφέρεται ως Ξεροκάμπι.
During the Ottoman rule of Greece, most residents lived 6km further into the mountains in the nearby traditional settlement of Koumousta. After the conclusion of the Greek War of Independence, the inhabitants of Koumousta slowly returned to Xirokambi over the 19th and 20th centuries, revitalizing the village. On the path from Xirokambi to Koumousta is a bridge believed to have been constructed in the 1st century AD which, according to local legend, was used by Helen of Troy.
Like nearby Kalamata, famous for its Kalamata olives, olive trees are plentiful in the region surrounding Xirokambi due to its fertile soil and favorable weather conditions. The village contains one tree thought to be over 1,000 years old on the border of nearby Kidonitsa.
Population
Year Population 1951 1,139 1991 1,045 2001 1,004 2011 967 2021 868
See also List of settlements in Laconia
References
External links Discover Xirokambi, Sparta