Skala | |
Name Local: | Σκάλα |
Type: | municipal unit |
Periph: | Peloponnese |
Periphunit: | Laconia |
Pop Municunit: | 5175 |
Pop Community: | 2902 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Area Municunit: | 143.9 |
Coordinates: | 36.85°N 62°W |
Licence: | AK |
Skala (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Σκάλα) is a town and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Evrotas, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[1] The municipal unit has an area of 143.945 km2.[2] Population 5,175 (2021). Skala is known for organic food production.
Following the Orlov events, in 1777, many inhabitants of Skala bearing the name "Mavroudas" (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μαυρούδας) migrated to Koldere, near Magnesia (ad Sipylum).[3]