# Ampelakia

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{{Infobox Greek Dimos
| name = Ampelakia
| name_local = Αμπελάκια
|type = municipal unit
| image_map = DE Ambelakion Salaminas.svg 
|map_caption = Location within the regional unit
|periph = [Attica](/source/Attica_(region))
|periphunit         = [Islands](/source/Islands_(regional_unit))
|municipality   = [Salamis](/source/Salamis_Island)
| pop_municunit = 6985
|pop_community = 4609
| population_as_of = 2021
| area_municunit = 15.169
| elevation = 5
| coordinates = {{coord|37|57|N|23|31|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 189 02
| area_code = 22980
| licence = Z
| website = [http://www.ampelakia.gr www.ampelakia.gr]
| image_skyline = Ampelakia.JPG
| caption_skyline = Ampelakia
| city_flag =
| city_seal =
| districts =
}}

'''Ampelakia''' ({{langx|el|Αμπελάκια}}, meaning [vineyards](/source/vineyards)) is a town and a former [municipality](/source/Communities_and_Municipalities_of_Greece) of [Salamis Island](/source/Salamis_Island), [Greece](/source/Greece). Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality [Salamis](/source/Salamis_Island), of which it is a municipal unit.<ref name=Kallikratis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q.|title=ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities|language=el|publisher=[Government Gazette](/source/Government_Gazette_(Greece))}}</ref>

It lies on the central east coast of the island and has a land area of 15.169&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>,<ref name=stat01>{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-21 }}</ref> comprising about one-sixth of the island's area (with the balance belonging to the city of [Salamina](/source/Salamina_(city))). It has a population of 6,985 inhabitants (2021 census). 
alt=Ruins of ancient classical city and the port of Salamis (5th to 2nd BC) Ampelakia|left|thumb|302x302px|Ruins of ancient classical city and the port of Salamis (5th to 2nd BC) Ampelakia

==History==
The city of Ampelakia has a long history. It was at [Ampelakia Bay](/source/Ampelakia_Bay) where the famous [Battle of Salamis](/source/Battle_of_Salamis) occurred in 480 BC, during which the Greek ships defeated the Persian fleet of [Xerxes](/source/Xerxes_I_of_Persia). Moreover, there are many remnants of the ancient town of Salamina which was a significant economic power between 350 and 318 BC when the town minted coins bearing the shield of the legendary hero [Ajax](/source/Telamonian_Aias). There are also churches which date back to the 16th century, for example the churches of St. John and St. Peter. Ampelakia was an important city in the [Ottoman Empire](/source/Ottoman_Empire) due its lucrative yarn industry. This was until a collapse of the entire industry due to the importation of English yarn roughly worth one-third of regular Ottoman yarn. Ampelakia soon became a shadow of its former self and a microchasm for the entire Ottoman [manufacturing industry](/source/Manufacturing) as well.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/ottomanmanufactu0000quat/page/36/mode/2up?view=theater|isbn = 9780521420174|title = Ottoman manufacturing in the age of the Industrial Revolution|year = 1993|last1 = Quataert|first1 = Donald}}</ref>

Today Ambelakia is a nice city for a walk. The majority of the citizens are sailors. However, excavations are taking place at the ancient port, which is full of shipwrecks of old ships from the last 20 years. There are also a couple of large ship repair yards at Ambelakia. There is an effort by the Greek government to clean up the port and continue the excavations but the shipyard owners are against it because they would have to move. The biggest [supermarket](/source/List_of_Greek_supermarkets) in the area is [AB Vassilopoulos](/source/Alfa-Beta_Vassilopoulos).
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kathimerini.gr/848817/article/oikonomia/epixeirhseis/h-av-vasilopoylos-e3agorase-thn-alysida--kanakhs-sth-salamina|title = Η "ΑΒ Βασιλόπουλος" εξαγόρασε την αλυσίδα Κανάκης στη Σαλαμίνα &#124; Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ}}</ref>

==Geography==
Much of the area is made up of rocky landscapes with a few bushes, while some farmlands lie within the sea. The rest of the area is made up of residential areas. A panorama of the [Attica](/source/Attica) peninsula including the [Piraeus](/source/Piraeus) part of Athens can be seen during clear days.

==Historical population==
{| class=wikitable
! Year !! Community population !! Municipal unit population 
|-
| 1981 || 4,180 || 5,187 
|-
| 1991 || 4,174 || 6,760 
|-
| 2001 || 4,596 || 6,552
|-
| 2011 || 4,998 || 7,507
|-
| 2021 || 4,609 || 6,985
|}

==Subdivisions==

The municipal unit Ampelakia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
*Ampelakia (Ampelakia, Kynosoura, Spithari)
*Selinia

==See also==
*[Battle of Salamis](/source/Battle_of_Salamis)
*[Ajax the Great](/source/Ajax_the_Great)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20000408225743/http://www.ampelakia.gr/ Official website] {{in lang|el}}

{{Adjacent communities
|Centre =    Ampelakia
|North =     [Salamina](/source/Salamis_Island) and [Saronic Gulf](/source/Saronic_Gulf)
|Northeast = [Saronic Gulf](/source/Saronic_Gulf)
|East =      [Saronic Gulf](/source/Saronic_Gulf)
|Southeast = [Saronic Gulf](/source/Saronic_Gulf)
|South =     [Salamina](/source/Salamis_Island) and [Saronic Gulf](/source/Saronic_Gulf)
|Southwest = [Salamina](/source/Salamis_Island)
|West =      [Salamina](/source/Salamis_Island)
|Northwest = [Salamina](/source/Salamina_(city))
|image =     
}}

{{Salamis div}}
{{Authority control}}

Category:Salamis Island
Category:Populated places in Islands (regional unit)

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