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{{Redirect|Epidauria|the genus of moth|Epidauria (moth)}} {{other places}} {{Infobox Greek Dimos |name = Epidaurus |name_local = Ἐπίδαυρος |type = municipality |image_map = 2011 Dimos Epidavrou.png |periph = [[Peloponnese (region)|Peloponnese]] |periphunit = [[Argolis]] |pop_municipality = 7030 |area_municipality = 340.4 |pop_municunit = 3418 |area_municunit = 160.6 |population_as_of = 2021 |elevation = |coordinates = {{coord|37|35|52|N|23|04|28|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |postal_code = 210 59 |area_code = |licence = AP |mayor = |website = |image_skyline = 20190511 172 epidaure.jpg |caption_skyline = |since = | footnotes = {{Infobox UNESCO World Heritage Site |child = yes |Official_name = Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus |ID = 491 |Year = 1988 |Criteria = Cultural: i, ii, iii, iv, vi |Area = 1,393.8 ha |Buffer_zone = 3,386.4 ha }} }} '''Epidaurus''' ({{langx|el|Ἐπίδαυρος}}) was a small city (''[[polis]]'') in [[ancient Greece]], on the [[Argolid Peninsula]] at the [[Saronic Gulf]]. Two modern towns bear the name Epidavros: ''[[Palaia Epidavros]]'' and ''[[Nea Epidavros]]''. Since 2010 they belong to the new municipality of Epidaurus, part of the regional unit of [[Argolis]]. The seat of the municipality is the town [[Lygourio]].<ref name=Kallikratis>{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL8-SrPzKAEPjjtIl9LGdkF53UIxsx942CdyqxSQYNuqAGCF0IfB9HI6hq6ZkZV96FIukI0UzcPsWCK0LpLhpa7rhiWB4R5ntTnoWw7U8E1Amg.|title=ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text|language=el|publisher=[[Government Gazette (Greece)|Government Gazette]]}}</ref> The nearby [[Temple of Asclepius, Epidaurus|sanctuary of Asclepius]] and [[Ancient Theatre of Epidaurus|ancient theatre]] were inscribed on the [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage List]] in 1988 because of their exemplary architecture and importance in the development and spread of healing sanctuaries and cults across the ancient Greek and Roman worlds.<ref name = "unesco">{{cite web |url = https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/491 |title = Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus |website = UNESCO World Heritage Convention |publisher = United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization |access-date = 12 November 2022}}</ref>
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