Modern With the exception of a 30-year interval of Venetian rule, Laconia remained under Ottoman control until the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence of 1821. Following independence, Sparta was selected as the capital of the modern prefecture, and its economy and agriculture expanded. With the incorporation of the British-ruled Ionian Islands into Greece in 1864, Elafonissos became part of the prefecture. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its population began to somewhat decline, as people moved from the villages toward the larger cities of Greece and abroad.
Modern With the exception of a 30-year interval of Venetian rule Laconia remained under Ottoman control until the outbreak of the Greek War of Independence of 1821 Following independence Sparta was selected as the capital of the modern prefecture and its economy and agriculture expanded With the incorporation of the British-ruled Ionian Islands into Greece in 1864 Elafonissos became part of the prefecture After World War II and the Greek Civil War its population began to somewhat decline as people moved from the villages toward the larger cities of Greece and abroad