The small village of Asimi is located in the centre of Laconia, west of Krokei. It belongs to the municipality of Evrotas and is built at an altitude of 322 metres. The village, which is now abandoned, has only five permanent residents and belongs to Bardounochoria. Today, an effort is made for the revival of the village by a few Asimiotes (people from Asimi).
It first appeared as a settlement in the Bronze Age. In fact, the copper mines of ancient Sparta were located there. Today, at the place called "Petareika", there are ruins of the mines, as well as many gallery entrances. Possibly, the village owes its name to the silver copper deposits. In fact, some findings of the Prehistoric period, which were found in the village, are kept in the Archaeological Museum of Sparta.
Before the Turkish occupation, the village of Asimi was located at Asprokampaki, where there was a mine at the Kastries stone volume. According to tradition, the first inhabitants to give the village the name Asimi were the Georgoulis and Panagakos families, who came from Skoutari in 1327. During the second Turkish occupation (1715-1821), the village was destroyed by Ibrahim's army twice, while Mustafa Spachis had built a fortified tower where he exploited the Greeks as workers. On the stairs of the first floor of the tower, there was an outpost and loopholes, while around it, there were three houses, which are now in ruins.
The village flourished during the interwar years until 1950. With the migration that began in 1950, the inhabitants abandoned it. Some went to Athens, while most settled in Krokees.
In the village, visitors can see the church of Agia Triada (which was built after the Turkish occupation) and the church of Agios Dimitrios. The church has no interior decoration because, during the Occupation (1940-1945), it was used by the Konomakos family. Finally, at the "Potistika" area, the visitor can see the stone bridge of the village.
