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Kleitor
Kleitor or Cleitor (Greek: Κλείτωρ) is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 150.582 km2. Its population was 1,406 in 2011. The seat of the municipality was in Mygdalia. History Cleitor Cleitor or Kleitor ( grc, Κλείτωρ or Κλήτωρ), also known as Clitorium, was a town in ancient Arcadia. Situation It possessed a small territory called Cleitoria or Kleitoria (Κλειτορία), bounded on the east by the territory of ... was a historic and powerful city-state in ancient Greece. Subdivisions The municipal unit Kleitor is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): * Agridi * Drakovouni * Kerpini (Kerpini, Ano Kalyvia, Kato Kalyvia) * Mygdalia (Mygdalia, Palaiopyrgos) * Pournaria (Pournaria, Mouria) * Prasino (Prasino, Kalyvia Karnesi) * Theoktisto * Valtesi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kleitoria
Kleitoria ( el, Κλειτορία) is a village and a municipal unit in Achaea, Peloponnese, Greece. It was also the new name of the former municipality Lefkasio, of which it was the seat, between 2008 and 2011. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, and became a municipal unit of this municipality. The municipal unit has an area of 253.221 km2. The site of the ancient city of Cleitor is nearby. Subdivisions The municipal unit Kleitoria is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): * Agios Nikolaos * Ano Kleitoria * Armpounas (Armpounas, Kalamaki) * Drymos (Drymos, Kato Drymos) * Filia (Filia, Agioi Theodoroi, Kalyvia, Zevgolatio) *Glastra (Agios Vlasios, Glastra) * Kastelli *Kastria *Kleitor *Kleitoria (Kleitoria, Valtos, Elatofyto, Zarelia, Kallithea) * Krinofyta * Lefkasio * Lykouria (Lykouria, Kerasia, Spilia) * Pankrati (Pankrati, Pankrataiika Kalyvia, Sella, Steno) *Planitero Planitero ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleitor
Cleitor or Kleitor ( grc, Κλείτωρ or Κλήτωρ), also known as Clitorium, was a town in ancient Arcadia. Situation It possessed a small territory called Cleitoria or Kleitoria (Κλειτορία), bounded on the east by the territory of Pheneus, on the west by that of Psophis, on the north by that of Cynaetha and Achaea, and on the south by the territories of Caphyae, Tripolis, and Thelpusa. The lofty Aroanian Mountains formed the northeast boundary of the territory of Cleitor, separating it from that of Pheneus. In these mountains the river Aroanius (the modern Phoniatiko) rises, which flowed through the territory of Cleitor from north to south, and falls into the Ladon near the sources of the latter. The valley of this river opens out into two plains. In the upper plain, was situated Lusi, at one time an independent town, but at a later period a dependency of Cleitor. In the lower plain, was the town of Cleitor itself. Besides the valley of the Aroanius, the upper ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paion
Paion ( el, Παΐων) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Its population in 2011 was 1,055. The seat of the municipality was in Dafni. The municipality was created after the Greek War of Independence and was dissolved in 1912. It was recreated in 1998 under the Capodistrian Plan. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 99.325 km2. Subdivisions The municipal unit Paion is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): * Amygdalea * Chovoli (Ano Chovoli, Kato Chovoli) * Dafni * Nasia *Paos Paos ( el, Πάος, before 1927: Σκούπι - ''Skoupi'') is a village and a community in Achaea, Greece. It was the seat of the municipality of Paion. In 2011 its population was 253 for the village and 298 for the community, which includes t ... (Paos, Vesini, Dechounaiika, Palaios Paos, Potamia) * Pefko * Skotani (Skota ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pournaria
Pournaria ( el, Πουρναριά) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Kleitor, Arcadia, Greece. In 2001, it had a population of 142 for the village, and 241 for the community, which includes the village Mouria. Pournaria is situated on a hillside, at 500 m elevation. Mouria is 3 km to the southwest of Pournaria, on the northern shore of the Ladon reservoir. Pournaria is 9 km northeast of Tropaia, 10 km southeast of Paos and 42 km northwest of Tripoli. See also *List of settlements in Arcadia This is a list of settlements in Arcadia, Greece. * Aetorrachi * Agia Sofia * Agia Varvara * Agiorgitika * Agios Andreas * Agios Georgios * Agios Ioannis * Agios Konstantinos * Agios Petros * Agios Vasileios, Leonidio * Agios Vasileio ... External linksPournaria at the GTP Travel Pages References {{Gortynia div Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prasino, Arcadia
Prasino ( el, Πράσινο meaning "green", before 1927: Καρνέσι – ''Karnesi'' http://pandektis.ekt.gr/pandektis/handle/10442/169640 2nd Name changes of settlements in Greece]) is a mountain village and a community in the municipal unit of , Arcadia, . In 2001, it had a population of 189 for the village, and 197 for the community, which includes the small village Kalyvia Karnesi. Prasino is situated on a mountain |
Gortynia
Gortynia ( el, Γορτυνία) is a municipality in the Arcadia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Dimitsana. The municipality has an area of 1,050.882 km2. Municipality The municipality Gortynia was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 8 former municipalities, that became municipal units: *Dimitsana *Iraia *Kleitor *Kontovazaina * Langadia *Trikolonoi *Tropaia *Vytina Province The province of Gortynia ( el, Επαρχία Γορτυνίας) was one of the four provinces of Arcadia Prefecture. It was abolished in 2006. Its territory corresponded with that of the current municipality Gortynia and the municipal unit Gortyna Gortyna ( grc, Γόρτυνα; also known as Gortyn (Γορτύν)) was a town of ancient Crete which appears in the Homeric poems under the form of Γορτύν; but afterwards became usually Gortyna (Γόρτυνα). According to Stephanus of .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Drakovouni
Drakovouni ( el, Δρακοβούνι, before 1927: Γλόγοβα - ''Glogova''), Arcadia, Greece is a remote village in the municipality of Gortynia, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. It is situated at 780 m elevation, on the slope of a mountain also called ''Drakovouni'', 1,077 m elevation. It is 4 km west of Prasino, 9 km south of Filia and 37 km northwest of Tripoli. The few year-round residents are involved in agriculture. The village is known for the victorious battle of the guerrillas against the Nazis on April 20, 1944. Drakovouni has an elementary school, four churches, and three monasteries. Historical population See also *List of settlements in Arcadia This is a list of settlements in Arcadia, Greece. * Aetorrachi * Agia Sofia * Agia Varvara * Agiorgitika * Agios Andreas * Agios Georgios * Agios Ioannis * Agios Konstantinos * Agios Petros * Agios Vasileios, Leonidio * Agios Vasileio ... References External links *http://arcadia.ceid.upa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kontovazaina
Kontovazaina ( el, Κοντοβάζαινα) is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 137.496 km2. In 2011 its population was 386 for the village and 1,171 for the municipal unit. Achaea borders the municipal unit to the north and Elis to the west. It is situated in mountainous northwestern Arcadia, between the rivers Erymanthos and Ladon. The Ladon reservoir is in easternmost part of the municipal unit, and the mountain Afrodisio (1,447 m elevation) is in the north. The village Kontovazaina is situated in a valley, 3 km north of the Ladon. It is considered a [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lagkadia, Arcadia
Lagadia ( el, Λαγκάδια) is a mountain village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 79.475 km2. The seat of the municipality was the village Lagadia. It is considered a traditional settlement and is situated on a mountain slope, at about 1000 m elevation. It is 5 km east of Lefkochori, 10 km north of Dimitsana and 36 km northwest of Tripoli. The Greek National Road 74 ( Pyrgos - Olympia - Tripoli) passes through the village. The village has a school, a church, a post office, and a square. Kanellos Deligiannis and his brother Dimitrakis Deligiannis, two of the many heroes of the Greek War of Independence against the Turks in 1821, were born here. Subdivisions The municipal unit Langadia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): *Lagadia (Lagadia, Agi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcadia (regional Unit)
Arcadia ( el, Αρκαδία, ''Arkadía'' ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological figure Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan. In European Renaissance arts, Arcadia was celebrated as an unspoiled, harmonious wilderness. Geography Arcadia is a rural, mountainous regional unit comprising about 18% of the land area of the Peloponnese peninsula. It is the peninsula's largest regional unit. According to the 2011 census, it has about 86,000 inhabitants; its capital, Tripoli, has about 30,000 residents in the city proper, and about 47,500 total in the greater metropolitan area. Arcadia consists partly of farmland, and to a larger extent grassland and degenerated shrubland. It also has three mountain ranges, with forestation mainly at altitudes above 1000 meters: Mainalo, a winter ski resort, situat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vytina
Vytina ( el, Βυτίνα, ''Vytína'') is a mountain village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. It is considered a traditional settlement. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 139.309 km2. The seat of the municipality was the village Vytina. The village is located at the foot of the mountain range Mainalo. The area produces marble, a variation called the Black of Vytina. Vytina is 10 km east of Levidi, 15 km northeast of Dimitsana and 24 km northwest of Tripoli. The Greek National Road 74 (Tripoli - Pyrgos) passes through Vytina. The ancient Arcadian city Methydrion was located near Vytina. Subdivisions The municipal unit Vytina is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): * Elati * Kamenitsa (Kamenitsa, Karvouni) *Lasta (Lasta, Agridaki) *Magouliana (Magouliana, Pan) *Nymfasia * Pyrgaki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
