Souli ( el, Σούλι) is a village and a community in the municipality of
Megalopoli
Megalopoli ( el, Μεγαλόπολη) is a town in the southwestern part of the regional unit of Arcadia, southern Greece. It is located in the same site as ancient Megalopolis ( grc, Μεγαλόπολις, literally ''large/great city''). When ...
in southwestern
Arcadia
Arcadia may refer to:
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Greece
* Arcadia (region), a region in the central Peloponnese
* Arcadia (regional unit), a modern administrative un ...
,
Greece
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. The community consists of the mountain villages Souli and Derveni. Both villages are located in the mountains on the border with
Messenia
Messenia or Messinia ( ; el, Μεσσηνία ) is a regional unit (''perifereiaki enotita'') in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, in Greece. Until the implementation of the Kallikratis plan on 1 January 2011, Messenia was a ...
, at about 500 m elevation. Derveni is on the old road from Megalopoli to
Kalamata
Kalamáta ( el, Καλαμάτα ) is the second most populous city of the Peloponnese peninsula, after Patras, in southern Greece and the largest city of the homonymous administrative region. As the capital and chief port of the Messenia regi ...
, and Souli is 1 km southeast of it. Souli is 2 km west of
Chirades
Chirades ( el, Χιράδες, locally known as ''Kyrades'') is a mountain village in southwestern Arcadia, Greece. It is located in the mountains on the border with Messenia, at about 800 m elevation. It is 2 km east of Souli, 4 km sou ...
, 4 km southwest of
Paradeisia, 15 km southwest of Megalopoli and 30 km north of Kalamata. Souli suffered damage from the
2007 Greek forest fires
The 2007 Greek forest fires were a series of massive forest fires that broke out in several areas across Greece throughout the summer of 2007. The most destructive and lethal infernos broke out on 23 August, expanded rapidly and raged out of con ...
.
Historical population
See also
*
List of settlements in Arcadia
References
External links
History and information about DerveniSouli on GTP
{{Megalopoli
Megalopolis, Greece
Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese