Kollines ( el, Κολλίνες) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of

Skiritida Skiritida ( el, Σκιρίτιδα, before 2001: Σκυρίτιδα - ''Skyritida'') is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. It was formed at the 1997 Kapodistrias reform; the seat of the municipality was in Vlachokerasia. Since ...

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. It is situated in the green mountains near the border with

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The community consists of the main village Kollines (population 263 in 2011) and the small villages Achouri (pop. 2) and Voutouchos (pop. 2). It is located 1 km east of

Agia Varvara Agia Varvara ( el, Αγία Βαρβάρα, meaning Saint Barbara) is a suburb in the western part of Athens, Greece. Geography Agia Varvara is situated east of the mountain Aigaleo (Greek: Αιγάλεω). It is west of central Athens. The mu ...

, 9 km south of Vlachokerasia and 25 km south of

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Museum

The cultural association Friends of Skyritida opened a folklore

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in Kollines in 1997. Located in the

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, the museum displays tools, clothes, photographs, and other print material to show how the older generations lived in the area.Arcadia - Folklore museum Kollines

Historical population

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Local website
{{Tripoli div Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese

Museum

Historical population

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