Skortsinos ( el, Σκορτσινός) is a village in the municipal unit

Falaisia Falaisia ( el, Φαλαισία, before 1918: Μπούρα - ''Boura'') is a village and a former municipality in southwestern Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Megalopoli, of which ...

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. It is situated on a hillside south of the mountain

Tsemperou The Tsemperou ( el, Τσεμπερού) is a mountain located in southern Arcadia, central Peloponnese, Greece. The elevation of its summit is 1,254 m. It is situated southeast of the plain of Megalopoli, 12 km from the town centre. Village ...

, close to the border with

Laconia Laconia or Lakonia ( el, Λακωνία, , ) is a historical and administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparta. The word ''laconic''—to speak in a blunt, c ...

. It is 5 km southeast of Voutsaras, 7 km north of

Longanikos Longanikos ( el, Λογκανίκος, also transliterated as ''Logkanikos'') is a traditional Greek village, located in Laconia, in the ancient and historical Peloponnese area of southern Greece. It is also referred to sometimes in English as "L ...

and 15 km southeast of

Megalopoli Megalopoli ( el, Μεγαλόπολη) is a town in the southwestern part of the regional unit of Arcadia (regional unit), Arcadia, southern Greece. It is located in the same site as ancient Megalopolis ( grc, Μεγαλόπολις, literally ''la ...

. In 2011 its population was 139. The

karst Karst is a topography formed from the dissolution of soluble rocks such as limestone, dolomite, and gypsum. It is characterized by underground drainage systems with sinkholes and caves. It has also been documented for more weathering-resistant ro ...

ic spring of the river

Evrotas The Eurotas ( grc, Εὐρώτας) or Evrotas (modern Greek: ) is the main river of Laconia and one of the major rivers of the Peloponnese, in Greece. The river's springs are located just northwest of the border between Laconia and Arcadia, at ...

is 1.7 km south of Skortsinos.

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{{Falaisia Falaisia Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese

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