Zoni (, before 1928: Ζουνάτι - ''Zounati'') is a village in
Arcadia,
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
. It is part of the municipal unit of
Gortyna
Gortyna (; 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 Byzantium it was or ...
. It is situated in the southwestern foothills of the
Mainalo
Mainalo (, ; ) is the tallest mountain in the Menalon highlands of the Peloponnese, and is located in Arcadia.
The mountain's highest point, known as both ''Profitis Ilias'' and ''Ostrakina'', at a height of , is the highest point in Arcadia. ...
mountains, at about 500 m elevation. It is 2 km northeast of
Katsimpalis
Katsimpalis () is a village in the municipal unit of Gortyna, southwest Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on a hillside above the right bank of the river Alfeios. It is 2 km southwest of Zoni, 3 km east of Kyparissia, 6 km southeast ...
, 7 km southeast of
Karytaina
Karytaina or Karitaina () is a village and a community in Arcadia, Greece. Karytaina is situated on a hill on the right bank of the river Alpheios, near its confluence with the Lousios. The village dates back to the Middle Ages, but its history ...
and 7 km north of
Megalopoli
Megalopoli () 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 ( literally ''large/great city''). When it was founded in 371 BCE, it was the first large urba ...
.
The village is first mentioned in 1810. It was the seat of the Verenthi Municipality (Δήμος Βερένθης), named after the ancient town
Brenthe, between 1835 and 1841.
EETAA local government changes
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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
History and information about Zoni
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Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese