Elliniko ( el, Ελληνικό, before 1927: Μουλάτσι - ''Moulatsi'') is a mountain village in western
Arcadia,
Greece
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(the original village name of “Moulatsi” was referenced in Ottoman Empire documents as far back as 1515).
It is part of the municipal unit of
Trikolonoi
Trikolonoi ( el, Τρικόλωνοι) 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 10 ...
. It is situated on a mountain slope on the left bank of the river
Lousios. It is 4 km south of
Stemnitsa
Stemnitsa ( el, Στεμνίτσα) is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Trikolonoi, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. It was the seat of the former municipality Trikolonoi. Stemnitsa is a traditional settlement and is considered one of t ...
, 4 km east of
Atsicholos, 5 km northeast of
Karytaina
Karytaina or Karitaina ( el, Καρύταινα or Καρίταινα) 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 da ...
and 14 km northwest 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 ...
.
The ruins of the ancient city
Gortys are on the right bank of the river Lousios, near the road from Elliniko to Atsicholos.
Gortys
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Greek politician
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Dimitris Avramopoulos hails from Elliniko as well as prominent “multi generational” companies owned by the Fourlis and Kourouniotis Families.
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 EllinikoElliniko Gortynias
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Trikolones
Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese