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Trilofo, Arcadia
Trilofo ( meaning "three hills") is a village and a community in the municipality of Megalopoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated in the southwestern foothills of the Mainalo mountains, at about 550 m elevation. It is 2 km northeast of Nea Ekklisoula, 3 km southeast of Zoni, 3 km southwest of Karatoulas and 6 km north of Megalopoli. The community includes the village Palaiomoiri. 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 linksHistory and information about Trilofo {{Megalopoli Megalopolis, Greece Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peloponnese (region)
The Peloponnese Region (, ) is a region in southern Greece. It borders Western Greece to the north and Attica to the north-east. The region has an area of about . It covers most of the Peloponnese peninsula, except for the northwestern subregions of Achaea and Elis which belong to Western Greece and a small portion of the Argolid peninsula that is part of Attica. Administration The Peloponnese Region was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2011 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended. Along with the Western Greece and Ionian Islands regions, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands based at Patras. The region is based at Tripoli and is divided into five regional units (pre-Kallikratis prefectures), * Arcadia, * Argolis, * Corinthia, * Laconia and * Messenia, which are further subdivided into 26 municipalities. The largest city of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcadia (regional Unit)
Arcadia ( ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, administrative region of Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese. It is in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological figure Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan (god), Pan. Geography Arcadia is a rural, mountainous regional unit comprising about 18% of the land area of the Peloponnese peninsula. It is the peninsula's largest regional unit. According to the 2021 census, it has 77,592 inhabitants; its capital, Tripoli, has about 30,400 residents in the city proper, and about 44,000 total in the greater metropolitan area. Arcadia consists partly of farmland, and to a larger extent grassland and degenerated Garrigue, shrubland. It also has three mountain ranges, with forestation mainly at altitudes above 1000 meters: Mainalo, a winter ski resort, situated in the central north; Parnon in the central south; and Mount Lyka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megalopolis, Greece
Megalopoli () 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 ( literally ''large/great city''). When it was founded in 371 BCE, it was the first large urbanization in Arcadia (region), rustic Arcadia. Its theatre had a capacity of 20,000 visitors, making it one of the largest ancient Greek theatres. Today Megalopoli has several schools, shops, churches, hotels and other services. The population of Megalopoli in 2021 was 5,344 residents. Geography Megalopoli is situated in a wide valley, surrounded by mountains: the Taygetus to the south, the Mainalo to the north, the Tsemperou to the southeast and the Lykaion to the west. Its elevation is 430 m above sea level. The river Alfeios flows through this valley, coming from the east and flowing to the north, passing south and west of the town. Its tributary Elissonas (Alfeios), Elissonas passes north of the town. The la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 urbanization in rustic Arcadia. Its theatre had a capacity of 20,000 visitors, making it one of the largest ancient Greek theatres. Today Megalopoli has several schools, shops, churches, hotels and other services. The population of Megalopoli in 2021 was 5,344 residents. Geography Megalopoli is situated in a wide valley, surrounded by mountains: the Taygetus to the south, the Mainalo to the north, the Tsemperou to the southeast and the Lykaion to the west. Its elevation is 430 m above sea level. The river Alfeios flows through this valley, coming from the east and flowing to the north, passing south and west of the town. Its tributary Elissonas passes north of the town. The large lignite deposits around Megalopoli are being exploited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 the east. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the Geography of Greece, mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, spanning List of islands of Greece, thousands of islands and nine Geographic regions of Greece, traditional geographic regions. It has a population of over 10 million. Athens is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western culture, Western civilisation and the birthplace of Athenian democracy, democracy, Western philosophy, Western literature, historiography, political science, major History of science in cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. The mountain has a length of from southwest of Tripoli to northeast of Vytina, and a width of from Zygovisti to Kapsas. The mountain is part of a Natura 2000 site, designated in March 2011, covering an area of . In the 19th and early 20th century, the mountain was known as ''Apano Chrepa''. While the mountain takes its name from the ancient Mount Mainalos, and the ancient city of Maenalus which stood at its summit, modern scholars now identify the location of the ancient mountain as "Ágios Ilías", a mountain further south near the town of Asea. The name was likely mistakenly connected to the mountain now known as Mainalo by earlier European travelers. According to ancient Greek mythology, Mount Mainalos got its name from Maena ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nea Ekklisoula
Nea Ekklisoula ( meaning "new church") is a village in the municipality of Megalopoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated near the southwestern foothills of the Mainalo mountains, at about 450 m elevation. It is 2 km southwest of Trilofo, 2 km east of Soulos and 4 km north of Megalopoli town centre. 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 linksHistory and information about Nea Ekklisoula {{Megalopoli Megalopolis, Greece Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoni, Arcadia
Zoni (, before 1928: Ζουνάτι - ''Zounati'') is a village in Arcadia, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Gortyna. It is situated in the southwestern foothills of the Mainalo mountains, at about 500 m elevation. It is 2 km northeast of Katsimpalis, 7 km southeast of Karytaina and 7 km north of Megalopoli. 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. 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 linksHistory and information about Zoni {{Gortyna Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karatoulas
Karatoulas () is a village in the municipality of Megalopoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on a hillside in the southwestern foothills of the Mainalo mountains, at about 750 m elevation. It is 2 km northwest of Vangos, 3 km southeast of Lykochia and 9 km northeast of Megalopoli. 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 linksHistory and information about Karatoulas {{Megalopoli Megalopolis, Greece Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 Vasileios, Tripoli * Agriakona * Agridi * Akovos * Alea * Alepochori * Alonistaina * Ampelaki * Anavryto * Anemodouri * Ano Doliana * Ano Karyes * Anthochori * Arachamites * Arachova * Artemisio * Asea * Astros * Athinaio * Atsicholos * Charadros * Chirades * Chora * Choremis * Chotoussa * Chranoi * Chrysochori * Chrysovitsi * Dafni * Dara * Dimitra * Dimitsana * Dorizas * Doxa * Drakovouni * Dyrrachio * Elaiochori * Elati * Elatos * Elliniko * Ellinitsa * Episkopi * Evandro * Falaisia * Garea * Gefyra * Giannaioi * Graikos * Isaris * Isoma Karyon * Kakouraiika * Kalliani * Kaltezes * Kamara * Kamari * Kamenitsa * Kandalos * Kandila * Kapsas * Tou Karatoula * Karatoulas * Kardaras * Kardarits ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
