Agios Petros () is a mountain village and a community in the municipality of
North Kynouria
North Kynouria or Vóreia Kynouría () is a municipality in Arcadia, Greece. It is located in the eastern part of the regional unit, between the northwestern shores of the Argolic Gulf and northern Laconia. Its land area is 576.981 km². Its ...
in southeastern
Arcadia,
Greece
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. It is considered a
traditional settlement. The community includes the village Xirokampi and the
Malevi Monastery. It is situated in the northern part of the
Parnon
Parnon or Parnonas () or Malevos (Μαλεβός) is a mountain range, or massif, on the east of the Laconian plain and the Evrotas Valley. It is visible from Athens above the top of the Argive mountains.
The western part is in the Laconia pre ...
mountains, at about 950 m elevation. It is 3 km south of
Elatos, 5 km east of
Vourvoura, 6 km northeast of
Karyes
Karyes (Greek: Καρυές, before 1930: Αράχωβα - ''Arachova'') is a village of the Peloponnese peninsula, which is located in the southern part of Greece. The Peloponnese is made up of a number of states and Karyes belongs to the state ...
(
Laconia
Laconia or Lakonia (, , ) is a historical and Administrative regions of Greece, administrative region of Greece located on the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparti (municipality), Sparta. The word ...
), 18 km southwest of
Astros
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and 26 km southeast of
Tripoli
Tripoli or Tripolis (from , meaning "three cities") may refer to:
Places Greece
*Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece
* Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in the Pelasgiotis district, Thessaly, near Larissa ...
.
Population
Notable people
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Nilus the Myrrh-streamer (1601–1651), an Orthodox Christian saint and ascetic
*
George Christopher George Christopher may refer to:
* George Christopher (mayor) (1907–2000), Greek-American politician, mayor of San Francisco, 1956–1964
* George Christopher (actor) (born 1970), British actor
* George Christopher (1826–1881), British tightr ...
(1907-2000) Mayor of San Francisco from 1956-1964
See also
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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 ...
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List of traditional settlements of Greece
Traditional settlements in Greece are considered those settlements that have retained their unchanged image of the past, as well as their local character. Around 830 traditional settlements have been designated under the responsibility of the Mi ...
References
External links
Arcadia - Agios Petros
{{Parnon settlements
Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese
North Kynouria