Kandila () is a village and a community in the municipal unit of

Levidi Levidi () is a small town and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 312.641 km ...

, Arcadia,

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. It is situated on the southern slope of the Oligyrtos mountain, at about 800 m elevation. The community includes the village Diakopi. Kandila is near the

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of Arcadia,

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and

Argolis Argolis or Argolida ( , ; , in ancient Greek and Katharevousa) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, situated in the eastern part of the Peloponnese penin ...

. It is 5 km southwest of

Skoteini Skoteini () is a small village 57 kilometres northwest of the town of Argos in the Peloponnese, southern Greece. It has an area of 44 km2 and sits at an altitude of 690 meters above sea level. Its name derives from the Greek word for "darkn ...

(Argolis), 12 km northeast of Levidi and 29 km north 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 ...

. The

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(Levidi –

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) passes through the village. The village is not visible from far away, with the exception of the Monastery of Virgin Mary, which is built inside a large rock, on the side of the mountain and can be seen as you enter the plateau.

Population

History

In a document from 1467, it was stated that the ''Fields of Kandila'', (the Kandyliotikos Kampos) were farmed and had ample supply of water. In 1777, following the Orlov events, many inhabitants of Kandila bearing the name "Sakkakos" () migrated to Koldere, near Magnesia ( ad Sipylum).H καταγωγή των Κολτεριωτών της Σμύρνης – Του Μωυσιάδη Παναγιώτη
e-ptolemeos.gr In 1997, Kandila and all the surrounding communities were combined under the Kapodistrias law into one jurisdiction, to form the Municipality of Levidi.

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levidionline.com
{{Authority control Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese Tripoli, Greece

Population

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