Leontari (, meaning ''
Lion
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'' in English) is a village and a community in the southwestern part of
Arcadia,
Greece
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, seat of the former municipality of
Falaisia. It is situated on a hillside, 6 km east of
Paradeisia, 9 km northwest of
Kamara and 9 km south 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 community consists of the villages Leontari, Gavria, Kalyvia, Kamaritsa and Kotsiridi, with a population of 227 (
2021 census).
Leontari has several monuments from the Byzantine era, including the richly decorated 14th century Church of the Holy Apostles.
Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Tourism
/ref> The area suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires. It is considered a traditional settlement.
Persons
* Nikitaras, Greek revolutionary
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 ...
* List of traditional settlements of Greece
References
External links
Arcadia - Leontari
{{Falaisia
Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese
Megalopolis, Greece
Falaisia