- Alonistaina
Alonistaina or Alonistena ( _el. Αλωνίσταινα) is a village located in the municipality of
Falanthos in the westcentral part of the prefecture ofArcadia . Alonistaina is accessed with a road linking Stemnitsa and Tripoli. It is located S ofVytina , 25 km W of Tripoli, N of Megalopoli, about 15 km E ofStemnitsa and about 20 to 25 km SE ofDimitsana . Alonistaina is one of the highest villages in all of Arcadia and the Peloponnese.Nearest places
*Davia
*Mainalo Ski Center - [http://www.mainalo-ski.gr Website]
*Piana - [http://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Πιάνα_Αρκαδίας Wikipedia page in Greek]Geography
*Location:
**Longitude: 22.2185 (22°13'9") E
**Latitude: 37.6205 (37°37'16") N
*Postal code: 221 00
*Elevation: 1,220 m
*Dialing code: +11+30-2710 (030-2710)-36, 43 and 63Alonistaina is situated in a valley area near a creek. The mountains surround the villages and the majority of the land are mainly forested with
Greek Fir andEuropean Black Pine forests while parts of the area have a few crops along the village. Parts of the area have grasslands which is mainly to the south. TheMainalo mountain lies to the north, other mountains lie to the south.Historical population
Other
Alonistaina has a school, a church (Agia Paraskevi), a square ("
plateia ") and 3 hotels: "Theoxenia", "Plataniti" and "Alonistena".The entire population prior to the late-20th century were entirely rural and were also farmers. Today, they are the minority of the population of the settlement. Pavement and electricity were cut off until the mid to late 20th century.
External links
*Coordinates: coord|37|37|16|N|22|13|9|E|region:GR
* [http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/alonist.htm Website Arcadia: in Greek]ee also
List of settlements in the Arcadia prefecture
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