Arkoudi, Greece

Arkoudi (Greek: Αρκούδι meaning bear), (accented forms: Arkoúdi) is a settlement in the municipality of Vartholomio, Ilia Prefecture, Greece. Its 2001 population was 77 for the settlement.

Nearest places

*Thermal Springs of Kyllini, north
*Glyfa, east

Population

Location and transportation

Arkoudi is located 14 km southwest of Vartholomio, 16 km west of Gastouni, about 84 km southwest of Patras, 44 km northwest of Pyrgos and approx. 4 km southeast of Thermal Springs of Kyllini. It is connected with the road connecting Kyllini Baths and Gastouni.

The village has about 3 km of paved road and about 4 km of gravel road. It has about 4 km of hydro lines, phone lines are around 3 km.

Geography

Its geography compromises of groves and almost the whole crop, farmlands that covers the western portions including some hills, forests are to the west near the municipal district boundary and the remains of a swamp area that once covered the flat part of northern Elis. They are made up of grasses, marshes and bushes lie to the east.

History

Arkoudi was ruled by the Ottoman Turks, it became a part of Greece after the Greek War of Independence. It adopted its current name in the early 20th century. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its buildings were rebuilt. Lygia became connected with asphalt in the 1960s. More pavement was accessed in the late 20th century. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. During the creation and recreation of the municipalities under the Capodistrian Plan in 1997, it became a part of the municipality of Vartholomio and its commune or community was transformed into a municipal district. Between 1981 and 1991, its population lost by half, it nearly did not lost people in 2001. Earthquakes rumbled Lygia including one in the mid to late 20th century and several later ones in the early 20th century, those earthquakes did not caused any harm to the village and its inhabitants.

Economy

Its main economy is agriculture, its main production includes olives, citrus and cattle.

Other

Arkoudi has a church, a post office, and a square ("plateia"). Its nearest school, lyceum (middle school), gymnasium (secondary school) are in Makrissi?.

ee also

*List of places in the Ilia prefecture
*Administrative divisions of the Ilia prefecture

External links

* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=4543 Arkoudi at the GTP Travel Pages]
*Map and aerial photos:
**Street map information from: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.85&longitude=21.1055&zoom=6 Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/mapz.aspx?&lats1=37.85&longs=21.1055&alts1=35 LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=37.85,21.1055 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=37.85&lon=21.1055&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
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*Coordinates: coord|37|51|0|N|21|6|10|E|type:city(77)_region:GR