Methydrio

Methydrio Μεθύδριο
Location
Methydrio
Coordinates	37°39′N 22°10′E / 37.65°N 22.167°E / 37.65; 22.167Coordinates: 37°39′N 22°10′E / 37.65°N 22.167°E / 37.65; 22.167
Government
Country:	Greece
Region:	Peloponnese
Regional unit:	Arcadia
Municipality:	Gortynia
Municipal unit:	Vytina
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Village
- Population:	14
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)

Methydrio (Greek: Μεθύδριο, before 1915: Stemnitsa, in antiquity: Methydrion, Methydrium) is a settlement and an ancient city in the municipality of Vytina, Arcadia, Greece. As of 2001, it had a population of 14 for the settlement and sits at 1,060 m above sea level. The Mainalo mountains are 4 km to the east.

Until 1915, the village was known as Stemnitsa (Στεμνίτσα) and sometimes Nemnitsa, it was changed to its current name in 1915 after the excavation which began in 1910 and discovered an ancient city.

Nearest places

• Vytina, NNE
• Alonistaina, ESE
• Elati, southwest
• Pyrgaki, west
• Pan, WNW

Population

Year	Population
1991	45
2001	14

Location

Nymfasia is 50 km northwest of Tripoli about 195 km (old: 240 km) (3 hrs) west of Athens, 80 km south of Kalavryta, 60 km north of Megalopoli and about 95 km east of Pyrgos.

Geography and history

The area are mainly made up of some forests and mostly barren grasslands. Farmlands are within the village.

Ancient Methydrion was an ancient city in Arcadia. According to Pausanias in which he visited, it was founded by Orchomenus^[1], son of Lycaon, a settler of Orchomenus. In the Peloponnesian War in which he lost from the Lacedaemonians for liberating from Mantineia and the battles of the Eleans. Methydrio was a member of the Achaean League and took part in the founding of Megalopolis^[2]. Methydrion was a city with Olympic winners, in the city it had the temple of Poseidon and 40 stadia (6 to 7 km) is the Nymfasia (Nymphasian) spring^[3].

The location of the ancient city has been founded and excavated between the villages of Pyrgaki and Methydrio 5 km from Vyrina. It excavated an ancient temple and founded several statue buildings.

It adopted its current name in 1915.

After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate until 1951 through to 1981. The population never recovered, some of its residents reside in the city or own a house from a larger city. Dessino became connected with asphalt in the 1980s. 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. In 1997, the ex-community (now a village and a municipal district) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Skyritida.

See also

• List of places in the Arcadia prefecture

References

1. ^ Pausanias Arcadica
2. ^ Pausanias Arcadica (two parts)
3. ^ Pausanias Arcadica

External links

• Methydrio at the GTP Travel Pages