Routsi

Routsi (Greek, Modern: Ρούτσι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older form Routsion is a village and is in the eastern part of the municipality of Falaisia. Distance from Megalopolis is 11 km SE. The nearby communities and villages are Perivolia to the NW, Rapsommati to the N, Anemodouri to the NE and E, and Anavryto to the SE.

Distances

tIt is located on a road between Megalopolis and Anavryto, about 45 km SW of Tripoli, 6 km W of Anavryto, about 13 km SE of Megalopoli and about 65 km NNE of Kalamata and E of Kyparissia.

Data

*Location:
**Latitude: 37.348 (37°20'50) N
**Longitude: 21.187 (21°11'20') E
*Postal code: 220 21
*Elevation: 450 m
*Area code: +11+30-27910 (030-27910)

Population

About Routsi

The village has a church, a small plateia, and a train station located down the valley connecting the rail near the main road (Megalopolis-Anavryto). The station has two windows and a door facing the east. The size of the station is small and is surrounded with two circled trees while several other trees lie to the east. The village is situated on a hill and is almost completely surrounded by a forest. The main road in the center is divied into two narrow parts. Light green grasslands are to the south and the southeast. Mountains are to the south and east. The north branch of the Alfeios river flows around the area. Routsi has no nearby interchange with the new road.

Information

Kato Giannaioi has several rural roads and approximately 6 km of hydro lines and roads, it also has approximately 8 to 10 km of rural roads.

Its residential houses and buildings are within the main road and it is about 200 to 300 m long wide at the centre. Much of the houses were stone built until the 1970s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the 21st century and up to date technology are not seen.

Routsi was devastated by an enormous forest fire on Sunday August 26, 2007 and burnt several houses along with its forests and around hundreds of hectares or 70% of the area burnt. Firefighters along with their fire trucks, vehicles, choppers and planes battled the blaze as it arrived during the afternoon hours and spread into Voutsara during the night. It may take several years to restore the area's natural beauty.

External links

* [http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/routsi.htm University of Patras on Routsi]
*Map and Aerial Photos:
**Street Map Information: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.348&longitude=22.187&zoom=6 Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=37.348&longs=22.187&alts1=35 LiveLocal] , [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=37.348,22.187 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=37.348&lon=22.187&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.348,22.187&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=37.348|22.187&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth]
*Coordinates: coord|37|20|50|N|22|11|20|E|type:city_(67)_region:GR

ee also

*List of settlements in the Arcadia prefecture