Pavlia

Pavlia (Greek: Παύλια), is a Greek village located around 15 km (northwest of Megalopoli, 21 km norhtwest from the nearest interchange with the GR-7/E65 (Kalamata - Megalopoli - Tripoli), about 30 km southeast of Andritsaina, about 8 km southeast of Karytaina, about 45 west-southwest of Tripoli and about 25 km southeast of Dimitsana. Its ancient name was Oureo. Pavlia had a population of 105 in 2001. Pavlia is also in the municipality of Gortyna. Pavlia is linked with a road linking the Karytaina-Dimitsana Road, the road to Megalopoli via Zoni, the road to Palaiomoiri and to Karatoulas and the Megalopoli-Lykocheia Road.

Nearest places

*Palaiomoiri (Koloni), east
*Trilofo, south
*Palamari, west

Geography

Pavlia is about 2 km north of the river. The mountains cover the area and the elevation reaches as about 1,300 m above sea level. The forests and farmlands are around the village and the valley, the grasslands and bushes are in the highest elevations. The area offers a view of the Lykaio mountains to the west, the mountains to the south and to the north and east.

Population

History

Until the 1960s, any houses and buildings were stone-built, the village was connected with pavement in the 1980s. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, the population began to decline as residents left for larger towns and cities as well as the riches countries outside Greece. The decline slowed between 1991 and 2001.

Other

Pavlia has a church, and a square ("plateia"), its nearest school and lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (secondary school) are in Stemnitsa and Megalopoli?.

External links

* [http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/pavlia.htm History and Information about Pavlia]
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=8659 Pavlia on GTP Travel Pages]
*Map and aerial photos:
**Street map information from: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.486&longitude=22.24&zoom=6 Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=37.486&619=22.24&alts1=35 LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=37.486,22.24 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=37.486&lon=22.24&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
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*Coordinates: coord|37|29|12|N|22|8|22|E|type:city(49105region:GR

ee also

*List of settlements in the Arcadia prefecture