Makrysi

Makrysi Μακρύσι
Location
Makrysi
Coordinates	37°25′N 22°10′E / 37.417°N 22.167°E / 37.417; 22.167Coordinates: 37°25′N 22°10′E / 37.417°N 22.167°E / 37.417; 22.167
Government
Country:	Greece
Region:	Peloponnese
Regional unit:	Arcadia
Municipality:	Megalopoli
Municipal unit:	Megalopoli
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Community
- Population:	172
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)

Makrysi (Greek, Modern: Μακρύσι, Katharevousa: -on) is a village that is located 3 km from the Megalopolitan plateia and 1 km east of the Megalopolis Bypass of the old GR-7/E-65 (older E961) in the municipality of Megalopoli and in the southwestern part of Arcadia. It has a subdivision named Kato Makrysi. It is located SE of Dimitsana and about 30 km SE of Karytaina, 30 km WSW of Tripoli, WNW of 7 km NE of Leontari, 58 km NNE of Kalamata and about 60 km ENE of Kyparissia.

Nearest places

• Rapsommati SE
• Perivolia S
• Megalopoli (W)

Villages

• Kato Makrysi, elev. 450 m, pop. 119
• Makrysi, elev. 496 m, pop. 53

Historical population

Year	Total population	Makrysi	Kato Makrysi
1981	-	153	-
1991	190	79	111
2001	172	53	119

The total population of Makrysi dropped almost by half between 1981 and 1991. There are 15 families for Makrysi in 2001. The population of Makrysi between 1991 and 2001 rose again.

The area has no school, a church, but there are no squares (plateia). Its residential houses are mainly within the road.

During the Greek War of Independence, Zacharias Barbitsiotis, a robber defeated the Turks in Salesi.

Until the 20th century somewhere in the 1920s, it was known as Salesi (Σάλεσι).

Until the pavement of GR-7 in the mid-20th century, the village didn't had paved roads or electricity. Until the mid-1980s, much of the houses were stone-built.

The Megalopoli Bypass was opened in 2001.

Kato Makrysi is a small hamlet situated SW of Makrysi and near the Megalopoli By-pass. The village and the surrounding area was devastated during the great forest fires of 2007. The entire surrounding forested area was burned and many of the houses were destroyed. There are currently very few people living in the village.

External links

• http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/psathi.htm (in Greek)
• http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/makrisio.htm (in Greek)
• Soulos on GTP Travel Pages

See also

• List of settlements in the Arcadia prefecture
• Al-Makrisi
• Makrissia
• Nea Makrissi

References