Chrousa

Chrousa, also Chroussa, Hrousa and Hroussa, (Greek: Χρούσα) is a Greek village in the southwest of the Arcadia prefecture located about 6 km west-norhtwest of the old road and 8 to 9 km northwest of the old and new GR-7 (Corinth - Tripoli - Kalamata) 19 km (old: 15 km) southeast of Megalopoli, about 42 km northeast of Kalamata, about 56 km (old: 51 km) southwest of Tripoli and about 64 km (old 62 km) southeast of Andritsaina. Chrousa is connected with the old GR-7 and the Vasta-Megalopoli Road. Chrousa is also in the municipal district of Isari and the municipality of Megalopoli. Chrousa had a 2001 population of 23 for the settlement.

Nearest places

*Choremi, north
*Tripotamo, east-northeast
*Veligosti, south-southeast
*Paradeisia, south
*Chrani, southwest
*Chrousa, west-northwest

Geography

Chrousa is situated in a mountainous slope overlooking the Alfieos valley in which there was farmlands and the natural Alfeios until the 1980s and artificial after that in which was pushed by an extended lignite mine used to produce electricity. The area are made up of forests and grasslands as well as to the east. The mountains cover the area and are made up of rocks with grasslands and bushes along with a couple of forests and grasses and bushes around the areas. Farmlands are within the village area. The mountaintop lies to northwest. It offers panoramic views of the Tetrazio mountains to the northwest and a nearby one to the east. Its main production are olives, citrus, fruits, vegetables and other crops, several common crops are rarely common.

Chrousa has several rural roads and approximately 10 km of hydro lines.

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 1960s. 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.

Population

History

The village used to have a large population before the beginning of the 20th century. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, the population began to decline as residents moved to larger towns and cities and outside of Greece. One exception was that the population slightly grew between 1991 and 2001.

Chrousa was plundered by the country's enormous fire on Saturday August 25, 2007 and burnt about 80 to 90% of the area in flames, several farms were ruined. The fire lasted for several hours and ended a day later on Sunday August 26 as flames entered to the northeast in Choremi. Residents and firefighters battled the flames along with a few choppers and airplanes that also took part in battling the flames. All of its roads were closed, electricity were cut off and communications were deconnected.

Other

Chrousa has a church, and a square ("plateia"), its nearest school and lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (secondary school) are now in Megalopoli since 2005.

ee also

*List of settlements in the Arcadia prefecture

External links

* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=8948 Chroussa on the GTP Travel Pages]
*Coordinates: coord|37|21|50|N|22|2|13|E|type:city(23)_region:GR