Kastanochori, Arcadia

Kastanochori or Kastanohori (Greek, Modern: Καστανοχώρι meaning chestnut town, Katharevousa: -ον -"on"), older forms: -o and -on is a Greek village in the southwest of the Arcadia prefecture Kastanochori is connected with the road linking Lykaia and the GR-45 and another with Lykaio abd Petrovouni. Kastanochori is also in the municipality of Megalopoli. Kastanochori had a 2001 population of 99 for the village. Kastanochori is located about 15 km northwest of Megalopoli, 15 km direct southeast and 60 km southeast of Andritsaina about 65 km (old: 67 km) north of Kalamata and about 48 km (old: 45 km) west-southwest of Tripoli. The GR-45 is to the east as well as the GR-7, the older and the new route is to the south as well as the superhighway.

The area features chestnuts in which the name of the village originates.

Nearest places

*Isoma Karyon, northreast
*Kato Karyes, east
*Lykosoura, south
*Ano Karyes, northwest

Geography

Kastanochori is situated in a mountainous slope overlooking the valley and the Alfieos valley, The river is 6 km east. 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 Lykaio mountains to the northwest, the east, the southeast and the south. 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.

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://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/kastanochori.htm History and Information about Kastanochori]
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=8893 Kastanochori on the GTP Travel Pages]
*Map and Aerial Photos:
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*Coordinates: coord|37|21|50|N|22|2|13|E|type:city(23)_region:GR