Elliniko, Arcadia

Elliniko (Greek, Modern: Ελληνικό, Katharevousa: -όν), older form: Ellinikon in western Arcadia, Greece is a village on a road in the middle between Dimitsana and Megalopolis. It is part of the municipality of Trikolones. The population is tiny, and olive trees dominate agriculturalism. It is the birthplace of the previous mayor of Athens until 2002, Avramopoulos. It is located about 23 km S of Dimitsana, about 15 km SW of Stemnitsa, about 50 km W of Tripoli, nearly 29 km NW of Megalopolis, 4 km N of Karitaina and GR-76 8 km SW of Stemnitsa and nearly 29 km E of Andritsaina.

Nearest places

*Stemnitsa, north
*Pavlia, east
*Karitaina, southwest
*Atsicholos, west-northwest

Geography

*Location:
**Latitude: 37.523 (37° 31' 24") N
**Longitude: 22.075 (22° 4' 38") E
*Postal code: 220 22
*Elevation: 720 m
*Dialing code: +11+30-27910 (030-27910)

The mountains dominate the area in a hilly form and a taller one to the south and east. It is filled with farmlands and groves in the central part. The Loussios flows to the west and featuyres the gorge. Forests covers a small fraction of the village, grasslands and bushes and unvegetated parts covers the gorge and the eastern part with treacherous slopes where the road is narrowly two lanes that are impassible in some parts.

Population

The population from 1991 to 2001 revived growth and was one of the only places in the municipality that saw population increase.

History

Modern Elliniko is one of the current villages founded by the people of Ancient Gortys (Arcadia). Until the beginning of the 20th century, the village was known as Moulatsi. The economy has always based in agriculture, and feta cheese from goat herding is the village's main product. Until the pavement of the road and the one linking Karytaina and Dimitsana 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. Until the pavement of the road and the one linking Karitaina and Dimitsana 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. In 2001, a fire consumed much of the forest north and east of Elliniko. It burnt trees, farms, and it was burning for a few days. The consumption was small.

Other

The area has a school, a church, and a square ("plateia"). Its nearest lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (high school) are in Stemnitsa or Karytaina.

External links

* [http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/elliniko/places/pavlia.htm History and Information about Elliniko]
*Map and aerial photos:
**Street map information from: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.523&longitude=22.075&zoom=6 Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=37.523&619=22.075&alts1=35 LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=37.523,22.075 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=37.523&lon=22.075&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.523,22.075&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=37.523|22.075&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth] - image now available
*Coordinates: coord|37|31|24|N|22|4|38|E|type:city(367)_region:GR

ee also

*List of settlements in the Arcadia prefecture