Psari, Arcadia

Psari (Greek:, Modern: Ψάρι meaning fish, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ον "-on"), also Psári, is a Greek village in the west of the Arcadia prefecture Syrna is in the municipal district of Palamari and the municipality of Trikolones. Psari isconnected with the road linking the GR-76 and the Karytaina-Dimitsana Road. Psari had a 2001 population of 95 for the settlement. Though its name origin, there are no fish in the area

ubdivisions

*Ano Kalyvia

Distances

Psari is located about 17 km northwest of Karytaina 17 km northwest of Megalopoli, 36 km east-northeast of Andritsaina about 72 km (old: 69 km) north of Kalamata and about 50 km west of Tripoli. The GR-7, the older and the new route is 16 km to the southeast as well as the superhighway.

Nearest places

*Syrna, northeast
*Pavlia, east
*Palamari, southeast
*Kalyvakia, west

Geography

Syrna is situated in a valley area. The mountains dominate the area and contains forests to the southwest and grasslands along with barren lands to the northeast. Farmlands are within the village area and several hills. It sits on a mountain slope..

Information

Its main industry are agriculture, its miners are mainly from Megalopoli and around the area including Tripoli.

Its main production are olives, citrus, fruits, vegetables and other crops, several common crops are rarely common. The village can be seen as far as to the north and east.

Syrna has several rural roads and approximately 6 to 8 km of hydro lines and roads.

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 1970s. 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. The population slightly grew between the 1981 and the 1991 censuses.

Panorama

The village offers panoramic views of the mountains around the area including the north, the southeast including Tsiberou, the south and Lykaio to the west. The Megalopoli Mine can rarely be seen.

Other

Psari has a church, and a square ("plateia"), its nearest school and lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (Syrna school) are in Stemnitsa.

ee also

*List of settlements in the Arcadia prefecture

External links

* [http://www.opsarion.gr/ Psari Website]
* [http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/psari.htm History and Information about Psari]
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=8553 Psari on the GTP Travel Pages]
*Map and Aerial Photos:
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*Coordinates: coord|37|34|48|N|22|57|34|E|type:city(95)_region:GR