Graikos

Graikos or Grekos (Greek: Γραικός) is a Greek village located in the municipality of Falaisia and the Arcadia prefecture. It is located SW of Tripoli, near Leontari and SSE of Megalopoli. Kato Giannaioi had a 2001 population of 83 for the village. Kato Giannaioi is also connected with the road linking Goupata which connects the road connecting the road linking Megalopoli and Sparta.

Distances

Graikos is located about 50 or 60 km southwestwest of Tripoli, about 15 km southeast of Leontari and about 30 km southeast of Megalopoli.

Nearest places

*Agriakona, northeast
*Voutsara, northwest
*Kyparissi, southeast

Geography

Graikos is situated in a valley area, farmlands are to the area and forests are also around the area and covers a part of the land. The mountains are to the south.

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 lost since that time, the population recovered by two thirds between 1991 and 2001 which made it one of the few villages and settlements in Arcadia prefecture to see population growth including the larger Megalopoli. The fire ravaged Graikos on late Sunday August 25, 2007 and on Monday with slow advances and burnt much of the area including its bushes, several remain even most of its residents. Windspeeds remain high and temperatures were around 40°C at the time. Firefighters along with its residents, choppers and airplanes sprayed out the blazes. Flames did not advance as much on Monday except for the west, the flames mainly sprayed out, the fire spread into Pellana on the same day but slowly spread to the south, cooler temperatures slowed the fire.

Information

Its main industry are agriculture. Its main production are olives, citrus, fruits, vegetables and other crops, several common crops are rarely common.

Graikos has several rural roads and approximately 6 km of hydro lines and roads, it also has approximately 8 to 10 km of rural 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.

Panorama

The village offers panoramic views of the mountains around the area including the west, the north, the east including Tsiberou and to the south.

Other

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

ee also

*List of settlements in the Arcadia prefecture

External links

* [http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/graikos.htm History and Information about Graikos]
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=8931 Graikos on the GTP Travel Pages]
*Map and Aerial Photos:
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*Coordinates: coord|37|14|0|N|22|18|57|E|type:city_(61)_region:GR