Karmio

Karmi or Karmio (Greek, Modern: Κάρμιο, Katharevousa: -ον), older form: -o and -on is a little village located 7 km northeast ofAndritsaina and is also in that municipal district and the municipality, its 2001 population was 23 for the village and is ranked 6th in the municipality. Karmio is connected with the GR-76 (Megalopoli - Andritsaina - Krestena - Pyrgos at the 38 to 39th km along with several other roads.

Nearest places

*Matesi, north-northeast
*Andritsaina, west-southwest

Location

Karmio is 39 km west-northwest of Megalopoli, 20 km west of Karytaina, 7 km east of Andritsaina and southeast of Pyrgos and Krestena.

Population

Geography

Karmio is situated on a mountain slope, a small mountain is east of the village and its road encircles to the north, the mountains dominate the area, the forests are to the west and north as well as the Alfeios River, farmlands are within the vicinity of the village.

Information

Karmio has approximately 10 km of paved roads and 10 km of gravel roads. Karmio also has approximately 6 km of hydro lines as well as phone lines.

After World War II and the Greek Civil War, much of the population left for larger towns and cities especially Patras and started its population trend to fall. The population remained steady since the mid to late 20th century. Houses were stone-built until the 1950s and did not surpass modern-style homes until the 1980s. It was linked with pavement in the 1980s. The population fell by half between 1991 and 2001.

The village was endangered by a fire in 2007 that arrived from the area of Andritsaina, flames plundered the forests around the area and changed its geographical shape to an ashy situation. Firefighters battled the blaze along with choppers and airplanes and began between 4 to 6 PM (16:00 to 18:00) on Monday August 27 and continued through the afternoon and evening hours, parts of the area were partially unaffected. It transformed into an ugly not so beautiful scene that became all burnt and grey, the air became stale and may take several years to recover the forests, planting will rarely be done.

Economy

Its main production are fruits, vegetables, olives and cattle along with businesses and services. The majority of the production are olives.

Other

Karmio has a school, a church, and a square ("plateia"). Its nearest a lyceum (middle school), gymnasium (secondary school) and banks are in Andritsaina and its nearby hospital is in Pyrgos.

See also

*List of places in the Ilia prefecture

External links

* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=4704 Karmio GTP Travel Pages]
*Map and aerial photos:
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*Coordinates: coord|37|30|30|N|21|55|7|E|type:city(26)_region:GR