Anemodouri

Anemodouri (Greek, Modern: Ancient/Katharevousa: -on from "anemos" wind), older form -o and -on is a village located on the northwestern slopes of Tsiberou in eastern Falaisia in the southwestern part of the prefecture of Arcadia, Greece. Anemodouri is linked by a provincial road linking Anavryto and the main highway. It is located about 5 km east and south of GR-7/E55, both the old and the new highways.The village is about 6 km S of Megalopoli, about 175 km (old 230 km) from Athens, about 30 km (old 39 km) SW of Tripoli, W of Anavryto, NW of Sparta, NE of Kalamata and ENE of Kyparissia. It is located south of the Alpheus river.

Nearest places

*Anavryto, south
*Routsi, west
*Marmaria, north
*Paparis, east (on the other side of Tsiberou)

Geography and information

*Location:
**Longitude: 22.237 (22°14'12") E
**Latitude: 37.3115 (37°21'40") N
*Postal code: 220 21
*Elevation: 700 m
*Dialing code: +11+30-27910 (030-27910)-61

Anemodouri's urban area is shaped like a thin to thick crescent as the houses are near the fields. Most of the surrounding area is forested mountains with hills to the west. Farmlands lie to the southeast and north and the Tsiberou mountain peak is also to the southeast. There is a small stream, a tributary of the Alpheus, to the south. Many of the streets are narrow.

The entire population prior to the late-20th century were farmers. Although they still form part of the local economy, tourism is the main industry. Paved roads and electricity arrived in the late 20th century. Some residents have second homes in low-lying areas where they spend the winter months.

Population

Other

Anemodouri has a small school located to its south, a church, a small post office, and a square ("plateia"). Also has a train station .

In 2004, a train travelling from Tripoli to Kalamata derailed near Anemodouri. All 13 passengers survived the accident.

External links

* [http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/anemodouri.htm Anemodouri] (in Greek)
*Map and Aerial Photos:
**Street Map Information: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.3115&longitude=22.237&zoom=6 Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=37.3115&longs=22.237&alts1=35 LiveLocal] , [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=37.3115,22.237 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=37.3115&lon=22.237&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.3115,22.237&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=37.3115|22.237&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth]
*Coordinates: coord|37|21|40|N|22|14|12|E|type:city(133)_region:GR

ee also

*List of settlements in the Arcadia prefecture