For the Gortyna in Crete see Gortyn
| Gortyna Γόρτυνα |
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| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (center): | 482 m (1,581 ft) |
| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Periphery: | Peloponnese |
| Prefecture: | Arcadia |
| Population statistics (as of 2001[1]) | |
| City Proper | |
| - Population: | 1,266 |
| Codes | |
| Postal: | 220 22 |
| Area: | 27910 |
| Auto: | TP |
| Website | |
| www.gortynos.gr | |
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Karytaina (Greek: Καρύταινα, also written as Karitena), is a town located in the western part of the prefecture of Arcadia in the central Peloponnese. This article is about the ancient city in Crete another place with the same name is Gortyna Arcadia. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Eastern European Time ( EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 Time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. Eastern European Summer Time ( EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 Time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. UTC+2 corresponds to the following Time zones Eastern European Time Egypt Standard Time Central Africa Time UTC+3 is used in the following locations Moscow Time Eastern European Summer Time West Asian Summer Time The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The peripheries ( Περιφέρειες) are the official regional Administrative divisions of Greece. The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus ( Greek: Πελοπόννησος Pelopónnisos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large Peninsula Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 3 super-prefectures and 54 prefectures or nomes Arcadia or Arkadía ( Greek Αρκαδία is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The Greek Postal code system is is administered by ELTA (Ελληνικά Ταχυδρομεία Hellenic Post) This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. The first digit represents type of service Greek Vehicle registration plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Arcadia or Arkadía ( Greek Αρκαδία is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus ( Greek: Πελοπόννησος Pelopónnisos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large Peninsula It is the seat of the municipality of Gortyna (Γορτυνα). Skorta was the Frankish domination name. The shortest length is about 200 ot 300 m. It is located about just 1 km NW from GR-76 (Krestena - Andritsaina - Megalopoli), 1 km NW of the Karytaina - Stemnitsa - Dimitsana road, 25 km SW of Dimitsana, about 50 km (old: 54 km) W of Tripoli, 26 km NW of Megalopoli, about 28 km (old: 25 km) from GR-7/E65, about 75 km (old: 80 km) N of Kalamata, about 70 km SE of Krestena and about 72 to 75 km SE of GR-9/E55 and 28 km E of Andritsaina. Greek National Road 76 (Pyrgos - Andritsaina - Megalopoli is a west to east highway linking 2 km W of Krestena with GR-9 / E55, Andritsaina and SE of Megalopoli (until Dimitsana (Greek Δημητσάνα is a village and a municipality located in northwestern Arcadia. Tripoli (Τρίπολη Trípoli, formerly Τρίπολις Trípolis; rarely Tripolitsa, Tripolitza and Tripolizza Ancient Megalopolis, or now Megalópoli (Μεγαλόπολη is a town in the western part of the prefecture of Arcadia. Greek National Road 7 is a motorway in Peloponnese, Greece. It begins at a motorway intersection with Greek National Road 8A outside Corinth Kalamata (Καλαμάτα Kalamáta, formerly Καλάμαι Kalámai) is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece Skillounta is a municipality in the Prefecture of Elis, Greece. Greek National Road 9 is the second-longest national highway that runs into the Peloponnese. The European route E55 passes through the following cities Helsingborg … Helsingør – Copenhagen – Køge – Vordingborg Andritsaina (Ανδρίτσαινα also Andritsena is a community and a municipality located in the southeastern part of the Elis Prefecture in the middle The location is on a triangular-trapezoidal rocky hill with bushes and some forests which include a fortress on the top. The name of the municipality dates back to the ancient times as an ancient region. The term ancient Greece refers to the period of Greek history lasting from the Greek Dark Ages ca The ancient settlement of Gortys (modern: Γόρτυνος, Ancient. Katharevousa: Γόρτυς), modern Gortynos which Gortynia comes from is to the north. In the Medieval times, Karytaina used to be known as the Toledo of Greece. It is bordered with the prefecture of Ilia in the west along with its boundary over a steep cliff in the west where the highway passes. Ilia (Modern Greek Ηλεία - Ileía, also Elia) is a prefecture in the Western Peloponnese and in Western portion of Greece
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Municipal districts and subdivisions
- Atsicholos (pop: 63)
- Karytaina
- Kalyvakia (pop: 54)
- Karvounari (pop: 54)
- Katsimpali (pop: 61)
- Kourounios (pop: 80)
- Kyparissia (pop: 95)
- Kotyli (pop: 148)
- Palato (pop: 36)
- Strongylo (pop: 22)
- Maratha, (Vlachorrapti until 2002), (pop: 101)
- Mavria (pop: 49)
- Sarakini (pop: 37)
- Kryoneri (pop: 41)
- Palaiokastro (pop: 36)
- Zoni (pop: 118)
Historical population
| Year | Communal population | Change (town) | Municipal population | Change |
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| 1920 | 881 | - | - | - |
| 1961 | 487 | -394/-44. Nearest places Maratha (formerly Vlachorrapti, west Stemnitsa, northeast Elliniko, east Karytaina Distances Kalyvakia is about 14 km northwest of Megalopoli, about 48 km west of Tripoli, 68 km (old 65 km north-northeast of Kalamata, 32 km Distances Katsimpalis is located about 75 km northwest of Karytaina about 17 to 19 km northwest of Atsicholos, 9 km northwest of Megalopoli Nearest places Karytaina, north Mavria, east Isoma Karyon, south Ano Karyes, west Distances Kyparissia is located about 9 km northwest of Karytaina 16 km northwest of Megalopoli, 35 km east-northeast of Andritsaina Subdivisions Palatou Strongyli Nearest places Strongyl0 or Kato Kotyli east Subdivisions Palatou Strongyli Nearest places Karytaina, east-northeast Nearest places Kalyvakia, northeast Katsimbalas, east Kyparissia Kourounios, west Subdivisions Kryonero, north Palaiokastro, west Atsicholos, east-southeast Marathia Distances Palaiokastro is located about 24 km northwest of Karytaina about 17 to 19 km northwest of Atsicholos, 46 km northwest of Megalopoli Zoni (Ζώνη is a village lying in hilly area and is connected northeast with GR-76 ( Krestena - Andritsaina - Megalopoli Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 72% | - | - |
| 1981 | 304 | -183/-27. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 575 | - | - |
| 1991 | 248 | -56/18. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. 42% | 1,500 | - |
| 2001 | 271 | 23/9. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 27% | 1,266 | 16. 2667% |
The population lost 661 inhabitants or 71. 85% of the total population between 1920 and 1991, which was the last time the region lost inhabitants. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The population recovered in 1990 being one of the few places where the population did not boom since the early to mid-20th century. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The decline slowed every ten years until 1991. Karytaina has a school, a lyceum, a church, a post office, a gas station, and a square (plateia). Plateia or platia ( πλατεία) is the Greek word for Town square. Karytaina is surrounded by mountains and a larger one to the north. The houses are about 50 m lower than the fortress and line straightly to the other side of the mountain. The groves are to the east and south and areas under 482 m. Much of the area are mountains and has a rocky landscape and bushes. The plain of Megalopolis is to the southeast. The forests are to the south and in the valleys where the Alpheus River flows to the south. Alfeiós ( Greek: Αλφειός also romanized as Alpheus, Alpheios, Alfiós) is a river in Peloponnese, Greece. It includes an old bridge which was used until the 1960s. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969
The population was entirely consists of agriculture and the main production was cereals and silk. Silk is a natural Protein Fiber, some forms of which can be woven into Textiles The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons In the ancient times, an ancient highway linking Patras and Kalamata via Sparta passed near the Alpheus river. Patras ( Demotic Greek: Πάτρα, Pátra, ˈpatra Classical Greek: Πάτραι, Pátrai, Patrae is Greece Kalamata (Καλαμάτα Kalamáta, formerly Καλάμαι Kalámai) is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece The city of Sparta ( Doric Σπάρτα Attic Σπάρτη Another river is the Loussios (ancient: Lussius) which flows west of Karytaina which begins east of Lagkadia. Nearest places Lykochori Dimitsana, east of the river Stemnitsa, east of the river Gortyna Lagkadia (alternative transliterations Langadia, Langadhia, Lagadia) may refer to the following places in Greece: Lagkadia The length is about 40 km. The origin of the name comes from the ancient form of loutra, loussis meaning bath in Ancient Greek. Bathing is the immersion of the body in a Fluid, usually Water or an aqueous solution In the Greek War of Independence in 1821, Nikitas Stamatetopoulos, Ilias Mavromichalis, the Plaplouta brothers, Kanellos Deligiannis and his army headed north fo Karytaina after the events in Kalamata. The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Kanellos Deligiannis (Greek Κανέλλος Δεληγιάννης 1780–1862 was a Greek navy personnel
Sites of interest
- Castle of Karytaina - built on a steep rocky outcrop NW of Karytaina. It was first built in 1245 by Hugues De Bruyere
External links
- http://cgi.di.uoa.gr/~grad0039/Welcome.html (in Greek)
- http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/engversion/places/karitena.htm (in Greek)
- Ancient Gortys and the Loussios Gorge
- http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/arcadia-hist/topics/gortis.html (in Greek)
See also
- List of settlements in the Arcadia prefecture
- Ophrys Gortynia
- Xylokaritaina
| North: Dimitsana | Northeast: Trikolones | |
| West: Andritsaina | Gortyna | East: Megalopoli |
| South: Megalopoli |
| Municipal districts of the municipality of Gortyna |
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| Atsicholos | Karytaina (Kalyvakia | Karvounari) | Katsimbalis | Kotyli or Kotili (Palatos | Strongylo) Kourounios | Kyparissia | Maratha (formerly Vlachorrapti) | Mavria | Sarakini (Kryonero | Palaiokastro) | Zoni |
| Greece | Peloponissos | Arcadia | Gortynia | Gortyna, Arcadia |
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