Falanthos
Encyclopedia
Falanthos is a former municipality in Arcadia
, Peloponnese, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli
, of which it is a municipal unit. Its 2001 population was 1,310.
Arcadia
Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...
, Peloponnese, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli
Tripoli, Greece
Tripoli is a city of about 25,000 inhabitants in the central part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. It is the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the centre of the municipality of Tripolis, pop...
, of which it is a municipal unit. Its 2001 population was 1,310.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Falanthos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):- AlonistainaAlonistainaAlonistaina is a village located in the municipal unit of Falanthos in the west central part of Arcadia, Greece. Alonistaina is accessed via a road linking Stemnitsa and Tripoli. It is located south of Vytina, 25 km west of Tripoli, north of Megalopoli, about 15 km east of Stemnitsa and...
- ChrysovitsiChrysovitsiChrysovitsi is a Greek settlement 21 km west of Tripoli in the municipal unit of Falanthos. Its population is 198 people . Built on the slopes of Mainalo at 1,100 m and is one of the highest villages in the Peloponnese...
(Chrysovitsi, Manteika) - MainaloMainalo, ArcadiaMainalo is a village in the municipality of Falanthos, Arcadia, Greece. Population 65 . It is situated at 880 m elevation, south of Mainalo mountain, and northwest of Tripoli.-Historical population:...
- Piana
- Roeino
- Silimna
- Tselepakos (Tselepakos, Davia, Kato Davia)
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Northwest: Vytina Vytina Vytina is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was the village Vytina. Its inhabitants are known as Vytiniots. Greek... |
North: Levidi Levidi Levidi is a small town and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. The village sits on the eastern part of the slope of the Mainalo mountains. The pine forests are... |
Northeast: Mantineia Mantineia Mantineia was a city in ancient Greece that was the site of two significant battles in Classical Greek history. It is also a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat... |
West: Trikolones | Falanthos | East: Tripoli Tripoli, Greece Tripoli is a city of about 25,000 inhabitants in the central part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. It is the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the centre of the municipality of Tripolis, pop... |
Southwest: Megalopoli | South: Valtetsi Valtetsi Valtetsi is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 1,842 . The seat of the municipality was in Asea. The municipality was recreated in the... |
Southeast: Lagkada Lagkada Lagkada may refer to several places in Greece:*Lagkada, Chios, a village in the Chios prefecture*Lagkada, Ioannina, a village in the Ioannina Prefecture*Lagkada, Itanos, a village in Lasithi, municipality Itanos... |