Kardaritsi
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Kardaritsi is a mountainous village in the municipal unit of Kontovazaina
in northwest Arcadia
, Greece
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The village is located some 60 kilometers north-east of Archea Olympia and 98 kilometers north-west of Tripoli.
It can be reached using Greek National Road 74
linking Pyrgos, Olympia, Tripoli or Greek National Road 33
linking Patras, Tripoli.
You can also connect from Tripoli through Kontovazaina and Velimachi. A shorter route from Pirgos exists through Toumpitsi, Voutsis and Velimachi. Driving distance from Tripotama is about 18 kilometers. Kontovazaina is 11 kilometers away.
The Slavs, Franks, Venetians, and Ottoman Turks dominated the region through the years.
Greece became a free state in 1828 after the 1821 War of Independence against the Turks.
Population
A detailed history and relevant statistics of the village (and the region) from the middle ages to the present is found in the scholarly work of Nikolaos P. Douridas M.D.
It's connected to all the surrounding villages with paved roads. The economy is based on agriculture and livestock-farming. The population keeps declining due to the steady exodus to Athens.
Many, however, return in the summer to enjoy the cool weather in their rebuilt/renovated homes that feature modern conveniences (indoor plumbing, electricity, wired and wireless phones, TV, etc.)
They also make occasional visits to hunt available game ( jack rabbits, Chukar partridge, and wild boar ).
Kontovazaina
Kontovazaina 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. Its 2001 population was 500 for the village and 2,048 for the municipality...
in northwest Arcadia
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...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
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The village is located some 60 kilometers north-east of Archea Olympia and 98 kilometers north-west of Tripoli.
It can be reached using Greek National Road 74
Greek National Road 74
Greek National Road 74 is a highway linking Pyrgos, Olympia, Tripoli and GR-7/E65. The west to east highway runs in the western and the central part of the Peloponnese. The highway begins in Pyrgos and into the hills and Olympia and used to ran through narrow roads which now bypasses Pyrgos and...
linking Pyrgos, Olympia, Tripoli or Greek National Road 33
Greek National Road 33
Greek National Road 33 is a highway that runs from Patras, originally at Dimitris Gounaris Street, now begins at the beltway, and had a branch ending at Olympia, and ends near Vytina, and Levídi, and some think it still ends at Ellinikon near Andritsaina and Megalopolis...
linking Patras, Tripoli.
Nearest places (villages)
The region borders with the Prefecture of Elis across from Erymanthos River. The village can be accessed from Tripoli, Pirgos/Ancient Olympia, and Patra by way of Tripotama and Paraloggoi.You can also connect from Tripoli through Kontovazaina and Velimachi. A shorter route from Pirgos exists through Toumpitsi, Voutsis and Velimachi. Driving distance from Tripotama is about 18 kilometers. Kontovazaina is 11 kilometers away.
History
Known historical records trace the existence of the village back to the 18th century.The Slavs, Franks, Venetians, and Ottoman Turks dominated the region through the years.
Greece became a free state in 1828 after the 1821 War of Independence against the Turks.
Population
1700 | 1861 | 1889 | 1907 | 1920 | 1928 | 1940 | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1988 | |
Inhabitants | 85 | 344 | 445 | 489 | 468 | 455 | 410 | 354 | 336 | 191 | 100 |
A detailed history and relevant statistics of the village (and the region) from the middle ages to the present is found in the scholarly work of Nikolaos P. Douridas M.D.
- Η Ιστορία ενός χωριού - Καρδαρίτσι ( original Greek version)
- History of a Greek Village Named Kardaritsi (English translation)
The Village today
The village has a school (now closed), a square (plateia) around the Saint Nickolas church, and an impressive cold water spring named “Trani Vrisi” that feeds the village's reservoir.It's connected to all the surrounding villages with paved roads. The economy is based on agriculture and livestock-farming. The population keeps declining due to the steady exodus to Athens.
Many, however, return in the summer to enjoy the cool weather in their rebuilt/renovated homes that feature modern conveniences (indoor plumbing, electricity, wired and wireless phones, TV, etc.)
They also make occasional visits to hunt available game ( jack rabbits, Chukar partridge, and wild boar ).
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External links
- Kardaritsi at the Greek Travel Pages (GTP)
- Η Ιστορία ενός χωριού - Καρδαρίτσι -- Village History(Greek)
- History of a Greek Village Named Kardaritsi (Translated into English by the Ellis ( Eliopoulos) brothers
- arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/kardaritsi.htm(in Greek)
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