Karkalou
Encyclopedia
Karkalou is a settlement in the municipality of Dimitsana
, Arcadia
prefecture, Greece
on the junctions of the GR-74
(Tripoli - Olympia - Pyrgos) and the road connecting Dimitsana and Megalopoli. Its 2001 population was 73. The Lousios River and its branches is near the village and its elevation is 980 m.
is to the northwest and Vytina
is to the east.
Dimitsana
Dimitsana 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 the seat and a municipal unit. It is built on the ruins of the ancient town Teuthis...
, 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...
prefecture, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
on the junctions of the GR-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...
(Tripoli - Olympia - Pyrgos) and the road connecting Dimitsana and Megalopoli. Its 2001 population was 73. The Lousios River and its branches is near the village and its elevation is 980 m.
Nearest places
- Pan, east (distance: 3 km)
- Rados, southeast (distance: 4 km)
- DimitsanaDimitsanaDimitsana 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 the seat and a municipal unit. It is built on the ruins of the ancient town Teuthis...
, southwest (distance: 8 km) - Malassova, nearly west (distance: 7 km)
Geography
The boundary with the municipality of LagkadiaLagkadia, Arcadia
Lagkadia , 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. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. The village is connected by GR-74...
is to the northwest and 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...
is to the east.
See also
- List of places in the Arcadia prefecture