Kourounios
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Kourounios is a Greek
village in the southwest of Arcadia
. Kourounios is connected with the road linking the GR-76
(Krestena
- Andritsaina
- Megalopoli). Kourounios had a 2001 population of 80 for the village. Kourounios is located about 29 km northwest of Megalopoli, 35 km southeast of Andritsaina
about 73 km (old: 71 km) north of Kalamata
and about 52 west-southwest of Tripoli
. The GR-7
, the older and the new route is to the southeast as well as the superhighway.
valley, The river is 4 km north. The area are made up of forests and grasslands as well as to the east. The mountains cover the area and are made up of rocks with grasslands and bushes along with a couple of forests and grasses and bushes around the areas. Farmlands are within the village area. A slopey part lies to the southwest where it has a curvy road at the Vasta-Megalopoli Road. It offers panoramic views of the mountains to the north as well as a part of the Lousios gorge, the east, the southeast and the south. Its main production are olive
s, citrus
, fruits, vegetables and other crops, several common crops are rarely common. The village can be seen as far as to the north and east.
Its residential houses and buildings are within the main road and it is about 200 to 300 m long wide at the centre. Much of the houses were stone built until the 1960s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the 21st century and up to date technology are not seen.
and the Greek Civil War
, the population began to decline as residents moved to larger towns and cities and outside of Greece. One exception was that the population slightly grew between 1991 and 2001.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
village in the southwest of 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...
. Kourounios is connected with the road linking the GR-76
Greek National Road 76
Greek National Road 76 is a west to east highway linking 2 km W of Krestena with GR-9/E55, Andritsaina and SE of Megalopoli . The highway west to Andritsaina is unofficially designated as GR-76 The west to east highway runs in the western and the central part of the Peloponnese...
(Krestena
Krestena
Krestena is a town in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is the seat of administration....
- Andritsaina
Andritsaina
Andritsaina is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is a municipal unit...
- Megalopoli). Kourounios had a 2001 population of 80 for the village. Kourounios is located about 29 km northwest of Megalopoli, 35 km southeast of Andritsaina
Andritsaina
Andritsaina is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is a municipal unit...
about 73 km (old: 71 km) north of Kalamata
Kalamata
Kalamata is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. The capital and chief port of the Messenia prefecture, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf...
and about 52 west-southwest of Tripoli
Tripoli
Tripoli is the capital and largest city in Libya. It is also known as Western Tripoli , to distinguish it from Tripoli, Lebanon. It is affectionately called The Mermaid of the Mediterranean , describing its turquoise waters and its whitewashed buildings. Tripoli is a Greek name that means "Three...
. The GR-7
Greek National Road 7
The Moreas Motorway is a motorway in Peloponnese, Greece. Locally it is known as the Moréas , which was the medieval name of the Peloponnese. The A7 begins just west of the Isthmus of Corinth, branching off from Greek National Road 8A...
, the older and the new route is to the southeast as well as the superhighway.
Nearest places
- KarytainaKarytainaKarytaina is a village in Arcadia, Greece. It was the seat of the former municipality Gortyna. Karytaina had a 2001 population of 204 for the village and 257 for the municipal district...
, north - MavriaMavriaMavria , is a Greek village located around 15 km Mavria (Greek: Μαυριά), is a Greek village located around 15 km Mavria (Greek: Μαυριά), is a Greek village located around 15 km (northwest of Megalopoli, about 30 km southeast of Andritsaina, about 8 km southeast of Karytaina...
, east - Isoma KaryonIsoma KaryonIsoma Karyon is a Greek village located approximately 10 km west-northwest from Megalopoli as well as from the non-freeway standard of GR-7/E65 otherwise known as the old road. Isoma Karyon belongs to the municipality of Megalopoli...
, south - Ano Karyes, west
- Kato Kotyli, northwest
Geography
Kourounios is situated in a mountainous slope of the Lykaio mountains and overlookis the valley and the AlfieosAlfeios River
Alfeiós is the longest river in the Peloponnese, in Greece. The river is 110 km long, flowing through the prefectures of Arcadia and Ilia. Its source is near Megalopoli in the highlands of Arcadia. The river begins near Davia in central Arcadia, then flows between Leontari and Megalopoli through a...
valley, The river is 4 km north. The area are made up of forests and grasslands as well as to the east. The mountains cover the area and are made up of rocks with grasslands and bushes along with a couple of forests and grasses and bushes around the areas. Farmlands are within the village area. A slopey part lies to the southwest where it has a curvy road at the Vasta-Megalopoli Road. It offers panoramic views of the mountains to the north as well as a part of the Lousios gorge, the east, the southeast and the south. Its main production are olive
Olive
The olive , Olea europaea), is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin as well as northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea.Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the...
s, citrus
Citrus
Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the rue family, Rutaceae. Citrus is believed to have originated in the part of Southeast Asia bordered by Northeastern India, Myanmar and the Yunnan province of China...
, fruits, vegetables and other crops, several common crops are rarely common. The village can be seen as far as to the north and east.
Its residential houses and buildings are within the main road and it is about 200 to 300 m long wide at the centre. Much of the houses were stone built until the 1960s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the 21st century and up to date technology are not seen.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 111 |
| 1991 | 78 |
| 2001 | 80 |
History
The village used to have a large population before the beginning of the 20th century. After World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
, the population began to decline as residents moved to larger towns and cities and outside of Greece. One exception was that the population slightly grew between 1991 and 2001.