Magouliana
Encyclopedia
Magouliana is a settlement and an ancient city in the municipal unit of Vytina
, Arcadia
, Greece
. As of 2001, it had a population of 238 for the village and 256 for the municipal district. It sits at 1,365 m above sea level.
about 210 km (old: 255 km) west of Athens
, 90 km south of Kalavryta
, 60 km north of Megalopoli and about 90 km east of Pyrgos.
is situated nearby and was first built by the Villehardouin
s.
According to several sources, the village was founded between 1530 and 1600 by five settlements, Agios Athanasios (Kastro), Agios Konstantinos (Leivadi), Agios Ioannis (Kabeas or Kampeas), Petrovouni and Megisti or Katsipodas, they were kicked out by the Turks from Lalaia. The name derives from a Slavic word Magila which means hill-elevation. By another version it derives from the Coranic Arabic psalm, "Allah Magouliana", or God in the highest. It was renamed to Argyrokastro in 1927 as well as many villages around the area that had Slavic and Latin names, the name changed back due to the opposition by the inhabitants. Magouliana was part of the old municipality of Mylaontos until 1912 and became a commune after the dissolution of the municipal system until 1997.
Fotios Chrysanthopoulos (Fotakos) was the first councillor of Theodoros Kolokotronis
and other leaders during the revolution of 1821
. In its first decades, most of the population loss was led by emigration in the 1850s and into the early 20th century. It was recovered until the Second World War
.
After World War II and the Greek Civil War
, its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate until 1951 through to 1981. Its population was briefly recovered in the late-1970s and the early-1980s but continued to plunge afterwards. Some of its residents reside in the city or own a house from a larger city. Dessino became connected with asphalt in the 1980s. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. In 1997, the ex-community (now a village and a municipal district) joined to become the newly formed municipality of 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...
, 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....
. As of 2001, it had a population of 238 for the village and 256 for the municipal district. It sits at 1,365 m above sea level.
Settlements
It was built around the source of a stream which is still there. Local legend has it that the location was discovered when the goat of a shepherd returned with its beard wet. The shepherd understood the animal must have found water and went looking for it.- Magouliana, pop. 238
- Pan, pop. 18
Nearest places
- Lasta, north (distance: 5 km)
- Pan, SSE (distance: 5 km)
- Valtesiniko, northwest (distance: 7 km)
- Kourkalou, southwest
- Kaloneri, west
Population
| Year | Population village | Population municipal district |
|---|---|---|
| 1815 | 1,250 | - |
| 1851 | 2,342 | - |
| 1861 | 554 | - |
| 1896 | 902 | - |
| 1907 | 889 | - |
| 1920 | 635 | - |
| 1928 | 796 | - |
| 1940 | 844 | - |
| 1950 | 604 | - |
| 1961 | 471 | - |
| 1971 | 319 | - |
| 1981 | 335 | - |
| 1991 | 257 | - |
| 2001 | 238 | 256 |
Location
Maoguliana is 60 km northwest of TripoliTripoli, 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...
about 210 km (old: 255 km) west of Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, 90 km south of Kalavryta
Kalavryta
Kalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx...
, 60 km north of Megalopoli and about 90 km east of Pyrgos.
Geography and history
The area are mainly made up of pine forests and partly barren grasslands. Farmlands are within the village. The Argyrokastro CastleArgyrokastro Castle
Argyrokastro or Argirokastro is a castle in the region of the Peloponnese, Greece. It is located in the mountainous Arcadia prefecture, near the village of Magouliana at an elevation of 1,450 m...
is situated nearby and was first built by the Villehardouin
Villehardouin
The name Villehardouin may refer to:* Villehardouin, a former commune of the Aube department, now part of Val-d'Auzon*Geoffrey of Villehardouin, knight, crusader , Marshal of Romania and author of the "Chronicle of The Fourth Crusade and The Conquest of Constantinople"*Geoffrey I of Villehardouin,...
s.
According to several sources, the village was founded between 1530 and 1600 by five settlements, Agios Athanasios (Kastro), Agios Konstantinos (Leivadi), Agios Ioannis (Kabeas or Kampeas), Petrovouni and Megisti or Katsipodas, they were kicked out by the Turks from Lalaia. The name derives from a Slavic word Magila which means hill-elevation. By another version it derives from the Coranic Arabic psalm, "Allah Magouliana", or God in the highest. It was renamed to Argyrokastro in 1927 as well as many villages around the area that had Slavic and Latin names, the name changed back due to the opposition by the inhabitants. Magouliana was part of the old municipality of Mylaontos until 1912 and became a commune after the dissolution of the municipal system until 1997.
Fotios Chrysanthopoulos (Fotakos) was the first councillor of Theodoros Kolokotronis
Theodoros Kolokotronis
Theodoros Kolokotronis was a Greek Field Marshal and one of the leaders of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire....
and other leaders during the revolution of 1821
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
. In its first decades, most of the population loss was led by emigration in the 1850s and into the early 20th century. It was recovered until the Second World War
World 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...
.
After World War II 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...
, its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate until 1951 through to 1981. Its population was briefly recovered in the late-1970s and the early-1980s but continued to plunge afterwards. Some of its residents reside in the city or own a house from a larger city. Dessino became connected with asphalt in the 1980s. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. In 1997, the ex-community (now a village and a municipal district) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Vytina.
People
- Fotios Chrysanthopoulos (Fotakos), first councillor for Theodoros KolokotronisTheodoros KolokotronisTheodoros Kolokotronis was a Greek Field Marshal and one of the leaders of the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire....
- Ilias Mariolopoulos, nature meteorologist at the University of Athens
- Konstantinos Gontikas, politician, minister
- Dimitrios GontikasDimitrios GontikasDimtrios Gontikas or Gondikas was a Greek historian and a linguist.-Bibliography:Gontikas was born in a village named Magouliana in the highland of Arcadia. He later studied law at the University of Patras. He was shortly a judge in Pyrgos until 1936 when he was elected to the Liberal Party as a...
, politician, president of the parliament - Andrew JarvisAndrew Jarvis-Biography:Andrew Harry Jarvis was born in Magouliana, Greece, on April 7, 1890 and immigrated to the United States in the early 1900s. He arrived in New York and then went to Lowell, Massachusetts where he stayed with distant family while working in a mill to learn English at the pay of $3.50 a week...
,Greek-American politician