Petrina, Arcadia
Encyclopedia
Petrina is a Greek
village in Arcadia
, located 4 km south of Voutsara
around 15 to 18 km southeast of Megalopoli, 12 km east from the nearest interchange with the GR-7
/E65
(Kalamata
- Megalopoli - Tripoli
) east of Leontari
and 60 km from Kalamata
, about 40 and 45 km west-southwest of Tripoli
and northwest of Sparta
. Petrina is connected with the road linking the Megalopoli-Anavryto
Road and the Megalopoli-Sparta Road and a branch to the road of the same name. Petrina had a population of 50 in 2001 for the village. Petrina is in the municipal unit of Falaisia
. The Laconia
prefecture is 4 km to the southeast.
Its residential houses and buildings are within the main road and it is about 400 m long. 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 including North America
. The population between 1981 and 1991 declined but it recovered between the 1991 and the 2001 censues.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
village in 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...
, located 4 km south of Voutsara
Voutsara
Voutsaras is a Greek village in Arcadia, located around 10 km southeast of Megalopoli, 8 km east from the nearest interchange with the GR-7/E65 east of Leontari and 60 km from Kalamata, about 35 and 40 km west-southwest of Tripoli and northwest of Sparta...
around 15 to 18 km southeast of Megalopoli, 12 km east from the nearest interchange with 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...
/E65
European route E65
European route E 65 is a north-south Class-A European route that begins in Malmö, Sweden and ends in Chaniá, Greece. The road is about in length.-Itinerary:* Sweden** E 65: Malmö – Ystad* Baltic sea, ferry Ystad-Świnoujście* Poland...
(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...
- Megalopoli - 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...
) east of Leontari
Leontari
Leontari is a town, seat of the former municipality of Falaisia, in the southwestern part of Arcadia...
and 60 km from 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...
, about 40 and 45 km west-southwest of 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...
and northwest of Sparta
Sparta
Sparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...
. Petrina is connected with the road linking the Megalopoli-Anavryto
Anavryto
Anavryto is a community divided into two villages, Ano Anavryto which is on the western part of mount Tsiberou, and Kato Anavryto on the other side of the valley, west of Anavryto.-Geography:...
Road and the Megalopoli-Sparta Road and a branch to the road of the same name. Petrina had a population of 50 in 2001 for the village. Petrina is in the municipal unit of Falaisia
Falaisia
Falaisia is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Megalopoli, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat is in Leontari, 5 km north of the village Falaisia...
. The Laconia
Laconia
Laconia , also known as Lacedaemonia, is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the southeastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its administrative capital is Sparti...
prefecture is 4 km to the southeast.
Nearest places
- VoutsaraVoutsaraVoutsaras is a Greek village in Arcadia, located around 10 km southeast of Megalopoli, 8 km east from the nearest interchange with the GR-7/E65 east of Leontari and 60 km from Kalamata, about 35 and 40 km west-southwest of Tripoli and northwest of Sparta...
, north - GraikosGraikosGraikos is a Greek village located in the municipal unit of Falaisia, Arcadia. It is located SW of Tripoli, near Leontari and SSE of Megalopoli...
, northeast - SkortsinosSkortsinosSkortsinos is a Greek village in westcentral Arcadia, close to its southern border to Laconia. Agriakona had a 2001 population of 83 for the village.-Distances:...
, east - Kyparissia, southeast
- Spaneika, south
- SoulariSoulari, ArcadiaSoulari is a Greek village in Arcadia, located 5 km east of Leontari around 15 km southeast of Megalopoli, 10 km southeast from the nearest interchange with the GR-7/E65 , 65 km from Kalamata, about 50 km southwest of Tripoli and northwest of Sparta...
, west
Geography
Petrina is situated between the mountains and the hills. The mountains cover the northern and southern portions and are made up of rocks with grasslands and bushes along with a couple of forests and grasses and bushes around the areas. The branch of the Alfeios river lies to the north. Farmlands are also within the village. Its panorama includes the mountains around the area including the northern and the eastern parts, it cannot see the Lykaio mountains to the west. The mountaintop elevating 1,197 m is to the south.Its residential houses and buildings are within the main road and it is about 400 m long. 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 village | Population municipal district |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 145 | - |
| 1991 | 58 | - |
| 2001 | 50 | 90 |
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 including North America
North America
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. The population between 1981 and 1991 declined but it recovered between the 1991 and the 2001 censues.