Planitero
Encyclopedia
Planitero is a village in the municipality of Lefkasio
, Achaea
, Greece
. It is situated 6 km from the Kalavryta
-Tripoli Road and connects the road with nearby Elatofyto and the Chelmos (Aroania) mountains. Its population is 354 people (2001 census). Its elevation is 700 m.
, NNW of Tripoli
, northeast of Pyrgos, southeast of Patras
and SSE of Kalavryta
.
The village has about 6 km of paved road, 6 km of gravel road and has about 7 km of hydro and phone lines.
River flowing from the Chelmos mountains and the Aroanios springs is in the south and another that flows through the village and also a mountaintop elevating 1,934 m is 3 km to the north.
and the Greek Civil War
, emigration occurred at a higher rate until the 1970s, the village recovered the population between 1991 and 2001. Planitero 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. Still today, its homes and other buildings are built out of stone and is one of the Kalavryta area's most beautiful village and receives and received several builders.
In the late-1990s, the ex-community (now a village and a municipal district) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Lefkasio, it changed to Kleitoria in 2007, the current name.
Lefkasio
Lefkasio is a village and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was the village Kleitoria, near the site of the ancient village of Kleitor...
, Achaea
Achaea
Achaea is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras. The population exceeds 300,000 since 2001.-Geography:...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. It is situated 6 km from the 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...
-Tripoli Road and connects the road with nearby Elatofyto and the Chelmos (Aroania) mountains. Its population is 354 people (2001 census). Its elevation is 700 m.
Nearest places
- Elatofyto, east
- Armpounas, southeast
- Agios Vlasios, southwest
- Kastria, west
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 276 |
| 1991 | 258 |
| 2001 | 354 |
Location and transportation
Planitero is located southwest of Xilokastro, west of AthensAthens
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...
, NNW 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...
, northeast of Pyrgos, southeast of Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
and SSE 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...
.
The village has about 6 km of paved road, 6 km of gravel road and has about 7 km of hydro and phone lines.
Geography
Much of the area are mountainous and are also forested with pine, cypresses and cedars, farmlands are around the village and some of the areas are grassy. The AroaniosAroanios
The Aroanios is a river in the western part of the Achaia prefecture. It empties into the river Ladon.-Geography:The river begins from Aroania and after 10 kilometres empties into the river Ladon. In the river features the streams named Lagkada and Chaliki . The springs of Aroanios near...
River flowing from the Chelmos mountains and the Aroanios springs is in the south and another that flows through the village and also a mountaintop elevating 1,934 m is 3 km to the north.
History
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...
, emigration occurred at a higher rate until the 1970s, the village recovered the population between 1991 and 2001. Planitero 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. Still today, its homes and other buildings are built out of stone and is one of the Kalavryta area's most beautiful village and receives and received several builders.
In the late-1990s, the ex-community (now a village and a municipal district) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Lefkasio, it changed to Kleitoria in 2007, the current name.