Tripotama is a village in the municipal unit of Aroania

Aroania

Aroania 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. The population is 2,551 . The seat of administration was in the town Psofida...

 in the southern part of 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:...

. It is part of the community Psofida. It is linked by GR-33, the Patras to Tripoli highway. It is located ESE 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...

, SW 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...

, W of Kleitoria

Kleitoria

Kleitoria is a village in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta....

, NW 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...

, NNW of Megalopoli, NE of Olympia

Olympia, Greece

Olympia , a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. Both games were held every Olympiad , the Olympic Games dating back possibly further than 776 BC...

 and E of Lampeia

Lampeia

Lampeia is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia, of which it is a municipal unit. The village is also known as Divri. Its population is presently around 1,000. Lampeia is in a valley...

 and Amaliada

Amaliada

Amaliada is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It has 32,090 citizens...

. The origin of the name derives from the three rivers, one of them includes the Erymanthus

Erymanthus

Erymanthus or Erymanthos may refer to:* Erymanthus, an ancient Greek city of Arcadia later known as Psophis* Erymanthos , a river in southern Greece* Erymanthian Boar* Mount Erymanthos, a mountain range in Achaea, Greece...

 river in which it flows to the west. It also forms the communal boundary along with the prefectural boundary with Ilia to the west and 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...

further south.

External links

• http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/tripotamo.htm (in Greek)