Tripotamo (Megalopolis), Greece
Encyclopedia
Tripotamo is a village in the municipality of Megalopoli in the southwestern part of Arcadia
. It was linked by GR-7
/E65
which is now bypassed and the older one became an old highway. Distances Karytaina
is about 25 km S, SW of Megalopoli, NW of Leontari, NNE of Kalamata
and NE of Kyparissia
. The village was crossed by a highway, the GR-7
. It also has a road connecting to Isari
and Vastas. The origin of the name derives from the three rivers, one of them includes the Alpheus
river in which flows near a pit mine to the northeast. It also forms the communal boundary.
The village has a small school, a church and a square (plateia
). Its residential houses are within the road.
Much of the community are forested. The mining area (pit) that is used for creating electricity since the opening of the plant is in the east and has created to form into a reservoir. Pine trees are founded in the west, grasslands and pastures in the central part and forests with other kinds of trees in the eastern part. The village has no train station. Access to the modern GR-7/E65
is south along with the railway line.
The mountains are founded in the south, west and the northwest outside Tripotamo.
Until 1927, the village was known as Dedebei (Δεδέμπεη).
Until the 1960s, the village did not have electricity and didn't had paved roads until GR-7 became paved . Until the mid-1980s, much of the houses were stone-built.
The village in the past 80 years lost by 80% while the population until 1981 lost by 60% but recovered the where the population was in the 1970s. The population lost more than half between 1991 and 2001.
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...
. It was linked by 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...
which is now bypassed and the older one became an old highway. Distances Karytaina
Karytaina
Karytaina 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...
is about 25 km S, SW of Megalopoli, NW of Leontari, NNE 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 NE of Kyparissia
Kyparissia
Kyparissia is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The town proper has around 5,708 inhabitants. The town is located on Greek National Road 9,...
. The village was crossed by a highway, 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...
. It also has a road connecting to Isari
Isari, Greece
Isaris is a Greek village located around 15 km southwest from Megalopoli and around 6 km northwest of the GR-7/E65 . Isari is connected with a road linking the highway and Vasta. Isari is in the municipality of Megalopoli...
and Vastas. The origin of the name derives from the three rivers, one of them includes the Alpheus
Alfeios 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...
river in which flows near a pit mine to the northeast. It also forms the communal boundary.
Nearest places
- Psathi (northeast)
- Veligotses (south)
- Paradeisia (southwest)
Geography
- Postal code: 222 00
- Elevation: 400 m
- Dialing code: +11+30-27910 (030-27910)
Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1920 | 485 |
| 1961 | 225 |
| 1981 | 129 |
| 1991 | 181 |
| 2001 | 85 |
The village has a small school, a church and a square (plateia
Plateia
Plateia or platia is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding...
). Its residential houses are within the road.
Much of the community are forested. The mining area (pit) that is used for creating electricity since the opening of the plant is in the east and has created to form into a reservoir. Pine trees are founded in the west, grasslands and pastures in the central part and forests with other kinds of trees in the eastern part. The village has no train station. Access to the modern GR-7/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...
is south along with the railway line.
The mountains are founded in the south, west and the northwest outside Tripotamo.
Until 1927, the village was known as Dedebei (Δεδέμπεη).
Until the 1960s, the village did not have electricity and didn't had paved roads until GR-7 became paved . Until the mid-1980s, much of the houses were stone-built.
The village in the past 80 years lost by 80% while the population until 1981 lost by 60% but recovered the where the population was in the 1970s. The population lost more than half between 1991 and 2001.