Isoma Karyon
Encyclopedia
Isoma Karyon is a Greek
village located approximately 10 km west-northwest (old; 10 km) from Megalopoli as well as from the non-freeway standard of GR-7
/E65
(Kalamata
- Megalopoli - Tripoli
) otherwise known as the old road. Isoma Karyon belongs to the municipality of Megalopoli. Isoma Karyon is connected to a road linking Kyparissia, Thoknia and the major town of Megalopoli.
and the Greek Civil War
as people left the village for a better life in other parts of Greece and in other parts of the world (mainly North America
). The pace of the population's decline rarely slowed in the late-20th century. According to the 1981 and 1991 census, the village's population showed an upward short-lived trend, returning to the constant declining level (the majority of the population are mainly over 50 years old).
mountain is located northwest of the village. The lignite
mining area which has been used to produce electricity for its nearby power plant is located in the northeastern part of the village and has been mined since the 1970s
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
village located approximately 10 km west-northwest (old; 10 km) from Megalopoli as well as from the non-freeway standard of 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...
) otherwise known as the old road. Isoma Karyon belongs to the municipality of Megalopoli. Isoma Karyon is connected to a road linking Kyparissia, Thoknia and the major town of Megalopoli.
History
The population reached its peak in the early to mid-20th century. Since the mid-20th century, the population has been declining , particularly after the two conflicts, the 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...
as people left the village for a better life in other parts of Greece and in other parts of the world (mainly North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
). The pace of the population's decline rarely slowed in the late-20th century. According to the 1981 and 1991 census, the village's population showed an upward short-lived trend, returning to the constant declining level (the majority of the population are mainly over 50 years old).
Nearest places
- KourouniosKourouniosKourounios is a Greek village in the southwest of Arcadia. Kourounios is connected with the road linking the GR-76 . Kourounios had a 2001 population of 80 for the village...
, north - Kyparissia, northeast
- ThokniaThokniaThoknia is a Greek settlement located around 9 km northwest of Megalopoli, about 41 km west of Tripoli, about 63 km northeast of Kalamata, and about 40 km southeast of Andritsaina. Thoknia had a population of 49 in 2001. Thoknia is in the municipality of Megalopoli...
, east - Kalyvia Karyon, south
- Kastanochori, southwest
Geography
The village's morphology consists of farmlands, mainly groves and pastures with fruits, vegetables and other crops covering the eastern and northern areas. Forests in the nearby area cover over 60 to 70% of the area. The nearby mountains to the west of the village are mainly covered with grassland and the LykaioLycaeus
Lykaion is a mountain in Arcadia. Lykaion has two peaks, the northern one higher than the southern , where the altar of Zeus is located. Mount Lykaion is sacred to Zeus Lykaios, who was said to have been born and brought up on it, and was the home of Pelasgus and his son Lycaon, who is said to...
mountain is located northwest of the village. The lignite
Lignite
Lignite, often referred to as brown coal, or Rosebud coal by Northern Pacific Railroad,is a soft brown fuel with characteristics that put it somewhere between coal and peat...
mining area which has been used to produce electricity for its nearby power plant is located in the northeastern part of the village and has been mined since the 1970s
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 144 |
| 1991 | 168 |
| 2001 | 115 |