Kollines
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Kollines is a small village in the municipal unit of Skyritida
Skyritida
Skyritida is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. It has a population of 2,248, as recorded in 2001...

, 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...

, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. Kollines is located 20 km from Vlachokerasea and 2 km north of the small village of Agia Varvara.

Museum

The cultural association Friends of Skyritida (Greek Σύλλογος Φίλων της Σκιρίτιδας), opened a folklore museum
Museum
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 in Kollines in 1997. Located in the high school
High school
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, the museum displays tools, clothes, photographs, and other print material to show how the older generations lived in the area.

Historical population

Year Population municipal district
1981 721
1991 622
2001 488
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