Kyparissia, Arcadia
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Kyparissia is a Greek
village in the west-southwest of Arcadia
. Kyparissia is in the municipal unit of Gortyna
. Kyparissia is connected with the road linking the GR-76 and the Megalopoli-Lykaio
Road, several earthened roads and trails are nearby. Kyparissia had a 2001 population of 95 for the village.
16 km northwest of Megalopoli, 35 km east-northeast of Andritsaina
about 71 km (old: 8 km) north of Kalamata
and about 46 km west of Tripoli
. The GR-7
, the older and the new route is 18 km to the southeast as well as the superhighway.
is approximately 2 km east along with another stream. Farmlands dominate the central and the eastern portions, forests covers around the area at about 40 to 45% of the land, the mountains that are filled with grasslands, bushes and forests lie to the west. The Kyparissia Mine lies to the south.
, its miners are mainly from Megalopoli and around the area including Tripoli.
Its main production are olive
s, citrus
, fruits, vegetables and other crops, several common crops are rarely common. The village can be seen as far as to the north and east.
Kyparissia has several rural roads and approximately 10 km of hydro lines.
Its residential houses and buildings are within the main road and it is about 200 to 300 m long wide at the centre. Much of the houses were stone built until the 1970s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the 21st century and up to date technology are not seen.
and the Greek Civil War
, the population began to decline as residents moved to larger towns and cities and outside of Greece. One exception was that the population slightly boomed between the 1981 and the 1991 censuses. The population fell below the 100 mark in the late-1990s.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
village in the west-southwest of 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...
. Kyparissia is in the municipal unit of Gortyna
Gortyna, Arcadia
Gortyna , is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Megalopoli, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat was in the village Karytaina...
. Kyparissia is connected with the road linking the GR-76 and the Megalopoli-Lykaio
Lykaio (town)
Lykaio is a village in the Greek prefecture of Arcadia, part of the municipality of Megalopoli.Home of the legendary Lykaios family who were great soldiers in Greece....
Road, several earthened roads and trails are nearby. Kyparissia had a 2001 population of 95 for the village.
Distances
Kyparissia is located about 9 km northwest of KarytainaKarytaina
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...
16 km northwest of Megalopoli, 35 km east-northeast of Andritsaina
Andritsaina
Andritsaina is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is a municipal unit...
about 71 km (old: 8 km) north 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 about 46 km west 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...
. 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...
, the older and the new route is 18 km to the southeast as well as the superhighway.
Nearest places
- KatsimbalisKatsimbalisKatsimpalis is a Greek village in the west-southwest of Arcadia. Katsimpalis is in the municipal unit of Gortyna. Katsimpalis is connected with the road linking Karytaina as well as Atsicholos and Kato Rizospilia as well as the Karytaina-Dimitsana Road and the GR-76 , several earthened roads and...
, east-northeast - SoulosSoulosSoulos is a Greek settlement located around 8 km north-northwest of Megalopoli and less than 13 km southeast of Karytaina. Soulos is in the municipality of Megalopoli...
, east - PlakaPlaka, ArcadiaPlaka is a Greek settlement located around 5 km west-northwest of Megalopoli, 10 km northwest from the nearest interchange with the GR-7/E65 and the old road and less than 16 km southeast of Karytaina. Plaka is in the municipality of Megalopoli...
, east-southeast - 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...
, south-southeast - Isoma KaryonIsoma KaryonIsoma Karyon is a Greek village located approximately 10 km west-northwest from Megalopoli as well as from the non-freeway standard of GR-7/E65 otherwise known as the old road. Isoma Karyon belongs to the municipality of Megalopoli...
, southwest - MavriaMavriaMavria , is a Greek village located around 15 km Mavria (Greek: Μαυριά), is a Greek village located around 15 km Mavria (Greek: Μαυριά), is a Greek village located around 15 km (northwest of Megalopoli, about 30 km southeast of Andritsaina, about 8 km southeast of Karytaina...
, north-northwest
Geography
Kyparissia is situated in a valley area. The AlfieosAlfeios 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...
is approximately 2 km east along with another stream. Farmlands dominate the central and the eastern portions, forests covers around the area at about 40 to 45% of the land, the mountains that are filled with grasslands, bushes and forests lie to the west. The Kyparissia Mine lies to the south.
Information
Its main industry are agricultureAgriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, its miners are mainly from Megalopoli and around the area including Tripoli.
Its main production are olive
Olive
The olive , Olea europaea), is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin as well as northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea.Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the...
s, citrus
Citrus
Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the rue family, Rutaceae. Citrus is believed to have originated in the part of Southeast Asia bordered by Northeastern India, Myanmar and the Yunnan province of China...
, fruits, vegetables and other crops, several common crops are rarely common. The village can be seen as far as to the north and east.
Kyparissia has several rural roads and approximately 10 km of hydro lines.
Its residential houses and buildings are within the main road and it is about 200 to 300 m long wide at the centre. Much of the houses were stone built until the 1970s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the 21st century and up to date technology are not seen.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 107 |
| 1991 | 111 |
| 2001 | 95 |
History
The village used to have a large population before the beginning of the 20th century. 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...
, the population began to decline as residents moved to larger towns and cities and outside of Greece. One exception was that the population slightly boomed between the 1981 and the 1991 censuses. The population fell below the 100 mark in the late-1990s.