Lykochia
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Lykochia is a Greek
village in the west of Arcadia
. Lykochia is in the municipality of Megalopoli along with several villages including Trilofo
and Nea Ekklisoula
. Lykochia had a 2001 population of 146 for the village.
15 km northwest of Megalopoli, 48 km east-northeast of Andritsaina
about 70 km (old: 67 km) north of Kalamata
and about 50 km west of Tripoli
. The GR-7
, the older and the new route is 20 km to the southeast as well as the superhighway.
and the Greek Civil War
, the population began to decline as residents moved to larger towns and cities and outside of Greece. The population lost since that time.
, 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.
Lykochia has several rural roads and approximately 4 km of hydro lines and roads.
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.
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 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...
. Lykochia is in the municipality of Megalopoli along with several villages including Trilofo
Trilofo, Arcadia
Trilofo is a Greek village located around 6 km NNE of Megalopoli, about 47 km southeast of Andritsaina, about 18 km southeast of Karytaina and about 39 west-southwest of Tripoli. Trilofo had a population of 57 in 2001 for the village and 71 for the municipal district...
and Nea Ekklisoula
Nea Ekklisoula
Nea Ekklisoula , is a Greek village located around 3 to 4 km NNE of Megalopoli, about 45 km southeast of Andritsaina, about 16 km southeast of Karytaina and about 37 km west-southwest of Tripoli. Nea Ekklisoula had a population of 73 in 2001. It is in the municipality of Megalopoli...
. Lykochia had a 2001 population of 146 for the village.
Distances
Lykochia is located about 28 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...
15 km northwest of Megalopoli, 48 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 70 km (old: 67 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 50 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 20 km to the southeast as well as the superhighway.
Geography
Lykochia is situated in a valley area separated from the rest of the villages. The mountains dominate much of the area and it contains forests to the around the village and grasslands along with barren lands elsewhere. Farmlands are within the village areaPopulation
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 201 |
| 1991 | 157 |
| 2001 | 146 |
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. The population lost since that time.
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.
Lykochia has several rural roads and approximately 4 km of hydro lines and roads.
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.