Palamari
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Palamari is a village and a community of the municipal unit Trikolonoi
Trikolonoi
Trikolonoi is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit includes the villages of Stemnitsa , Syrna, Pavlia, Palamari and Elliniko. Stemnitsa is...

, in 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....

. It is located around 15 km northwest of Megalopoli, about 28 km southeast 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 8 km southeast of 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...

, about 43 west-southwest of 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...

 and about 21 km southeast of Dimitsana
Dimitsana
Dimitsana is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is built on the ruins of the ancient town Teuthis...

. Palamari had a population of 43 in 2001. Palamari is linked with a road linking the Karytaina-Dimitsana Road
Karytaina-Dimitsana Road
The Karytaina-Dimitsana Road is a 30-km long road that connects the two federal roads, the GR-76 near Karytaina and the GR-74 The Karytaina-Dimitsana Road is a 30-km long road that connects the two federal roads, the GR-76 near Karytaina and the GR-74 The Karytaina-Dimitsana Road is a 30-km long...

 and Vangos
Vangos
Vangos is a Greek village located around 11 km northeast of Megalopoli, about 52 km southeast of Andritsaina, about 23 km southeast of Karytaina and about 44 km west-southwest of Tripoli. Vangos had a population of 106 in 2001 for the village. Vangos is in the municipality of...

.

History

Until the 1960s, any houses and buildings were stone-built, the village was connected with pavement in the 1980s. After World War II
World 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 left for larger towns and cities as well as the riches countries outside Greece. The population between the 1981 and the 1991 census saw a sharp decline but it regained by only three inhabitants in the 2001 census.

Its main production are olive and cattle along with fruits and vegetables and the land is slopey.

Geography

The mountains cover the area and the elevation reaches as about 1,000 m above sea level. The forests and farmlands are around the village and the valley, the grasslands and bushes are in the highest elevations. The area offers a view of the Lykaio mountains to the west, the mountains to the south and to the north and east.

Nearest places

  • Pavlia
    Pavlia
    Pavlia , is a Greek village located around 15 km northwest of Megalopoli, about 30 km southeast of Andritsaina, about 8 km southeast of Karytaina, about 45 km west-southwest of Tripoli and about 25 km southeast of Dimitsana. Its ancient name was Oureo. Pavlia is in the...

    , east
  • Zoni, south
  • Psari, north-northwest
  • Syrna, north-northwest

Population

Year Village population Population municipal district
1981 203 -
1991 42 -
2001 46 141

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