Soulos
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Soulos 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. Soulos is connected with a road to the GR-76
linking Megalopoli with Krestena
and Andritsaina
.
is 4 km to the west. The geography consists of farmlands covering the central and the western parts, and the eastern part are hilly with some farmlands, the remainder of the area are forested. The Megalopoli Power Plant
is to the southwest. The mountains which include the Lykaio can be seen to the west and east.
and the Greek Civil War
as people went for a better lifestyle and jobs elsewhere in Greece and the other parts of the world (mainly North America
), its decline has rarely slowed in the late-20th century. The census between 1981 and 1991 saw the population grew by nearly half for a brief time, the population lost nearly half of its residents between 1991 and 2001, its median age will rise above 50 and 60, the younger generation only visit Apiditsa making it a summer area along with Choremi and the area.
Soulos was strucked by a forest fire on Thursday August 16, 2007 by a weird arsonist which set up gasoline and oil bottle with an unknown cause. The fire spread to burn many trees along the hillside. It was the first spot where the fire tha became the worst in the country began. The fire later burnt a couple of farmlands mainly pastures and groves and damaged a few houses during the afternoon hours and cut off communications including roads and electricity. By the evening hours, the fire was weakened and grew with high winds and temperatures it escaped into Makryssi and the outskirts of Megalopoli. Residents, firefighters along with several choppers and planes battled the blaze and rarely controlled the fire.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
settlement located around 8 km north-northwest of Megalopoli and less than 13 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...
. Soulos is in the municipality of Megalopoli. Soulos is connected with a road to the GR-76
Greek National Road 76
Greek National Road 76 is a west to east highway linking 2 km W of Krestena with GR-9/E55, Andritsaina and SE of Megalopoli . The highway west to Andritsaina is unofficially designated as GR-76 The west to east highway runs in the western and the central part of the Peloponnese...
linking Megalopoli with Krestena
Krestena
Krestena is a town in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is the seat of administration....
and 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...
.
Nearest places
- ZoniZoni (Arcadia), GreeceZoni , is a village in Arcadia, Greece. It lies in hilly area. It is part of the municipal unit of Gortyna. Achaea is located to the northeast. It is located about 11 km NE of Megalopoli, about 38 km SE of Andritsaina, about 20 km SE of Karytaina, about 40 km SSE of Dimitsana,...
, north - Trilofo, east-northeast
- Nea EkklisoulaNea EkklisoulaNea 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...
, east - Plaka, south
- 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...
, west-northwest - 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...
, west-northwest
Geography
Soulos is situated in a valley area, the AlpheusAlfeios 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 4 km to the west. The geography consists of farmlands covering the central and the western parts, and the eastern part are hilly with some farmlands, the remainder of the area are forested. The Megalopoli Power Plant
Megalopoli Power Plant
The Megalopoli Power Plant is a power plant in Arcadia in the central Peloponnese that produces electricity for southern Greece and the islands. It is located 5 km northwest of Megalopoli via the GR-76 , its entrance is 1 km to the east...
is to the southwest. The mountains which include the Lykaio can be seen to the west and east.
History
The highest recorded population were in the early to mid-20th century, the population has been falling since the mid-20th century, 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 went for a better lifestyle and jobs elsewhere in Greece and the 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...
), its decline has rarely slowed in the late-20th century. The census between 1981 and 1991 saw the population grew by nearly half for a brief time, the population lost nearly half of its residents between 1991 and 2001, its median age will rise above 50 and 60, the younger generation only visit Apiditsa making it a summer area along with Choremi and the area.
Soulos was strucked by a forest fire on Thursday August 16, 2007 by a weird arsonist which set up gasoline and oil bottle with an unknown cause. The fire spread to burn many trees along the hillside. It was the first spot where the fire tha became the worst in the country began. The fire later burnt a couple of farmlands mainly pastures and groves and damaged a few houses during the afternoon hours and cut off communications including roads and electricity. By the evening hours, the fire was weakened and grew with high winds and temperatures it escaped into Makryssi and the outskirts of Megalopoli. Residents, firefighters along with several choppers and planes battled the blaze and rarely controlled the fire.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 45 |
| 1991 | 66 |
| 2001 | 32 |