A view of the beach at Astros

Astros ( The Greek language (Greek Ελληνικά, IPA – Hellenic) is an Indo-European language with a documented history of some 3,000 years. Ancient Greek in its various forms was the language both of classical Greek civilisation and of the origins of Christianity, and... Greek: Άστρος or Παράλια Άστρου Paralia Astrou, Astros Beach) is a port on the Argolic Gulf in the northeast Peloponnesos (Greek: Πελοπόννησος, sometime Latinized as Peloponnesus or Anglicized as The Peloponnese) is a large peninsula in Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Isthmus of Corinth. Its name derives from the Ancient Greek Mythological Hero... Peloponnese in eastern Arcadia or Arkadía ( Greek Αρκαδία) is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. Modern Arcadia Arcadias has its present-day capital at Tripoli. It forms the largest prefecture on the Peloponnesian peninsula... Arcadia. It is the seat of North Kynouria (Greek: Βόρεια Κυνουρία) and is the largest municipality in Arcadia along with having the most number of communities and settlements. Astros is accessible by the road connecting Tripoli and Argos and Leonidi and Monemvasia to the south. The location is in the E, S of History: From 1833 to 1899, the prefecture was Argolidocorinthia and included Hydra, Spetses and Kythira. It joined Corinthia to form Argolidocorinthia again in 1909. Forty years later, in 1949, the prefecture was finally separated from Corinthia, then Argolidocorinthia. In early 1998, a flash flood carrying muddy water in the valley... Argolis. It is located S of Argos (Greek: Άργος, Árgos) is a city in Greece in the Peloponnesus near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor, named for Nauplius. The region of Argos was called the Argolid. It was a major stronghold of Mycenaean times, but the pre_Greek name of its acropolis, Larissa... Argos and Náfplio (Ναύπλιον) is a town on the Peloponnese in Greece. The town was the capital of Greece from 1829 to 1834 and is the place where Capodistria, the first president of the modern Greek republic was assassinated. The area surrounding Náfplio... Nafplio, N of Leonidi and Monemvassia can be seen in the background Monemvassia (Greek: Μονεμβασία, or Monemvasia, Malvasy) is a medieval fortress with an adjacent town, located on a small peninsula off the east coast of the Peloponnese in the Greek prefecture of Laconia. Remains include... Monemvasia, NE of This article needs cleanup. Please edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. For other uses see: Sparta (disambiguation) Sparta (Grk. Σπάρτη) was an ancient city in Greece, the capital of Laconia and the most powerful state of the Peloponnesus. The... Sparta and E of Tripoli (Greek, Modern: Τρίπολη, Ancient/Katharevousa: -s), older form and Latin: Tripolis, rarely Tripolitsa, Tripolitza and Tripolizza is a city in the central part of the Peloponnesos, Greece, and the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the province of Mantineia which is the... Tripoli. The name and the settlement both date back to ancient times, when it was known as Astron.

Astros has a school, a lyceum, a high school, a church which is situated on a hilltop, banks, and a post office. The port on the east side serves ferries to Spetses (Greek, Modern: Σπέτσες, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ai), older form Spetsai is an island in Greece. Until 1948, it was part of the old prefecture of Argolidocorinthia that is now split into Argolis and Corinthia. In ancient times, it was known as Pityoussa and later... Spetses. There is a beach to the northeast. In the southern part of Astros, there is a water tower, and a square ( Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have one or several town squares. Most notable squares/plateies (ordered by place) Monastiraki, Omonia, and Syntagma Squares (Constitution Square) all three in Athens Plateia Amerikis - suburban Athens Plateia Syntagmatos... plateia).

Much of the land is rocky and bushy and unsuitable for cultivation, but there are some farms and groves are in low-lying areas near town.

The panoramic view from Astros includes portions of the promontroy protecting the harbor, and the western and the southern portion of Argolis, except for the most low-lying areas. This view sometimes includes the shoreline communities, but these can only be seen on clearer days. The western portion of the island of Spetses is only occasionally visible.

Subdivisions

• Agios Ioannis (pop: 108)
• Agios Stefanos (pop: 32)
• Chantakia (pop: 12)
• Loukous Monastery
• Varvogli (pop: 91)

Communities and subdivisions

• Agia Sofia
• Agios Andreas (pop: 1,063)
  • Agios Georgios
  • Agios Andreas Beach/Paralia Agiou Andreou
  • Arkadiko Chorio (Greek for Arcadian Village) (pop: 32)
• Agios Georgios
  • Aetochori (pop: 33)
  • Vathia (pop: 22)
  • Melissi (pop: 3)
• Agios Petros
  • Moni Malevis
  • Xirokampi (pop: 78)
• Astros
• Astros Beach/Paralia Astrou (pop: 874)
• Charardros (pop: 56)
  • Agioi Asomatoi (pop: 15)
• Doliana
  • Ano Doliana (pop: 80)
  • Dragoumi (pop: 15)
  • Kaimari
  • Kato Doliana (pop: 780)
  • Kouvli (pop: 57)
  • Prosilia (pop: 144)
  • Rouneika (Rounaiika) (pop: 21)
• Elati (pop: 80)
• Karatoula (pop: 62)
• Kastanitsa (pop: 402)
• Kastri (pop: 626)
• Korakovouni (pop: 710)
  • Neochori (pop0: 26)a
  • Oreino Korakovounio (pop: 40)
• Koutroufa
• Meligou
  • Oreini Meligou (pop: 46)
  • Agia Anastasia (pop: 50)
  • Cheimerini Melogui (pop: 771)
  • Portes (pop: 15)
• Mesorrachi (pop: 121)
• Nea Chora (pop: 65)
• Oria (pop: 158)
• Perdikovrysi (pop: 121)
  • Moni Prodromou
• Platana (pop: 63)
  • Louloudia
• Prastos (pop: 548)
  • Agios Panteleimonas (pop: 89)
  • Eortakousi Monastery
• Sitaina/Sitena (pop: 195)
• Stolos (pop: 81)
  • Fountoma (pop: 62)
• Xiropigado (pop: 367)
  • Metamorfosi (pop: 31)
  • Plaka (pop: 27)
• Vervaina or Vervena (pop: 302)
  • Kato Vervaina (pop: 238)

Historical population

• http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/astros.htm - Astros from the University of Patras (Greek: Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών Panepistimio Patron) is a university located 6 km northeast of downtown Patras, 3 km S of the Rio-Antirio bridge, 206 km W of Athens, 106 km NE... University of Patras
• http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/astros.htm - Paralia Astrou from the University of Patras
• http://portal.tee.gr/pls/portal/url/ITEM/CDB8C1415E180F0AE0340003BA2D133C
• http://www.inarcadia.gr/dd/astrosp/astrospdiask.htm - inarcadia.gr
• http://www.e-city.gr/arkadia/home/view/1301.php - e-city.gr
• http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/bkynouria/kynouria_eng/kynouria_eng_intro.htm - North Kynouria from the University of Patras

See also:

• Here are communities and communes including sections in the prefecture of Arcadia in Greece: A-B Aetorrachi Agia Sofia Agia Varvara Agiorgitika Agios Vasileios Agios Andreas Agios Andreas Beach/Paralia Agiou Andreou Agios Georgios Agios Konstantinos Agios Panteleimonas Agios Panteleimonas Agios Petros Agios Sostis Agios Vasileios Agriakona Agridi Akovos Goupata... Communities of Arcadia