Karitaina or Karitena (Greek: Καρύταινα), rarely Carytaina or Carytena, primarily Karytaina or Karytena (Καρύταινα) until 1940 is a townlocated in the western part of the prefecture of Arcadia in the central Peloponnese. It is the seat of the municipality of Gortynia (Γορτυνία). Skorta was the Frankish domination name. The shortest length is about 200 ot 300 m. It is located about just 1 km NW from GR-76 (Krestena - Andritsaina - Megalopoli), 1 km NW of the Karytaina - Stemnitsa - Dimitsana road, 25 km SW of Dimitsana, about 50 km (old: 54 km) W of Tripoli, 26 km NW of Megalopoli, about 28 km (old: 25 km) from GR-7/E65, about 75 km (old: 80 km) N of Kalamata, about 70 km SE of Krestena and about 72 to 75 km SE of GR-9/E55 and 28 km E of Andritsaina. The location is on a triangular-trapezoidal rocky hill with bushes and some forests which include a fortress on the top. The name of the municipality dates back to the ancient times as an ancient region. The ancient settlement of Gortys (modern: Γόρτυνος, Ancient.Katharevousa: Γόρτυς), modern Gortynos which Gortynia comes from is to the north. In the Medieval times, Karytaina used to be known as the Toledo of Greece. It is bordered with the prefecture of Ilia in the west along with its boundary over a steep cliff in the west where the highway passes. Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos): External link Map Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Prefectures of Greece ... Arcadia or Arkadía ( Greek Αρκαδία) is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. ... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... The National Statistical Service of Greece (NSSG) is a General Secretariat of the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance with more than 1100 employees. ... The Greek car license plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (f. ... 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Arcadia or Arkadía ( Greek Αρκαδία) is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. ... 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. ... Greece Interstate 76 (Pyrgos - Andritsaina - Megalopoli) is an west to east highway linking 2 km W of Krestena with GR-9/ E55, Andritsaina and SE of Megalopoli (until 2003, in Megalopoli). ... Dimitsana (Greek: Δημητσάνα) is a village and a municipality located in northwestern Arcadia. ... 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 most populated province in Arcadia. ... Megalopolis (Greek: large city, great city) can mean: The city of Megalopolis, Greece. ... Greece Interstate 7 is a north-to-south highway that runs from Kalamata in the south and ends in Corinth in the north. ... There is also a Kalamata in the Democratic Republic of Congo, see Kalamata, Democratic Republic of Congo Kalamata (Greek, Modern: Καλαμάτα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ai), older forms: Kalamai is a city in southern Greece, on the Peloponnesos, by the Mediterranean. ... Krestena (Greek: Κρέστενα), is a city located in the Prefecture of Ilia. ... Greece Interstate 9 is the second-longest national highway that runs into the Peloponnese. ... The European route E55 passes through the following cities: Helsingborg - Elsinore - Rostock - Berlin - Dresden - Teplice - Prague - Vienna - Ancona - Ioannina - Arta (bypasses) - Amphilochia - Agrinion - Messolonghi - Rhion * Antirrhion - Patras - Kourtesi - Marathia - Pyrgos - Epitalion - Zacharo - Kalo Nero - near Dorio - near Oichalia - Allagi - Thouria - Kalamáta From Helsingborg, the route continues northward through Sweden and... Andritsaina (Greek: Ανδρίτσαινα), also Andritsena is a community and a municipality located in the southeastern part of the prefecture of Ilia in the middle of a highway, officially and unofficially GR-76 between Krestena and Megalopoli. ... Ancient Greece is the term used to describe the Greek-speaking world in ancient times. ... Medieval Times locations. ... For other uses of the word Ilia, see Ilia (disambiguation). ...

Communities and subdivisions

• Atsicholos (pop: 63)
• Karytaina/Karitaina
  • Kalyvakia (pop: 54)
  • Karvounari (pop: 54)
• Katsimpali (pop: 61)
• Kourounios (pop: 80)
• Kyparissia (pop: 95)
• Kotyli (pop: 148)
  • Palato (pop: 36)
  • Strongylo (pop: 22)
• Maratha, (Vlachorrapti until 2002), (pop: 101)
• Mavria (pop: 49)
• Sarakini (pop: 37)
  • Kryoneri (pop: 41)
  • Palaiokastro (pop: 36)
• Zoni (pop: 118)

Historical population

The population lost 661 inhabitants or 71.85% of the total population between 1920 and 1991. The last time the population lost inhabitants. The population recovered in 1990 being one of the few places where the population didn't boom since the early to mid-20th century. The decline slowed every ten years until 1991. 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) Events January January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Karitaina/Karytaina has a school, a lyceum, a church, a post office, a gas station, and a square (plateia). Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ...

Karytaina or Karitaina is surrounded by mountains and a larger one to the north. The houses are about 50 m lower than the fortress and line straightly to the other side of the mountain. The groves are to the east and south and areas under 482 m. Much of the area are mountains and has a rocky landscape and bushes. The plain of Megalopolis is to the southeast. The forests are to the south and in the valleys where the Alpheus River flows to the south. It includes an old bridge which was used until the 1960s. In Greek mythology, Alpheus, or Alpheios (Greek: Αλφειός, meaning whitish) was a river and river-god, thus like most river-gods a son of Oceanus and Tethys. ... Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ...

The population was entirely consists of agriculture and the main production was cereals and silk. Cereal crops are mostly grasses cultivated for their edible seeds (actually a fruit called a grain, technically a caryopsis). ... Silk (< OE sioloc probably < L. SERICVS / Gr. ...

In the ancient times, an ancient highway linking Patras and Kalamata via Sparta passed near the Alpheus river. Another river is the Loussios (ancient: Lussius) which flows west of Karytaina which begins east of Lagkadia. The length is about 40 km. The origin of the name comes from the ancient form of loutra, loussis meaning bath in Ancient Greek. This article needs cleanup. ... There is also a Kalamata in the Democratic Republic of Congo, see Kalamata, Democratic Republic of Congo Kalamata (Greek, Modern: Καλαμάτα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ai), older forms: Kalamai is a city in southern Greece, on the Peloponnesos, by the Mediterranean. ... Sparta (Grk. ... Here are place names that have the name Lagkadia, older transliterations: Langadia, Langadhia, Lagadia in Greece: Lagkadia, a village in northwestern Arcadia. ... Palladian Pulteney Bridge and the weir at Bath Bath is a city in south-west England, most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. ...

In the Greek War of Independence in 1821, Nikitas Stamatetopoulos, Ilias Mavromichalis, the Plaplouta brothers, Kanellos Deligiannis and his army headed north fo Karytaina after the events in Kalamata. The Greek War of Independence was fought from the Greeks declaration of independence from the Ottoman Empire on March 25 (now Greek Independence Day) 1821 until the modern state of Greece was granted independence by the Treaty of Constantinople in July 1832. ... 1821 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

Sites of Interest

• Castle of Karytaina - built on a steep rocky outcrop NW of Karytaina. It was first built in 1245 by Hugues De Bruyere, website: http://www.culture.gr/2/21/212/21205a/e212ea04.html

Events Rebellion against king Sancho II of Portugal in favor of his brother Alphonso. ...

External links

• Andritsaina-Karytaina (http:www.hoteleuropa.gr/uk/andrits_karyt.html/)
• http://www.peloponnes-treff.de/infos/ort.php4?ort_id=286 (in German)
• Loussios Gorge (http://members.shaw.ca/constadina/leonidio_articles/sherry_marker.htm)
• http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/engversion/places/karitena.htm (in Greek)
• http://hellas.teipir.gr/greek/Arkadias/Karitaina.htm (in Greek)
• http://cgi.di.uoa.gr/~grad0039/Welcome.html (in Greek)
• http://www.arcadia.gr/greek_ver/c3/sc5/main.htm
• arkadia/archsites/xwroi/gortis.htm Ancient Gortys and the Loussios Gorge (http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/)
• Ancient Gortys (http://www.arcadia.gr/greek_ver/c1/sc5/c14/default.htm) (in Greek)
• http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/ arcadia-hist/topics/gortis.html (in Greek)

Dimitsana (Greek: Δημητσάνα) is a village and a municipality located in northwestern Arcadia. ... Stemnitsa (Greek: Στέμνιτσα) is a village and a municipality located in northwestern Arcadia. ... Andritsaina (Greek: Ανδρίτσαινα), also Andritsena is a community and a municipality located in the southeastern part of the prefecture of Ilia in the middle of a highway, officially and unofficially GR-76 between Krestena and Megalopoli. ... Megalopolis, or Megalopoli is a town famous for its ancient theatre. ...

See also:

• Communities of Arcadia
• Ophrys Gortynia
• Xylokaritaina