Karitaina or Karitena ( 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: Καρύταινα), rarely Carytaina or Carytena, primarily Karytaina or Karytena (Καρύταινα) until 1940 was a leap year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). Events January-February January 5 - FM radio is demonstrated to the FCC for the first time. January 6 - World War II: Mass execution of Poles, committed by Germans in the Poznan, Warthegau. January 12 - World War... 1940 is a townlocated in the western part of the prefecture of 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 in the central 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. 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 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). The highway west to Andritsaina is unofficially designated as GR-76 The west to east highway runs in the... GR-76 (Krestena - Andritsaina - Megalopoli), 1 km NW of the Karytaina - Stemnitsa - Dimitsana road, 25 km SW of Dimitsana (Greek: Δημητσάνα) is a village and a municipality located in northwestern Arcadia. Its population is about 600. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name. It is also the seat of the province of Gortynia. The village is... Dimitsana, about 50 km (old: 54 km) W 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, 26 km NW of Megalopolis (Greek: large city, great city) can mean: The city of Megalopolis, Greece. Megacity or megapolis, a large metropolitan area, or a long chain of continuous metropolitan areas (see, e.g., BosWash and ChiPitts). This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise... Megalopoli, about 28 km (old: 25 km) from Greece Interstate 7 is a north-to-south highway that runs from Kalamata in the south and ends in Corinth in the north. It is also associated with E65 only for the superhighway and is also tolled. It runs through the prefectures of Messenia, Arcadia, Argolida and Corinthia and the... GR-7/E65, about 75 km (old: 80 km) N of 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. It is the capital... Kalamata, about 70 km SE of Krestena (Greek: Κρέστενα), is a city located in the Prefecture of Ilia. It is the seat of the municipality of Skillounta which is named after Scillus, an area near Krestena The city is connected with three paved roads. Distance from Pyrgos is about... Krestena and about 72 to 75 km SE of Greece Interstate 9 is the second-longest national highway that runs into the Peloponnese. Its length is around 220 km (140 miles). This highway travels near: Bypasses: Patras and Area, since 2002 Vrachneika Alissos Kato Achaia Upper Achaia Rachi Lappa New Manolada Varda Lechaina Andravida Kavasilas Gastouni Savalia Chanakia Pyrgos... GR-9/ 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... E55 and 28 km E of 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. The road in the... 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 Greece is the term used to describe the Greek_speaking world in ancient times. It refers not only to the territory of the present Greek state, but also to those areas settled in ancient times by Greeks: Cyprus, the Aegean coast of Turkey (then known as Ionia), Italy (known as... 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 The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. The Middle Ages of Western Europe are commonly dated from the end of the Western Roman Empire... Medieval times, Karytaina used to be known as the Toledo of Greece. It is bordered with the For other uses of the word Ilia, see Ilia (disambiguation). Ilia (also often Elia, rarely Ileia) Greek: Νομός Ηλείας Nomos Ilias or Eleias is a prefecture in the Western Peloponnese and in Western portion of Greece. It covers the area of... prefecture of Ilia in the west along with its boundary over a steep cliff in the west where the highway passes.

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.

Karitaina/Karytaina has a school, a lyceum, a church, a post office, a gas station, 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).

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 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. He fell in love with Arethusa, a nymph, and chased her to Sicily. Artemis changed her into... Alpheus River flows to the south. It includes an old bridge which was used until the Centuries: 19th century - 20th century - 21st century Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s - 1960s - 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s Years: 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. Many of the trends of... 1960s.

The population was entirely consists of agriculture and the main production was Cereal crops are mostly grasses cultivated for their edible seeds (actually a fruit called a grain, technically a caryopsis). Cereal grains are grown in greater quantities worldwide than any other type of crop and provide more food energy to the human race. In some developing nations, cereal grains constitute practically... cereals and Silk (< OE sioloc probably < L. SERICVS / Gr. σηρικóς (silken) < L. SERES / Gr. Σηρες (Chinese) or alternatively < Ch. 丝 or 絲(pronounced sì) meaning silk, the pictogram representing two strands of silk.) is a natural protein fiber that... silk.

In the ancient times, an ancient highway linking This article needs cleanup. Please edit this article to conform to a higher standard of article quality. Patra (Greek: Modern: Πάτρα, Ancient: Πάτραι, Pátrai) is the third largest city of Greece, and also the capital of the Achaea region of... Patras and 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. It is the capital... Kalamata via 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 passed near the Alpheus river. Another river is the Loussios (ancient: Lussius) which flows west of Karytaina which begins east of Here are place names that have the name Lagkadia, older transliterations: Langadia, Langadhia, Lagadia in Greece: Lagkadia, a village in northwestern Arcadia. Lagkadia, two villages in Arta Lagkadia, a village in Grevena Lagkadia, a place in the prefecture of Pella Lagkadia, a place in the prefecture of Trikala See also... Lagkadia. The length is about 40 km. The origin of the name comes from the ancient form of loutra, loussis meaning Palladian Pulteney Bridge and the weir at Bath Bath is a city in southwest England, most famous for its baths fed by three hot springs. The city was first recorded as a Roman spa, though verbal tradition suggests it was known before then. The waters from its spring were considered... bath in Ancient Greek.

In the 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. The Ottoman Empire had ruled all of Greece... Greek War of Independence in Events February 23 - The Philadelphia College of Apothecaries founds the first pharmacy college. March 25 - Greece declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire, beginning the Greek War of Independence. July 10 - The United States takes possession of its newly-bought territory of Florida from Spain. July 28 - Peru declares independence... 1821, Nikitas Stamatetopoulos, Ilias Mavromichalis, the Plaplouta brothers, Kanellos Deligiannis and his army headed north fo Karytaina after the events in Kalamata.

Sites of Interest

• Castle of Karytaina - built on a steep rocky outcrop NW of Karytaina. It was first built in Events Rebellion against king Sancho II of Portugal in favor of his brother Alphonso. The rebuilding of Westminster Abbey is started. Pope Innocent IV sends two missions to the Mongol Khan, suggesting that the Mongols convert to Christianity. Births April 3: Philip the Bold, king of France Boniface of Savoy... 1245 by Hugues De Bruyere, website: http://www.culture.gr/2/21/212/21205a/e212ea04.html

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)

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
• Ophrys Gortynia
• Xylokaritaina