Zoni (Greek: Ζώνη), is a village lying in hilly area and is connected northeast with GR-76 (Krestena - Andritsaina - Megalopoli) and up to Palamari. It is part of the municipality of Karytaina in the prefecture of Arcadia. The prefecture of Achaia 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 Dimitsaia, about 45 km W of Tripoli and about 67 km NE of Kalamata. Until 1928, the village was known as Zounati (Greek: Ζουνάτι). 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). ... Krestena (Greek: Κρέστενα), is a city located in the Prefecture of Ilia. ... 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 (Greek: large city, great city) can mean: The city of Megalopolis, Greece. ... 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. ... Arcadia or Arkadía ( Greek Αρκαδία) is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus. ... This article is about the modern Greek district Achaea. ... Megalopolis (Greek: large city, great city) can mean: The city of Megalopolis, Greece. ... 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. ... 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. ... 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. ... 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Nearest places

• Palamari, north
• Trilofo, east
• Soulos, south
• Katsimpali, west

Geography

• Location:
  • Longitude: 22.118 (22°7'8") E
  • Latitude: 37.458 (37°27'29") N
• Postal code: 220 22
• Elevation: 500 m
• Dialing code: +11+30-27910 (030-27910)-

The hills are to the east and are covered with trees groves and some rocks. The forests are around the Zoni area especially with farmlands. The panorama includes Karytaina, the Lykaio and the Tetrazi mountains to the southwest and the northern mountains to the south.

Historical population

The population between 1920 and 1961 almost dropped by half and between 1961 and 1981 lost more than a quarter of its total. The population recovered almost one third of the total but later in 2001, the population was down by slightly more than one-third. The population between 1920 and 2001 lost 254 inhabitants or 68.28%. 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. ...

Other

Zoni has a small kindergarten school, a school, a church and a square (plateia). Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ...

Homes did not had electricity or paved roads. Homes were made out of stone. Until the 1960s, the roads became paved and homes received electricity. The entire population prior to the late-20th century were entirely rural and were also farmers. Today, it is still the majority of the population of the settlement. Events and trends The 1960s was a turbulent decade of change around the world. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...

External links

• Mapquest - Zoni (http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Zoni&country=GR), street map data not yet available

See also

• Communities of Arcadia