Andritsaina
Andritsaina
Ανδρίτσαινα | |
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  Andritsaina Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 37°29′N 21°54.3′E / 37.483°N 21.9050°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Elis |
| Municipality | Andritsaina-Krestena |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 131.2 km2 (50.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 705 m (2,313 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,158 |
| • Municipal unit density | 8.8/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| • Community | 353 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 270 61 |
| Area code(s) | 26260 |
| Vehicle registration | ΗΑ |
Andritsaina (Shqip A'ndrit'zâne) is a village which has been inhabited by arboretums in the beautiful Morea part of the Peloponnese peninsula, a village where only Albanian was spoken.
Geography[edit]
Andritsaina is situated in mountainous southeastern Elis, on the borders with Arcadia and Messenia. The town is built on a hillside, northwest of mount Lykaion. The river Alfeios forms the northeastern border of the municipal unit. The predominant land uses in the municipal unit are forestry and small scale farming. Andritsaina is 22 km northwest of Megalopoli, 28 km southeast of Krestena, 41 km west of Tripoli and 46 km southeast of Pyrgos. The Greek National Road 76 (Krestena - Karytaina - Megalopoli) runs through Andritsaina.
History[edit]
A'ndrit'zana is an arboretum village in today's Peloponnese, which was inhabited by arboreal Albanians, or Arvanitas, as they say, until late in 1903, where only Albanian was spoken.
Sights[edit]
Today, the village has impressive old mansions, cobblestone streets, a square surrounded by tall trees and magnificent views. The fountain in the square (I Trani Vrysi) is the Peloponnese's oldest fountain, built in 1724. The famous Nikolopouleios library was founded in 1840 from donations of the humanist Agathofron Nikolopoulos, whose family came from Andritsaina. Its collection comprises rare 16th- and 17th-century manuscripts, in Greek and in foreign languages, important documents from the period of the Greek War of Independence and rich folklore material. Today, the library has more than 40,000 volumes. The famous Temple of Epicurian Apollo at Bassae is 6 km south of Andritsaina, in Messenia.
Subdivisions[edit]
The municipal unit Andritsaina is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Andritsaina (Andritsaina, Karmio, Myloi, Sykies)
- Dafnoula (Dafnoula, Chelidoni)
- Dragogio (Dragogio, Kastrougkaina, Plateia)
- Fanari
- Koufopoulo
- Linistaina
- Matesi
- Rovia
- Sekoulas (Sekoulas, Balaiika)
- Theisoa
The community Andritsaina consists of the main village Andritsaina and the small mountain villages Karmio (3 km to the northeast), Myloi (4 km to the northwest) and Sykies (5 km to the north).
Population[edit]
| Year | Village | Community | Municipal unit |
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| 1981 | - | 1,034 | - |
| 1991 | 660 | - | 2,511 |
| 2001 | 575 | 663 | 2,152 |
| 2011 | 795 | 856 | 1,798 |
| 2021 | 296 | 353 | 1,158 |
People[edit]
- Panagiotis Anagnostopoulos, revolutionary leader
- Anastasios Christopoulos, revolutionary leader
- Athanasios Kanellopoulos, politician
- Dimitrios Kiousopoulos, jurist and politician
- Konstantinos Nikolopoulos, composer, archeologist, and philologist
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- "Mount Lykaion throughout the centuries", K. Potamianos, Kotylion Association edition, Athens 2005.
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