Drakovouni
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Drakovouni Arcadia
, Greece
is a remote village of Gortynia
, Arcadia
, located in northcentral Peloponnese
, northwest of Tripoli
. The nearest towns are Theoktisto, Migdalia, Prasino and Kerpini, The few year-round residents are involved in agriculture. The village is connected with the road Tripoli-Patras. The pine forests are surrounding the town while the mountain with the same name overlooking the village has 1,077 metres elevation.
Arcadia
Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
is a remote village of Gortynia
Gortynia
Gortynia is a municipality in the Arcadia peripheral unit, Peloponnese Periphery, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Dimitsana.-Municipality:...
, Arcadia
Arcadia
Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...
, located in northcentral Peloponnese
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus , is a large peninsula , located in a region of southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth...
, northwest of Tripoli
Tripoli, Greece
Tripoli is a city of about 25,000 inhabitants in the central part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. It is the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the centre of the municipality of Tripolis, pop...
. The nearest towns are Theoktisto, Migdalia, Prasino and Kerpini, The few year-round residents are involved in agriculture. The village is connected with the road Tripoli-Patras. The pine forests are surrounding the town while the mountain with the same name overlooking the village has 1,077 metres elevation.
Information
The previous name of the village was Glogova and was changed in 1926-7 by decree of the Greek government. The village is famous for the victorious battle of the guerrillas against the Nazis on April 20, 1944. Drakovouni has an elementary school, four churches, and three monasteries.Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 250 |
| 1991 | 120 |
| 2003 | 50 |
External links
- http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/drakovouni.htm
- http://www.inarcadia.gr/dd/drakovouni/img/drakov3-500.htm
- http://www.gtp.gr/TDirectoryDetails.asp?id=26441