Parori
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Parori is a settlement and an ancient city in the municipal unit of Korythio
north of Steno, Arcadia
, Greece
. As of 2001, it had a population of 37 and sits at 720 m above sea level. The Mainalo
mountains are 6 km to the east and the Ktenia to the east and its municipal boundary with Tripoli
is to the west and Mantineia
further north.
/E65
(Corinth - Tripoli - Kalamata) and the GR-33
(Patras - Tripoli) superhighway (also a bypass) and it has no interchange, it is accessible with the Tripoli interchange to the south and Vytina Interchange further north. The old road is to the south
Paroria is 6 km northwest of Tripoli
about 170 km (old: 215 km) west of Athens
, about 135 km southeast of Patras
, 80 km north of Sparta
and about 94 km northeast of Kalamata
.
wrote that it was founded by Paroreus, who was the youngest son of Trikolonas and a relative of Lycaon. It was located 10 stadia from Zoitia
and when Pausanias visited the area it was entirely ruined. Near Paroria had other cities including Thyraio
and Hypsous which were founded and those were abandoned except for Hypsous later
Korythio
Korythio is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 2,613 . The seat of the municipality was in Steno. Other villages in the municipal unit are Elaiochori and...
north of Steno, 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...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. As of 2001, it had a population of 37 and sits at 720 m above sea level. The Mainalo
Mainalo
The Mainalo , is a mountain range that spans about 15 to 20 from north to south and from east to west from 5 to 10 km...
mountains are 6 km to the east and the Ktenia to the east and its municipal boundary with 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...
is to the west and Mantineia
Mantineia
Mantineia was a city in ancient Greece that was the site of two significant battles in Classical Greek history. It is also a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat...
further north.
Nearest places
- Loukas, NNE
- Zevgolateio, south
- Chania, west
- PelagosPelagos, ArcadiaPelagos is a settlement and an ancient city in the municipality of Tripoli, Arcadia prefecture, Greece. As of 2001, it had a population of 121 for the village and the municipal district and sits at 680 m above sea level...
, southwest
Location
4 km to the west is the new GR-7Greek National Road 7
The Moreas Motorway is a motorway in Peloponnese, Greece. Locally it is known as the Moréas , which was the medieval name of the Peloponnese. The A7 begins just west of the Isthmus of Corinth, branching off from Greek National Road 8A...
/E65
European route E65
European route E 65 is a north-south Class-A European route that begins in Malmö, Sweden and ends in Chaniá, Greece. The road is about in length.-Itinerary:* Sweden** E 65: Malmö – Ystad* Baltic sea, ferry Ystad-Świnoujście* Poland...
(Corinth - Tripoli - Kalamata) and the GR-33
Greek National Road 33
Greek National Road 33 is a highway that runs from Patras, originally at Dimitris Gounaris Street, now begins at the beltway, and had a branch ending at Olympia, and ends near Vytina, and Levídi, and some think it still ends at Ellinikon near Andritsaina and Megalopolis...
(Patras - Tripoli) superhighway (also a bypass) and it has no interchange, it is accessible with the Tripoli interchange to the south and Vytina Interchange further north. The old road is to the south
Paroria is 6 km 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...
about 170 km (old: 215 km) west of Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, about 135 km southeast of Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
, 80 km north of Sparta
Sparta
Sparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...
and about 94 km northeast of Kalamata
Kalamata
Kalamata is the second-largest city of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. The capital and chief port of the Messenia prefecture, it lies along the Nedon River at the head of the Messenian Gulf...
.
Geography and history
The origin of the name dates back to the ancient times as an ancient settlement. PausaniasPausanias (geographer)
Pausanias was a Greek traveler and geographer of the 2nd century AD, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. He is famous for his Description of Greece , a lengthy work that describes ancient Greece from firsthand observations, and is a crucial link between classical...
wrote that it was founded by Paroreus, who was the youngest son of Trikolonas and a relative of Lycaon. It was located 10 stadia from Zoitia
Zoitia
Zoitia or Zoitea was an ancient settlement in ancient Arcadia in ancient Greece.The settlement was founded by the settler from Paroreus which was smaller thatn the son of Tricolonas, relative of Lycaon in which he also settled Paroria which was 10 stadia from Zoitea. When Pausanias visited the...
and when Pausanias visited the area it was entirely ruined. Near Paroria had other cities including Thyraio
Thyraio
Thyraio was a settlement in ancient Arcadia.The settlement knew and from Pausanias which he visited where the location was never founded. It was founded by Thyreates son of Lycaon...
and Hypsous which were founded and those were abandoned except for Hypsous later