Tourkoleka
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Tourkolekas is a Greek
settlement in the southwest of Arcadia
, located 15 km south of Leontari
around 26 km southeast of Megalopoli, about 30 km from Kalamata
, about 55 km southwest of Tripoli
and northwest of Sparta
. Tourkolekas is in the municipal unit of Falaisia
. Tourkolekas is connected with the road connecting the GR-7 along with the Oria Castle and the Leontari
-Dyrrachi Road, it also has several rural roads especially one for Akovos
. Tourkolekas had a 2001 population of 301 for the settlement. Messenia
is 3 km to the southwest.
s, citrus
, fruits, vegetables and other crops, several common crops are rarely common.
Its residential houses and buildings are within the main road and it is about 400 to 500 m long and 100 to 150 m wide. Much of the houses were stone built until the 1960s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the 21st century and up to date technology are not seen.
, a Greek
Revolutionary
leader. It even has a statue that are made out fo marble.
and the Greek Civil War
, the population began to decline as residents moved to larger towns and cities and outside of Greece.
Tourkolekas was struck by the country's worst enormous fire that broke the 1950s record. The fire consumed much of the grasslands and forests around the area and burnt some houses. The fire spread from Chirades
and Derveni on Saturday August 25, 2007 in the morning hours with winds that blew eastward at around 80 and 90 km/h and rapidly burned many pines, spruces and firs, the fire entered the town in the afternoon with residents and firefighters spraying out the fire. It took five helicopters and several choppers some that took from the artificial Lake Taka 5 km south of Tripoli
. Water and power were cut off along with the outside world. The fire ended during the evening hours and were seen in slopes and hillsides.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
settlement in the southwest of 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 15 km south of Leontari
Leontari
Leontari is a town, seat of the former municipality of Falaisia, in the southwestern part of Arcadia...
around 26 km southeast of Megalopoli, about 30 km from 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...
, about 55 km southwest 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...
and northwest 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...
. Tourkolekas is in the municipal unit of Falaisia
Falaisia
Falaisia is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Megalopoli, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat is in Leontari, 5 km north of the village Falaisia...
. Tourkolekas is connected with the road connecting the GR-7 along with the Oria Castle and the Leontari
Leontari
Leontari is a town, seat of the former municipality of Falaisia, in the southwestern part of Arcadia...
-Dyrrachi Road, it also has several rural roads especially one for Akovos
Akovos
Akovos is a Greek settlement in the southwest of Arcadia, located 22 km south of Leontari around 33 km southeast of Megalopoli, about 37 km from Kalamata, about 62 km southwest of Tripoli and northwest of Sparta. Akovos is in the municipal unit of Falaisia...
. Tourkolekas had a 2001 population of 301 for the settlement. Messenia
Messenia
Messenia is a regional unit in the southwestern part of the Peloponnese region, one of 13 regions into which Greece has been divided by the Kallikratis plan, implemented 1 January 2011...
is 3 km to the southwest.
Nearest places
- PotamiaPotamia, ArcadiaPotamia is a Greek village in Arcadia, located 4 km south of Leontari around 14 km southeast of Megalopoli, 11 km southeast from the nearest interchange with the GR-7/E65 , 64 km from Kalamata, about 49 km southwest of Tripoli and northwest of Sparta. Potamia is in the...
, northeast - Kampochori, east-northeast
- Goupata, east-southeast
- ChiradesChiradesChirades is a Greek settlement in the southwest of Arcadia located about 3 km southeast of the old GR-7 21 km southeast of Megalopoli, about 37 km northeast of Kalamata, about 59 km southwest of Tripoli and about 59 km southeast of Andritsaina...
, northwest
Geography
Tourkolekas is situated in a mountainous area and are made up of forests and grasslands. The mountains cover the area and are made up of rocks with grasslands and bushes along with a couple of forests and grasses and bushes around the areas. Farmlands are within the village area. The mountaintop elevating 1,121 m lies 3 km south-west and one elevating 1,296 is approximately 2 km northwest. It offers panoramic views of the mountains to the north and the east including one elevating 1,197 m to the east. Its main production are oliveOlive
The olive , Olea europaea), is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin as well as northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea.Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the...
s, citrus
Citrus
Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the rue family, Rutaceae. Citrus is believed to have originated in the part of Southeast Asia bordered by Northeastern India, Myanmar and the Yunnan province of China...
, fruits, vegetables and other crops, several common crops are rarely common.
Its residential houses and buildings are within the main road and it is about 400 to 500 m long and 100 to 150 m wide. Much of the houses were stone built until the 1960s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the 21st century and up to date technology are not seen.
Information
Tourkolekas is famous for its Nikitareia festival in honour of NikitarasNikitaras
Nikitaras was the nom de guerre of Nikitas Stamatelopoulos , a Greek revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence. Due to his fighting prowess, he was known as the "Τουρκοφάγος" , literally "Turk-Eater"....
, a Greek
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
Revolutionary
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
leader. It even has a statue that are made out fo marble.
History
The village used to have a large population before the beginning of the 20th century. After World War IIWorld War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
, the population began to decline as residents moved to larger towns and cities and outside of Greece.
Tourkolekas was struck by the country's worst enormous fire that broke the 1950s record. The fire consumed much of the grasslands and forests around the area and burnt some houses. The fire spread from Chirades
Chirades
Chirades is a Greek settlement in the southwest of Arcadia located about 3 km southeast of the old GR-7 21 km southeast of Megalopoli, about 37 km northeast of Kalamata, about 59 km southwest of Tripoli and about 59 km southeast of Andritsaina...
and Derveni on Saturday August 25, 2007 in the morning hours with winds that blew eastward at around 80 and 90 km/h and rapidly burned many pines, spruces and firs, the fire entered the town in the afternoon with residents and firefighters spraying out the fire. It took five helicopters and several choppers some that took from the artificial Lake Taka 5 km south 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...
. Water and power were cut off along with the outside world. The fire ended during the evening hours and were seen in slopes and hillsides.