Voutsara
Encyclopedia
Voutsaras is a Greek
village in Arcadia
, located around 10 km southeast of Megalopoli, 8 km east from the nearest interchange with the GR-7
/E65
(Kalamata
- Megalopoli - Tripoli
) east of Leontari
and 60 km from Kalamata
, about 35 and 40 km west-southwest of Tripoli
and northwest of Sparta
. Voutsaras is connected with the road to Leontari
and the road connecting with the road linking Megalopoli and Anavryto and the road linking Megalopoli and Sparta (see the Megalopoli-Sparta Road. Voutsara had a population of 90 in 2001 for the village. Voutsara is in the municipality of Megalopoli.
Its residential houses and buildings are within the main road and it is about 300 m long. 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.
and the Greek Civil War
, the population began to decline as residents moved to larger towns and cities and outside of Greece including North America
. The population between 1981 and 1991 declined but it recovered between the 1991 and the 2001 censues.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
village in 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 around 10 km southeast of Megalopoli, 8 km east from the nearest interchange with the GR-7
Greek 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...
(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...
- Megalopoli - 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...
) east of Leontari
Leontari
Leontari is a town, seat of the former municipality of Falaisia, in the southwestern part of Arcadia...
and 60 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 35 and 40 km west-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...
. Voutsaras is connected with the road to Leontari
Leontari
Leontari is a town, seat of the former municipality of Falaisia, in the southwestern part of Arcadia...
and the road connecting with the road linking Megalopoli and Anavryto and the road linking Megalopoli and Sparta (see the Megalopoli-Sparta Road. Voutsara had a population of 90 in 2001 for the village. Voutsara is in the municipality of Megalopoli.
Nearest places
- Kato Anavryto, east
- Petrina, south
- LeontariLeontariLeontari is a town, seat of the former municipality of Falaisia, in the southwestern part of Arcadia...
, west - RoutsiRoutsiRoutsi is a village in the eastern part of the municipal unit of Falaisia. Distance from Megalopolis is 11 km SE...
, northwest
Geography
Voutsaras is situated on a mountain slope. 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. The Alfeios river lies to the south. Farmlands are also within the village. Its panorama includes the mountains around the area, not as much mountains can be seen.Its residential houses and buildings are within the main road and it is about 300 m long. 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.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 96 |
| 1991 | 75 |
| 2001 | 90 |
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 including North America
North America
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. The population between 1981 and 1991 declined but it recovered between the 1991 and the 2001 censues.