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Leontari, Arcadia Place in Greece

Leontari is a village and a community in the southwestern part of Arcadia, Greece, seat of the former municipality of Falaisia. It is situated on a hillside, 6 km east of Paradeisia, 9 km northwest of Kamara and 9 km south of Megalopoli. The community consists of the villages Leontari, Gavria, Kalyvia, Kamaritsa and Kotsiridi. Leontari has several monuments from the Byzantine era, including the richly decorated 14th century Church of the Holy Apostles. The area suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires. It is considered a traditional settlement.

Falaisia Place in Greece

Falaisia is a village and a former municipality in southwestern Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Megalopoli, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 274.926 km2. The seat of the municipality was in Leontari, 5 km northwest of the village Falaisia. The municipal unit Falaisia is located in the northern foothills of the Taygetus mountains, south of Megalopoli and north of Kalamata. It borders on Laconia to the southeast, and Messenia to the southwest.

Pallini Place in Greece

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Gefyra, Arcadia Place in Greece

Gefyra is a settlement in the municipality of Megalopoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated near the right bank of the river Alfeios, 4 km south of Megalopoli and 5 km north of Leontari. Gefyra had a population of 30 in 2011. The Greek National Road 7 passes south of the village. There are large open-pit lignite mines to the northwest of the village. There are two beautiful churches: St. George in the village square, and St John at the eastern edge of the village.

Veligosti Place in Greece

Veligosti is a settlement in the municipal unit of Falaisia, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on a low hill, on the left bank of a tributary of the river Alfeios. It is 2 km west of Leontari, 3 km north of Ellinitsa, 4 km east of Paradeisia and 9 km south of Megalopoli.

Ellinitsa Place in Greece

Ellinitsa is a village in the municipal unit of Falaisia, in Arcadia, Greece. It is located on a hillside, 2 km west of Potamia, 3 km southwest of Leontari, 4 km southeast of Paradeisia and 11 km south of Megalopoli. Ellinitsa had a population of 50 in 2011.

Voutsaras, Arcadia Place in Greece

Voutsaras is a village in the municipal unit of Falaisia in Arcadia, Greece. It is situated in low hills, 11 km southeast of Megalopoli. It is 3 km southwest of Anavryto, 5 km east of Leontari and 5 km northwest of Skortsinos. Voutsara had a population of 47 in 2011.

Petrina, Arcadia Place in Greece

Petrina is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Falaisia, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated in the northern foothills of the Taygetus mountains. It is 3 km east of Falaisia, 4 km west of Skortsinos, 4 km south of Voutsaras, 7 km southeast of Leontari and 14 km southeast of Megalopoli. In 2011 Petrina had a population of 44 for the village, and 69 for the community, which includes the village Spanaiika.

Soulari, Arcadia Place in Greece

Soulari is a village in the municipal unit Falaisia, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated 3 km north of Falaisia, 3 km southwest of Voutsaras, 3 km southeast of Leontari and 11 km southeast of Megalopoli. In 2011 Soulari had a population of 83. The name Soulari comes from the Turkish word "sular" meaning waters. The village is located near the Kefalovryso and Kolokytha springs.

Potamia, Arcadia Place in Greece

Potamia is a village in the municipal unit of Falaisia, Arcadia, Greece. It is on the right bank of a tributary of the river Alfeios, 2 km (1.2 mi) east of Ellinitsa, 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Leontari, 3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of Falaisia and 12 km (7.5 mi) south of Megalopoli. In 2011 Potamia had a population of 118. Every year in August the Parrasia folklore festival is organised in Potamia.

Tourkolekas Place in Greece

Tourkolekas is a settlement in the municipal unit of Falaisia, southwest Arcadia, Greece. It is situated in the mountains near the border with Messenia, at about 800 m elevation. It is 5 km west of Kamara, 6 km northeast of Pefko (Messenia), 8 km southwest of Leontari and 17 km south of Megalopoli. In 2011 Tourkolekas had a population of 190. Every August, Tourkolekas celebrates its Nikitareia festival in honour of Nikitaras, a Greek revolutionary leader. There is a marble statue of Nikitaras in the village.

Giannaioi Place in Greece

Giannaioi is a community of the municipal unit of Falaisia in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. It consists of the two mountain villages Ano Giannaioi and Kato Giannaioi. Ano Giannaioi is 1 km southeast of Kato Giannaioi. Both villages are situated on a mountain slope, in the northern foothills of the Taygetus mountains, between 600 and 700 m elevation. Kato Giannaioi is 1 km south of Kamara, 5 km north of Dyrrachio, 11 km southeast of Leontari and 19 km south of Megalopoli.

Neochori Falaisias Place in Greece

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