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Kourounios

Coordinates: 37°27′N 22°02′E / 37.450°N 22.033°E / 37.450; 22.033
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Kourounios
Κουρουνιός
Kourounios is located in Greece
Kourounios
Kourounios
Coordinates: 37°27′N 22°02′E / 37.450°N 22.033°E / 37.450; 22.033
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArcadia
MunicipalityMegalopoli
Municipal unitGortyna
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community19
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Kourounios (Greek: Κουρουνιός) is a mountain village in the municipal unit Gortyna, southwestern Arcadia, Greece. It is situated in the eastern foothills of mount Lykaion, overlooking the Alfeios valley. It is 2 km west of Mavria, 3 km north of Isoma Karyon, 4 km south of Karytaina and 11 km northwest of Megalopoli.

History

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The village is first mentioned in 1302, and the remains of the Frankish castle of Saint George in Skorta are located nearby. On 27/28 March 1821, during the first days of the Greek War of Independence, Greeks under Theodoros Kolokotronis ambushed and defeated a Turkish force in the gorge west of the village.[2] Among the historical buildings of the area are the ruins of the village of Xirokarytaina (Ξηροκαρύταινα) and of the so-called "Burned Mosque" (Καμένο Τζαμί), as well as the chapel of Psili Panagia, built in 1870.[2]

Population

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Year Population
1981 111
1991 78
2001 80
2011 33
2021 19

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b Δήμος Γόρτυνος: Δημοτικά Διαμερίσματα (in Greek). Municipality of Gortyna. 2003. Archived from the original on March 6, 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
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