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(Redirected from Palaiokastro, Arcadia) Village in Greece Community in Greece
Sarakini Σαρακίνι
Community
Sarakini is located in GreeceSarakiniSarakini
Coordinates: 37°32′N 22°00′E / 37.533°N 22.000°E / 37.533; 22.000
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArcadia
MunicipalityMegalopoli
Municipal unitGortyna
Population
 • Community30
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Sarakini (Greek: Σαρακίνι) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Gortyna, western Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on a hill above the right bank of the river Alfeios, at about 450 m elevation. It is 2 km northwest of Vlachorraptis, 4 km northeast of Theisoa (Elis), 7 km northwest of Karytaina and 8 km southwest of Dimitsana. The community includes the villages Kryonero and Palaiokastro.

History

The village of Sarakini is first recorded in 1665, and was built, according to tradition, by settlers from Constantinople. Palaiokastro is the site of a Mycenaean-era settlement (Homer's Phere), with a cemetery and a nekromanteion having been found. The ruins of a nearby medieval fortress have been identified with the Araklovon Castle. The village of Kryoneri is first mentioned in the Ottoman tax registers of 1698/1700, although its present site is more recent, as the village was moved from its original location.

Population

Year Population Community population
1981 - 156
1991 56 -
2001 37 114
2011 8 51
2021 5 30

See also

References

  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. ^ Δήμος Γόρτυνος: Δημοτικά Διαμερίσματα (in Greek). Municipality of Gortyna. 2003. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.

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Subdivisions of the municipality of Megalopoli
Municipal unit of Falaisia
Municipal unit of Gortyna
Municipal unit of Megalopoli
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