Derveni, Arcadia
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| Derveni Δερβένι |
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| Statistics | |
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| Prefecture: | Arcadia |
| Province: | Megalopolis |
| Municipality: | Megalopoli |
| Municipal district: | Souli |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
37.393 (37° 17' 30") N 22.028 (22° 22' 40E |
| Population: (2001)<br Percent of the municipality (village) |
54 1.33% |
| Altitude: -lowest: -centre: |
Pamisos (around 150 m) 500 m 600 m (central) |
| Postal code: | GR-220 00 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-(00)30-27430 |
| Car designation: | TP |
Derveni (Greek, Modern: Δερβένι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older spellings, Dervenio, Dervenion is a village in the municipality of Megalopoli in the southwestern part of the prefecture of Arcadia. It was linked by GR-7/E65 which is now bypassed and the older one became an old highway. Distances from Megalopoli is aobut 12 km SW, about 60 km ESE of Andritsaina, approx. 8 km W of Leontari, about 42 km NE of Kalamata and ENE of Kyparissia. Corvy roads that lasted for around 10 km lie to the west.
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[edit] Geography
- Location:
- Latitude: 37.292 (37° 17' 30') N
- Longitude: 21.028(21° 2' 40') E
- Postal code: 222 00
- Elevation: 500 m
- Name of inhabitants: Dervenioti f, -s m
- Dialing code: +11+30-27910 (030-27910)
[edit] Historical population
| Year | Population | Change | Percent of the municipality |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | 93 | - | - |
| 1961 | 91 | -2/-2.15% | - |
| 1991 | 71 | -20/-21.98% | - |
| 2001 | 54 | -20/-23.94% | - |
The village of Derveni is surrounded with three mountain range, a taller one is south of the village.
The village is covered with forests while not far from the village is mainly rocky and bushy. A few farmlands dominates within the village.
In 1940 the old name Dervenia (Greek: Δερβένια) replaced by Derveni in which dropped its letter.
[edit] Other
The village a church and a square (plateia). It was one of the village where the population in the past 70 years only dropped nearly by half. Its nearest school is in Paradeisia.
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[edit] See also
| Municipal districts of the municipality of Megalopoli |
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| Anthochori | Ano Karyes | Chirades | Choremi (Apiditsa) | Chranoi | Gefyra | Isari (Chrousa | Petrovouni) | Isoma Karyes | Karatoula | Kastanochori | Kato Karyes | Lykaio | Lykosoura | Lykochia | Makryssi | Mallota | Marathousa | Megalopoli (Orestio) Nea Eklissoula | Neochori Lykosoura | Paradeisia (Fanaiti) | Perivolia (Vrysoules) | Plaka | Rapsommati | Souli (Derveni) | Soulos | Trilofo | (Palaiomoiri) | Tripotamo | Vangos | Vasta |
| Greece | Peloponissos | Arcadia | Megalopolis | Megalopoli |
