Falaisia

Falaisia (Greek: Φαλαισία, Latin: Phalaesia) is a village and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Megalopoli, of which it is a municipal unit.^[1] The seat is in Leontari, 5 km north of the village Falaisia. It is located about 17 km S of Megalopoli, about 40 km SW of Tripoli, about 40.5 km SE of Andritsaina, NW of Sparta and about 60 km NE of Kalamata.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Falaisia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Akovos (Akovos, Goupata)
• Anavryto (Anavryto, Kato Anavryto)
• Anemodouri
• Dyrrachio
• Ellinitsa
• Falaisia (Falaisia, Moni Boura)
• Giannaioi (Ano Giannaioi, Kato Giannaioi)
• Graikos
• Kamara (Kamara, Kampochori)
• Leontari (Leontari, Gavria, Kalyvia, Kamaritsa, Kotsiridi)
• Leptini
• Neochori Falaisias
• Petrina (Petrina, Moni Ampelaki, Spanaiika)
• Potamia
• Routsi
• Skortsinos
• Soulari
• Tourkolekas
• Veligosti
• Voutsaras

Geography

The community sits on a mountain slope and valleys dominate the southeastern part and the northern part and a river near Falaisia flows down to the Alpheus. Much of the area are bushes and grasslands while forests lie further south. Forests also dominates the area and to the northeast. Farmlands lie to the north.

History

The village was destroyed during the Turkish rule and a few inhabitants settled the area. Falaisia finally became Greek after the Greek War of Independence.

In 1920, Boura (Μπούρα) was renamed Falaisia. Agriculture is the main industry, its main crops are fruits and vegetables including tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers, onions, watermelon, melon, cattle, poultry, olives, citrus and more.

Historical population

References

1. ^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)

External links

• http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/falesia.htm

See also

• Communities of Arcadia