Veligosti

Veligosti Βελιγοστή
Veligosti
Location within the region
Coordinates: 37°19′N 22°7′E / 37.317°N 22.117°E / 37.317; 22.117Coordinates: 37°19′N 22°7′E / 37.317°N 22.117°E / 37.317; 22.117
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Arcadia
Municipality	Megalopoli
Municipal unit	Falaisia
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)

Veligosti (Greek: Βελιγοστή, before 1918: Σαμαρά - Samara^[1]) 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.

Population

History

Veligosti was founded during the Byzantine era and the ruins of the Byzantine settlement and a tower are still visible today. During the Frankish period, according to the Chronicle of the Morea, Geoffrey I Villehardouin made it a barony (one of the twelve in the Peloponnese). The barony was destroyed in about 1300, and during the Ottoman period it lost its importance.

See also

• List of settlements in Arcadia

References

• The Franks in the Peloponnese, H. F. Tozer, Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. 4, 1883 (1883), pp. 165-236
• doi:10.2307/623369

External links

• History and information about Veligosti
• Veligosti on GTP Travel Pages

References

1. ↑ Name changes of settlements in Greece