Kyparissia (Arcadia), Greece
Kyparissia (Greek: Κυπαρισσία) is a village in southwestern Arcadia, in the Peloponnese peninsula of continental Greece.
It is part of the municipal unit of Gortyna. It is situated near the left bank of the river Alfeios. 1 km south of Mavria, 3 km east of Kourounios, 3 km northeast of Isoma Karyon, 3 km west of Katsimpalis, 5 km southeast of Karytaina and 8 km northwest of Megalopoli. There are lignite mines east of the village.
History and remains
The town lay in Achaea (Roman province) and after split in the Late Roman province of Peloponnesus Secundus.
The ancient city Trapezus was situated near the village.
To the east of the modern village lay the ancient town of Basilis (Βασιλίς), which had largely vanished by the 2nd century AD, when the geographer Pausanias recorded that only the sanctuary of hunting goddess Artemis survived. The site is now being excavated.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 107 |
| 1991 | 111 |
| 2001 | 95 |
| 2011 | 58 |
| 2021 | 15 |
Notable locals
- Michalis Katsaros (1923-1998), poet
See also
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ Δήμος Γόρτυνος: Δημοτικά Διαμερίσματα (in Greek). Municipality of Gortyna. 2003. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
Sources and external links
- History and Information about Kyparissia
- GCatholic - Ciparissia, with (titular) incumbent bios
- Raymond Janin, lemma 'Cyparissia', in Dictionnaire d'Histoire et de Géographie ecclésiastiques, vol. XIII, Paris 1956, coll. 1147-1148