LEONTARI


'Leontari' (Greek, Modern: Λεοντάρι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older form 'Leontario', 'Leontarion' is a town, seat of the municipality of Falaisia, in the southwestern part of the prefecture of Arcadia. It is south of GR-7/E55, both the old and the new highways.
. It is located about 6 km S of Megalopoli, about 175 km (old 230 km) from Athens, about 30 km (old 39 km) SW of Tripoli, W of Anavryto, NW of Sparta, NE of Kalamata and ENE of Kyparissia. It is located south of the Alpheus river.

Contents
Nearest places
Subdivisions
Geography and Information
Other
Persons
External links
See also

Nearest places



Veligosti (west)

Megalopoli (north)

Vrysoules (northeast)

★ Falaisia south

★ Kalyvia, southwest

★ Kotsiridi, west

Subdivisions



Gavria

Kalyvia

Kamaritsa

Kotsiridi

Geography and Information



★ Location:


★ Longitude: 22.14 (22°8'27") E


★ Latitude: 37.318 (37°19'10") N

★ Postal code: 220 21

★ Elevation: sea level to around 514 m

★ Dialing code: +11+30-27910 (030-27910)-61

Other


The village has a small school, a church, a small post office, a train station in the northeast (Kalamata - Tripoli - Argos - Corinth) and a square (''plateia''). A castle is founded not far from the centre. It also has a church. In the Byzantine times, it was the cultural and the administrative centre of the region.
Much of the area are forested while the south as partially rural.
The northern boundary with Megalopoli is with the Alpheus river.

Persons



Nikitaras

External links



Mapquest - Leontari, street map not yet available

★ Coordinates:

Church of the Holy Apostles

History of Leontari

★ http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/liont.htm

See also



Communities of Arcadia

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