Kosmas ( el, Κοσμάς) is a mountain village and a former community in Arcadia, Peloponnese,

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. It is considered a traditional settlement. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

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, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 85.220 km². In 2011 its population was 362. Kosmas is situated in the southeastern part of the

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mountains, at about 1150 m elevation, on the road from Skala ( Laconia) to Leonidio. It is 13 km southwest of Leonidio, 28 km east of

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, 28 km northeast of Skala, 35 km south of

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and 57 km southeast of Tripoli. Kosmas has a school, a church and a library.

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In the area which is now known as Kosmas was the ancient city of Selinous, which had a temple of

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. Kosmas was first mentioned in 1592 in a letter of Gennadios, metropolitan of Monemvasia. Many inhabitants of Kosmas participated in the Greek War of Independence. The village suffered destruction during

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and the Greek Civil War (1946-1949).Information about the community
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{{Authority control Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese

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