Paloumpa ( el, Παλούμπα, also ''Palouba'') is a town in
Arcadia
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Greece
* Arcadia (region), a region in the central Peloponnese
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, southern
Greece. It is situated on a mountain slope overlooking the valley of the river
Alfeios. It was the seat of the former
municipality of
Iraia. The town is in a remote area, but contains a post office and a KEP - Centre for Serving Citizens. The inhabitants are mainly concerned with
animal husbandry
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. Paloumpa is 4 km southeast of
Lyssarea
Lyssarea ( el, Λυσσαρέα; before 1927: Μπουγιάτι ''Bougiati'') is a village in Southwestern Arcadia, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Iraia. It is built on the slopes of two hills called ''Agios Lias'' and ''Skylaras'' an ...
and 9 km northwest of
Dimitsana.
Landmarks
The town was almost completely leveled in an earthquake in the 1960s and as a result contains very little architecture from before this period.
Church of Saint George
The church was built in the nineteenth century on a basic basilica groundplan in a central location within the town. It is dedicated to Saint George, but celebrates on the Dormition of the Virgin. In 2004 a fire which was most likely caused by an unattended oil-lamp gutted the church destroying the exquisitely worked carved wooden
iconostasis
In Eastern Christianity, an iconostasis ( gr, εἰκονοστάσιον) is a wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a Church (building), church. ''Iconostasis'' also refers to a portable icon stand t ...
which had been granted as a gift by
King Ludwig I of Bavaria
en, Louis Charles Augustus
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, caption = Portrait by Joseph Stieler, 1825
, succession=King of Bavaria
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, coronation ...
, father of
King Otto the first King of the newly established Independent Greek State. Work has commenced under the supervision of the local Ephorate of Byzantine Antiquities to repair the damage and re-roof the structure.
Church of Saint Panteleimon
The church is on the western edge of the town and is used as a cemetery church.
Church of Saint Paraskevi
The church is on the hill overlooking the town near a spring.
House of
Dimitris Plapoutas
)
, birth_place = Paloumpa, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
, death_place = Paloumpa, Kingdom of Greece
, allegiance = * First Hellenic Republic
* Kingdom of Greece
, branch = * Filiki Etaireia
*
, serviceyears = ...
The House of the
Revolutionary
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...
hero is very centrally located in the town. Once known as "ο πύργος" (The Tower) because it was the biggest house in the town, the house used to be a tri-level mansion with stables. The upper two levels were destroyed in a 1960s
earthquake.
Famous inhabitants
*
Dimitris Plapoutas
)
, birth_place = Paloumpa, Morea Eyalet, Ottoman Empire (now Greece)
, death_place = Paloumpa, Kingdom of Greece
, allegiance = * First Hellenic Republic
* Kingdom of Greece
, branch = * Filiki Etaireia
*
, serviceyears = ...
(1786-1864) general and politician
*
Liakos Liakopoulos
*
Panourgias Eliopoulos
References
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Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese