Alonistaina () is a mountain village in the municipal unit of
Falanthos
Falanthos () is a former municipality in Arcadia (regional unit), Arcadia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, Greece, Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. ...
,
Arcadia,
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
. It is situated in the forested northern
Mainalo mountains, at about 1,220 m. elevation, making it one of the highest villages in the
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese ( ), Peloponnesus ( ; , ) or Morea (; ) is a peninsula and geographic region in Southern Greece, and the southernmost region of the Balkans. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth land bridg ...
. It is considered a
traditional settlement and is situated 6 km north of
Piana, 6 km southeast of
Vytina
Vytina (, ''Vytína'') is a mountain village and a former municipality in Arcadia (regional unit), Arcadia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, Greece. It is considered a List of traditional settlements of Greece, traditional settlement. Since t ...
, 9 km southwest of
Levidi and 18 km northwest of
Tripoli. Alonistaina has a school and a church (Agia Paraskevi).
Description
The village in the
Mainalo mountains is one of the highest villages of
Arcadia,
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese ( ), Peloponnesus ( ; , ) or Morea (; ) is a peninsula and geographic region in Southern Greece, and the southernmost region of the Balkans. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth land bridg ...
. Kefalovriso is the largest
karst spring
A karst spring or karstic spring is a Spring (hydrology), spring (exsurgence, outflow of groundwater) that is part of a karst hydrological system.
Description
Because of their often conical or inverted bowl shape, karst springs are also known i ...
in the area; it is dedicated to Saint Nicholas.
Historical population
Notable people
* Birthplace of Zambia Kolokotroni-Kotsaki, mother of
Theodoros Kolokotronis
Theodoros Kolokotronis (; 3 April 1770 – ) was a Greek general and the pre-eminent leader of the Greek War of Independence (1821–1829) against the Ottoman Empire.
The son of a klepht leader who fought the Ottomans during the Orlov revolt ...
, a general in the
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. In 1826, the Greeks were assisted ...
.
* Birthplace of
Theodoros Tourkovasilis, politician.
[Επίτομο Γεωγραφικό Λεξικό της Ελλάδος (Geographical Dictionary of Greece), Μιχαήλ Σταματελάτος, Φωτεινή Βάμβα-Σταματελάτου, εκδ. Ερμής, ΑΘήνα 2001]
See also
*
Limestone
Limestone is a type of carbonate rock, carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material Lime (material), lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different Polymorphism (materials science) ...
*
List of settlements in Arcadia
This is a list of settlements in Arcadia, Greece.
* Aetorrachi
* Agia Sofia
* Agia Varvara
* Agiorgitika
* Agios Andreas
* Agios Georgios
* Agios Ioannis
* Agios Konstantinos
* Agios Petros
* Agios Vasileios, Leonidio
* Agios Vasileio ...
*
List of traditional settlements of Greece
Notes
External links
Arcadia website
{{Tripoli div
Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese
Tripoli, Greece