Athinaio (; before 1928 , )
Name changes of settlements in Greece
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Valtetsi () 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. T ...
, Tripoli
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*Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece
* Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in the Pelasgiotis district, Thessaly, near Larissa ...
, Arcadia, Greece
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. It is situated on a hillside, north of the river Alfeios
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. The community includes the village Marmaria. Athinaio is 2 km southwest of Asea
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ASEA was founded in 1883 by Ludvig Fredholm in Västerås ...
, 10 km east of Megalopoli
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and 16 km southwest of Tripoli
Tripoli or Tripolis (from , meaning "three cities") may refer to:
Places Greece
*Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece
* Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in the Pelasgiotis district, Thessaly, near Larissa ...
. The A7 motorway (Corinth
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–Tripoli–Kalamata
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) passes south of the village.
Population
Notable people
*Kostas Triantafyllopoulos
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Biography
After studying at the Theodosiadis Drama School of Athens, he graduated in 1977 and played a wide variety of roles on stage from Greek tragedy, Ar ...
, actor
See also
*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 ...
References
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Valtetsi
Populated places in Arcadia, Peloponnese
Tripoli, Greece