Skotani (Greek: Σκοτάνη, before 1928: Κόκοβα - ''Kokova''), is a small mountain village in the municipal unit of

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. In 2011 its population was 60 for the village and 99 for the community, which includes the village Agios Georgios. Skotani is 5 km east of

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, 7 km northeast of Dafni, 7 km southwest of

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and 20 km south of

Kalavryta Kalavryta ( el, Καλάβρυτα) is a town and a municipality in the mountainous east-central part of the regional unit of Achaea, Greece. The town is located on the right bank of the river Vouraikos, south of Aigio, southeast of Patras an ...

. Its elevation is about 700 m above sea level.

Population

History

Scotane was a town of ancient

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and was part of the city-state of

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. It was located near the river Ladon and the

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. Settlements near Skotane were Lykountes (near present

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) and

Argeathoi Argeathae or Argeathai ( grc, Αργέαθαι) was a settlement in ancient Arcadia, Greece. Its location has not been found, but Pausanias wrote that it was located near Nasi, Lycuntes and Scotane, which places it in the southern part of present Ac ...

. Pausanias ''Description of Greece'' 8.23

References

External links

Skotani at the GTP Travel Pages
{{Kalavryta div Populated places in Achaea

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