Anthochori, Arcadia
village in Arcadia, Greece
Anthochori (Greek: Ανθοχώρι meaning "flower village", before 1927: Καρούμπαλι - Karoumpali) was a settlement in Arcadia, Greece. Anthochori was demolished from 2006 to 2008 due to the expansion of the Megalopoli Mine.
Geography
Anthochori was located about 3 km south of the town of Megalopoli, in the valley of the Alfeios river. Prior to the large scale exploitation of lignite in open-pit mines, the area consisted mostly of farmlands. Neighboring villages were Vrysoules to the east, Gefyra to the southeast and Tripotamo to the southwest. The Greek National Road 7 (Kalamata - Megalopoli - Tripoli) ran east of Anthochori. Anthochori had a station on the short branch railway line from Lefktro, on the Tripoli-Kalamata railway line, to Megalopoli.
History
According to the History of Leontarion Province by Theodoros Katrivanos the village occupied the area that was the Karum Ali Estate (Καρούμ Αλή τσιφλίκι), itself part of the Leontario vilayet (Ottoman administrative division, in Greek: Βιλαέτι Λεονταρίου) in the 18th century. Hence the old name of the village was Karoumpali. The village was re-named Anthochori in 1927 (FEK 179/1927).
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