Levidi
Levidi (
Greek: Λεβίδι),
Arcadia,
Greece is a small town and a municipality located in northcentral
Peloponnese about 25 km via the bypass and 20 km north of
Tripoli(s). The village sits on the northern part of the slope of the
Mainalo mountains and is also built over. The olive-kind forests are surrounding the town while slopes lies to the west. The urban area's longest length from west and the east of about 600 to 800 m long and about 400 m to 500 m wide. The valley which contains
potato and mixed farming is about 500 m lower which extends up to near
Kandila and is north of Levidi. The city is passed by
GR-74 and
GR-33 for westbound lanes (Tripoli - Patras and Tripoli - Pyrgos). It also accesses for another road especially to
GR-66. It is located about 130 km SE of
Patras, S of
Stymfalia, about 90 km SW of
Corinth, W of
Argos, WNW of
Sparta, N of
Kalamata, NNE of
Kyparissia and E of
Pyrgos.
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Chotoussa (pop: 108)
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Daras (pop: 474)
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Diakopi (pop: 48)
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Kandila Monastery*
Kandila (pop: 876)
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Kardara (pop: 47)
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Komi (pop: 97)
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Levidi*
Limni (pop 260)
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Orchomenos (pop: 16)
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Roussi (pop: 4)
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Palaiopyrgos (pop: 325)
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Panagitsa (pop: 115)
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Vlacherna (pop: 568)
It was the site of several battles during the
Greek War of Independence from the
Ottoman Empire.
The
surname Tsardikos originated in Levidi.
Levidi has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, banks, a post office, taverns, a hotel including one that is named
Arkadia and squares (
plateies) which is located slightly west of the town hall at GR-74/northbound GR-33 near the forests.
| Year | Population | Change | Municipal population | Change |
|---|
| 1981 | 1,442 | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 1,142 | -300/-20.8% | 4,334 | - |
| 2003 | 1,219 | 77/6.74% | 4,131 | -203/-4.68% |
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Mapquest - Levidi, street map not yet available
*Coordinates:
*http://users.esc.net.au/~conpapa/
*http://levidi.tripod.com/
*http://www.levidi.com/
*http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/lebidi.htm
*http://www.hellastourism.gr/levidi.html
*In Greek:
**http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/lebidi.htm
**http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/engversion/places/lebidi.htm
**http://www.inarcadia.gr/dd/levidi/levididiamoni.htm
**http://www.inarcadia.gr/dd/levidi/levidigenika.htm - General
**
Directory of Levidi**http://ta-nea.dolnet.gr/print_article.php?e=A&f=18139&m=N38&aa=1
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Communities of Arcadia
