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Lazarus at 11:46, May 31, 2006

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Irlandos: /* Historical population */

2005-11-25T12:55:02Z

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Irlandos at 12:53, November 25, 2005

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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| [[Prefecture]]: || [[Achaea]]
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| [[Province of Greece|Province]]: || [[Province of Kalavryta]]
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| Location: || {{coor dms|38|1|52|N|22|6|32|E|region:GR}}
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| Area: -Total -Water -Rank|| 531.8 km²  [[List of municipalities of Greece by area|Rank xxth]]

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| Population: ([[2001]])  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank||  6,262  -16.19/km² 
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:|| around 500 m 758 m(centre) around 2,341 m, [[Chelmos]]/[[Aroania]]
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| Communes: || 29
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 250 01
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-30-[[Greece dialing code 26920|26940]] (030-26920)-2
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| [[YPES|Municipal code]]: || 0709
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| [[License plates in Greece|Car designation]]: || <code>AX</code>
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| 3-letter abbreviation: || KLV


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'''Kalalvryta''' or '''Kalavrita''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Καλάβρυτα) is a town, a province and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the prefecture of [[Achaia]]. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is the largest municipality covering about 18% of the prefecture and is the leastly populated municipality in density. It also has the most number of communes in the prefecture. It is located approx. 40 km S of [[Aigio]], 38 km S of [[Greece Interstate 8|GR-8]]/[[E65]], about 190 km W of [[Athens]], about 85 km NNW of [[Tripolis]] and about 130 km NE of [[Olympia, Greece|Olympia]].

==Nearest places==
*[[Rigoi]] NE

==Communes==

*Ano [[Vlassia]]
*Ano [[Loussi]]
*[[Doumena]]
*[[Drosato (Achaia), Greece|Drosato]]
*[[Flampoura (Kalavryta), Greece|Flampoura]] (Kalävryta)
*[[Goumenissa]]
*'''Kalavryta'''
*[[Kallifoni]]
*[[Kandalos]]
*Kato Vlassia
*Kato [[Zachlorou]]
*[[Kerpini]]
*[[Kertezi]]
*[[Korfes]]
*[[Kouteli]]
*[[Lagovouni]]
*[[Lapanagoi]]
*[[Manesi (Kalavryta), Greece|Manesi]]
*[[Mikros Pontias]]
*[[Petsakoi]]
*[[Plataniotissa]]
*[[Priolithos]]
*[[Profitis Ilias (Achaia), Greece|Profitis Ilias]]
*[[Rogoi]]
*[[Sigouni]]
*[[Skepasto (Achaia), Greece|Skepasto]]
*[[Trechlo]]
*[[Valta]]
*[[Vilivina]]

==Historical population==

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Year !! Communal population !! Change !! Municipal population !! Change
|-
| [[1981]] || 2,015 || - || - || -
|-
| [[1991]] || 2,111 || 96/4.76% || 8,306 || -
|-
| [[2001]] || - || - || 8,609 || 303/3.65%
|}

The village has a small school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a church, a small post office, banks, a train station and a square (''plateia'').

The climate is a little cooler that the lowlands and receives some snow during the winter months but on Chelmos/Aroania, summers are a little cooler than Kalavryta and winter is very common which is used for skiing.

Much of the municipality are forested and mountains except for the southeast and southwest. The rest of the land are farmlands.

It was the first places where the Greek [[War of Independence]] in [[1821]] began.

Kalavryta is marked by a holocaust, during the Nazi occupation, in [[World War II]]. On [[December 13]], [[1943]] the Nazi troops ordered all male residents, aged 14 years and up, to gather in a field just outside the village. There, they machine-gunned down almost all 700 of them. Only about 13 survived.

The famous [[Diakopto-Kalavryta Railway]] was built by [[Italian engineers]] between [[1885]] and [[1895]]. It is the southern terminus. The railway runs through a gorge but for the southern part runs within the road linking Kalavryta and Trapeza. Its length is 22 km and the journey is 68 min long.

Kalavryta also has a famous [[Cave Lakes]] which is filled with lakes inside that cave in the southeast. Kalavryta also has the [[Kalavryta Ski Centre]] which is located east of town, situated on the slopes of mount Aroania (Chelmos) at 2,341 m is the tallest in Achaia.

The monastery is located on a hill situated 8 km SW via the road from Kalavryta. Its elevation is abound 940 m. Another monastery is [[Mega Spilio]] which is located in the northeast.

==External links==


*[http://www.theplaka.com/kalavryta/ The Plaka - Kalavryta]
*[http://www.culture.gr/4/42/421/42103/42103o/e42103o1.html Museum of the Sacrificed People of Kalavryta]
*[http:/www.islandstrolling.com/mainland/ peloponnes/english/diakofto_kalavryta_railway.htm/ Diakofto-Kalavryta Railway]
*[http://www.kalavrita-ski.gr/ Kalalvryta Ski Center] (in Greek)
*http://www.cybex.gr/kalavryta-ski-center/

 
<table width = 75% border = 2 align="center">
<tr><td width = 35% align="center">
<td width = 30% align="center">'''North:''' [[Leontio]] (non-municipal commune) [[Aigio]], [[Diakopto]] and [[Akrata]]</td>
<td width = 35% align="center">
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td width = 10% align="center">'''West:''' [[Stavrodromi (Achaia), Greece|Stavrodromi]], [[Chalandritsa|Fares]] </td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Kalalvryta'''</td>
<td width = 30% align="center">'''East:''' Akrata</td>
<tr><td width = 35% align="center">
<td width = 30% align="center">'''South:''' [[Psofidia|Aroania]], [[Dafni (Achaia), Greece|Paos]], [[Kleitoria|Lefkasio]]</td>
<td width = 35% align="center">
</table>

==See also:==

*[[Communities of Achaia]]

[[Category:Achaea prefecture]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]

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 *[[Doumena]]
 *[[Drosato (Achaia)|Drosato]]
-*[[Flampoura (Kalavryta)|Flampoura]] (Kalävryta)
+*[[Flampoura (Kalavryta)|Flampoura]] (Kalavryta)
 *[[Goumenissa (Achaea)|Goumenissa]]
 *'''Kalavryta'''

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 *[[Drosato (Achaia)|Drosato]]
 *[[Flampoura (Kalavryta)|Flampoura]] (Kalävryta)
-*[[Goumenissa]]
+*[[Goumenissa (Achaea)|Goumenissa]]
 *'''Kalavryta'''
-*[[Kallifoni]]
+*[[Kallifoni (Achaea)|Kallifoni]]
 *[[Kandalos]]
 *Kato Vlassia

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 |}
-'''Kalalvryta''' or '''Kalavrita''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Καλάβρυτα) is a town, a province and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the prefecture of [[Achaia]].  It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road.  It is the largest municipality covering about 18% of the prefecture and is the leastly populated municipality in density.  It also has the most number of communes in the prefecture.  It is located approx. 40 km S of [[Aigio]], 38 km S of [[Greece Interstate 8|GR-8]]/[[E65]], about 190 km W of [[Athens]], about 85 km NNW of [[Tripolis]] and about 130 km NE of [[Olympia, Greece|Olympia]].
+'''Kalalvryta''' or '''Kalavrita''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Καλάβρυτα) is a town, a province and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the prefecture of [[Achaia]].  It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road.  It is the largest municipality covering about 18% of the prefecture and is the leastly populated municipality in density.  It also has the most number of communes in the prefecture.  It is located approx. 40 km S of [[Aigio]], 38 km S of [[Greece Interstate 8|GR-8]]/[[E65]], about 190 km W of [[Athens]], about 85 km NNW of [[Tripolis]] and about 130 km NE of [[Olympia]].
 ==Nearest places==
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 *Ano [[Loussi]]
 *[[Doumena]]
-*[[Drosato (Achaia), Greece|Drosato]]
+*[[Drosato (Achaia)|Drosato]]
-*[[Flampoura (Kalavryta), Greece|Flampoura]] (Kalävryta)
+*[[Flampoura (Kalavryta)|Flampoura]] (Kalävryta)
 *[[Goumenissa]]
 *'''Kalavryta'''
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 *[[Lagovouni]]
 *[[Lapanagoi]]
-*[[Manesi (Kalavryta), Greece|Manesi]]
+*[[Manesi (Kalavryta)|Manesi]]
 *[[Mikros Pontias]]
 *[[Petsakoi]]
 *[[Plataniotissa]]
 *[[Priolithos]]
-*[[Profitis Ilias (Achaia), Greece|Profitis Ilias]]
+*[[Profitis Ilias (Achaia)|Profitis Ilias]]
 *[[Rogoi]]
 *[[Sigouni]]
-*[[Skepasto (Achaia), Greece|Skepasto]]
+*[[Skepasto (Achaia)|Skepasto]]
 *[[Trechlo]]
 *[[Valta]]
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 Kalavryta is marked by a holocaust, during the Nazi occupation, in [[World War II]]. On  [[December 13]], [[1943]] the Nazi troops ordered all male residents, aged 14 years and up, to gather in a field just outside the village. There, they machine-gunned down almost all 700 of them. Only about 13 survived.
-The famous [[Diakopto-Kalavryta Railway]] was built by [[Italian engineers]] between [[1885]] and [[1895]].  It is the southern terminus.  The railway runs through a gorge but for the southern part runs within the road linking Kalavryta and Trapeza.  Its length is 22 km and the journey is 68 min long.
+The famous [[Diakopto-Kalavryta Railway]] was built by Italian engineers between [[1885]] and [[1895]].  It is the southern terminus.  The railway runs through a gorge but for the southern part runs within the road linking Kalavryta and Trapeza.  Its length is 22 km and the journey is 68 min long.
-Kalavryta also has a famous [[Cave Lakes]] which is filled with lakes inside that cave in the southeast.  Kalavryta also has the [[Kalavryta Ski Centre]] which is located east of town, situated on the slopes of mount Aroania (Chelmos) at 2,341 m is the tallest in Achaia.
+Kalavryta also has a famous Cave Lakes which is filled with lakes inside that cave in the southeast.  Kalavryta also has the [[Kalavryta Ski Centre]] which is located east of town, situated on the slopes of mount Aroania (Chelmos) at 2,341 m is the tallest in Achaia.
 The monastery is located on a hill situated 8 km SW via the road from Kalavryta.  Its elevation is abound 940 m.  Another monastery is [[Mega Spilio]] which is located in the northeast.

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 ==Historical population==
-{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"
+{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" class=prettytable
 |- bgcolor="#efefef"
 ! Year !! Communal population !! Change !! Municipal population !! Change

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 <br/><br/><br/>
 <table width = 75% border = 2 align="center">
-<tr><td width = 35% align="center">
+<tr><td width = 35% align="center">&nbsp;</td>
 <td width = 30% align="center">'''North:''' [[Leontio]] (non-municipal commune)<br>[[Aigio]], [[Diakopto]] and [[Akrata]]</td>
 <td width = 35% align="center">
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 <td width = 10% align="center">'''West:''' [[Stavrodromi (Achaia), Greece|Stavrodromi]], [[Chalandritsa|Fares]] <br/> </td>
 <td width = 35% align="center">'''Kalalvryta'''</td>
-<td width = 30% align="center">'''East:''' Akrata</td>
+<td width = 30% align="center">'''East:''' Akrata</td></tr>
-  <tr><td width = 35% align="center">
+  <tr><td width = 35% align="center">&nbsp;</td>
 <td width = 30% align="center">'''South:''' [[Psofidia|Aroania]], [[Dafni (Achaia), Greece|Paos]], [[Kleitoria|Lefkasio]]</td>
-<td width = 35% align="center">
+<td width = 35% align="center">&nbsp;</td></tr>
 </table>

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 Much of the municipality are forested and mountains except for the southeast and southwest.  The rest of the land are farmlands.
-It was the first places where the Greek [[War of Independence]] in [[1821]] began.
+It was the place where the Greek [[War of Independence]] in [[1821]] began.
 Kalavryta is marked by a holocaust, during the Nazi occupation, in [[World War II]]. On  [[December 13]], [[1943]] the Nazi troops ordered all male residents, aged 14 years and up, to gather in a field just outside the village. There, they machine-gunned down almost all 700 of them. Only about 13 survived.