Livartzi

Livartzi (Greek: Λιβάρτζι) is a mountain village and a community in the municipal unit of Aroania, Achaea, Greece. In 2011, it had a population of 164 for the village and 211 for the municipal district, which includes the villages Livadi and Livartzino. Livartzi is situated at 850 m above sea level, in the southeastern foothills of Mount Erymanthos. It is 4 km southwest of Lechouri, 6 km north of Psofida and 21 km southwest of Kalavryta. It is not known when Livartzi was founded, but it existed before the Ottoman rule. In the 19th century, refugees from Mystras settled the area and the population rose to around 3,000 people.

Livartzi
Λιβάρτζι
Image: View of Livartzi in the summer, from an elevated point
Livartzi, between the mountains
Livartzi is located in Greece
Livartzi
Livartzi
Coordinates: 37°56′N 21°54′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitAchaea
MunicipalityKalavryta
Municipal unitAroania
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Rural
164
Community
  Population211 (2011)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Population

YearPopulation villagePopulation community
19th centuryaround 3,000-
1991289-
2001303422
2011164211

People

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