Veligosti

Veligosti
Βελιγοστή
Community
Veligosti is located in Greece
Veligosti
Veligosti
Coordinates: 37°19′N 22°7′E / 37.317°N 22.117°E / 37.317; 22.117
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArcadia
MunicipalityMegalopoli
Municipal unitFalaisia
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
60
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Veligosti (Greek: Βελιγοστή, before 1918: Σαμαρά - Samara[2]) is a settlement in the municipal unit of Falaisia, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on a low hill, on the left bank of a tributary of the river Alfeios. It is 2 km west of Leontari, 3 km north of Ellinitsa, 4 km east of Paradeisia and 9 km south of Megalopoli.

Population

Year Population
1981 175
1991 98
2001 131
2011 61
2021 60

History

Veligosti was founded during the Byzantine era and the ruins of the Byzantine settlement and a tower are still visible today. During the Frankish period, according to the Chronicle of the Morea, Geoffrey I Villehardouin made it a barony (one of the twelve in the Peloponnese). The barony was destroyed in about 1300, and during the Ottoman period it lost its importance.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece