Kamenianoi

Kamenianoi
Καμενιάνοι
Kamenianoi, December 2011
Kamenianoi
Coordinates: 37°57′N 21°55′E / 37.950°N 21.917°E / 37.950; 21.917
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitAchaea
MunicipalityKalavryta
Municipal unitAroania
Elevation
900 m (3,000 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
62
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
250 16
Vehicle registrationAX

Kamenianoi (Greek: Καμενιάνοι) is a mountain village and a community in the municipal unit of Aroania, Achaea, Greece. The community includes the village Drovolovo. It is situated in the eastern foothills of Mount Erymanthos. Kamenianoi is 2 km west of Desino, 4 km southeast of Lechouri and 17 km southwest of Kalavryta.

Population

Year Population
1981 141
1991 102
2001 79
2011 85
2021 62

History

The name comes from the multitude of furnaces that existed here in the past. According to a myth, Hercules caught the Erymanthian Boar in the area called Kaprivaina.

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.