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Administrative Region : Peloponnese
Regional unit : Arkadia

Arcadia

Kalyvia or Kalivia (Greek: Καλύβια), also with the y or the first i accented is a Greek village in the of the Falaisia Municipality of the Arcadia prefecture located 5 km east of Leontari around 15 km southeast of Megalopoli, 10 km southeast from the nearest interchange with the GR-7/E65 (Kalamata - Megalopoli - Tripoli), 65 km from Kalamata, about 50 km southwest of Tripoli and northwest of Sparta. Soulari is connected with the road Megalopoli-Sparta Road and has a road to Falaisia. Soulari had a population of 109 in 2001 for the village.


Nearest places

* Leontari, northeast
* Potamia, north
* Ellinitsa, southwest
* Veligosti, northwest
* Kotsiriti, north northwest

Geography

Kalyvia is situated in the Alfeios Valley and are made up of forests and farmlands as well. The mountains cover the southeastern portions and are made up of rocks with grasslands and bushes along with a couple of forests and grasses and bushes around the areas. The branch of the Alfeios river lies to the north. Its main production are olives, citrus, fruits, vegetables and other crops, several common crops are rarely common. Its panorama includes the mountains around the area including the western, the northern, the eastern and the southern parts.

Its residential houses and buildings are within the main road and it is about 200 m long. Much of the houses were stone built until the 1960s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the 1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the 1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the 21st century and up to date technology are not seen.

Population

Year Population
1991 28
2001 24

History

The village used to have a large population before the beginning of the 20th century. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, the population began to decline as residents moved to larger towns and cities and outside of Greece. The population declined between 1981 and 1991 but slowly recovered in 2001.

Other

Kalyvia has a church, and a square (plateia), its nearest school and lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (secondary school) are now in Megalopoli since 2005.


Municipal unit Falaisia
Community Akovos
Akovos (Άκοβος, ο)
Goupata (Γούπατα, τα)
Community Anavryto
Anavryto (Αναβρυτόν, το)
Kato Anavryto (Κάτω Αναβρυτόν, το)
Community Anemodouri
Anemodouri (Ανεμοδούρι, το)
Community Veligosti
Veligosti (Βελιγοστή, η)
Community Voutsaras
Voutsaras (Βουτσαράς, ο)
Community Giannaioi
Ano Giannaioi (Άνω Γιανναίοι, οι)
Κάτω Γιανναίοι, οι
Community Graikos
Graikos (Γραικός, ο)
Community Dyrrachi
Dyrrachi (Δυρράχι, το)
Community Ellinitsa
Ellinitsa (Ελληνίτσα, η)
Community Kamara
Kamara (Καμάρα, η)
Kampochori (Καμποχώρι, το)
Community Leontari
Gavria (Γαβριά, η)
Kalyvia (Καλύβια, τα)
Kamaritsa (Καμαρίτσα, η)
Kotsiridi (Κοτσιρίδι, το)
Leontari (Λεοντάρι, το)
Community Leptini
Leptini (Λεπτίνι, το)
Community Neochori Falaisias
Neochori (Νεοχώρι, το)
Community Petrina
Moni Ampelaki (Μονή Αμπελάκη, η)
Petrina (Πετρίνα, η)
Spanaiika (Σπαναίικα, τα)
Community Potamia
Potamia (Ποταμιά, η)
Community Routsi
Routsi (Ρούτσι, το)
Community Skortsinos
Skortsinos (Σκορτσινός, ο
Community Soulari
Soulari (Σουλάρι, το)
Community Tourkolekas
Tourkolekas (Τουρκολέκας, ο)
Community Falaisia
Μονή Μπούρα, η
Falaisia (Φαλαισία, η)

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