Administrative Region : Peloponnese
Regional unit : Arkadia
Oreino Korakovouni (Ορεινό Κορακοβούνι) Arkadia
Oreino Korakovouni is a mountainous settlement, built at an altitude of 534 m. It is 12 km from Korakovouni and 22 km from Astros. The village belongs administratively to the Municipality of North Kynouria and has a population of 8 permanent residents according to the 2011 census.
History
View of Mount Korakovouni
The church of Agios Dimitrios in the central square
The village, according to tradition, was founded after the destruction of Old Korakovouni (a settlement near Prastos) by Turkish troops in 1687. [2] Along with Paleo Korakovouni, Agios Ioannis, Meligou, Kastanitsa and Prastos were also destroyed. After the destruction of the village, the residents established a new village in the place where Mount Korakovouni is today. During the years of Turkish rule, the settlement belonged to the Vilayet of St. Peter. According to a Venetian census of 1699, the village had two churches: Agios Dimitrios and Panagia, as well as two pastors. [3] In the 18th and 19th the Korakovounites developed trade relations with various regions, as the Korakovounites lived and traded in places such as Spetses, Hydra, Constantinople, Odessa, etc.
During the years 1750 - 1775, the thief George Leventis (grandfather of the friend), who was the first son of Konstantis Kolokotronis, acted in the village. [4] With the establishment of the Friendly Society, many Korakovounites became its members, most importantly the merchant Georgios Leventis (1790 - 1847). The contribution of the Korakovounites in the Revolution of 1821 was significant, as more than 100 fighters distinguished themselves in the battles of Doliana, Vervena, Tripolitsa and others. In 1826 the village was completely destroyed by the hordes of Ibrahim Pasha. After the liberation, the village was subordinated to the Municipality of Vrasia (1834 - 1912). From the Oreino Korakovouni came the Winter Korakovouni, which was created during the 18th century. and is the permanent residence of the Korakovounites.
The village
The church of Panagia at the entrance of the village
Oreino Korakovouni is a mountain village built amphitheatrically on the slopes of a mountain. It is overgrown with trees, while it also has many traditional mansions that combine Tsakoniki with the architecture of Spetses. The trademark is the marble fountain together with the small square and the church of Panagia, located at the entrance of the village. The village has churches such as: Agios Dimitrios (patron saint) in the main square of the village, building of 1688, Panagia at the entrance of the village, which was a catholic of the Monastery of Panagia Katakekrymmenis, building again of 1688. It also has chapels such as Agios Ioannis of Prodromos in the place "Klima", of Agioi Anargyroi in the place of "Klima", of Agios Georgios (former monastery of Endyssena), of Agios Ioannis of Theologos in the place of "Cherbena" and the shrine of the Prophet Elias, above the village.
Oreino Korakovouni also has a traditional cafe-tavern. Near the village are the villages of Korakovouni, Agios Andreas and the Tsakonochora villages of Prastos, Kastanitsa and Sitaina. An important attraction is the Byzantine, ruined Castle of Artichoke, located east of the village. In winter, the village is inhabited by a small number of residents, while in summer it "comes alive" mainly during the celebrations of Prophet Elias and August 15.
References
Hellenic Statistical Authority - Population-Housing Census 2011
"In March 1687, Martion, who came to Mars by order of Seraskeris Ishmael Pasha, who was in Patras, in the Tsakonians, and did not want the villages to be worshiped by the people of Kono, and to be enslaved. and Praston, and great damage was done to the Christians. " Source: Andrea Naneti - La concuista della Morea nella cronaca breve del prete Teofillato Agorasto (1683 - 1690), published by FrancoAngeli, Milan 2005
Tassos Ath. Gritsopoulos, "The diocese of Reontos - Prastos during the 16th century", Proceedings of the 1st Tsakonian Conference, 1986.
Chronicles of the Tsakonians, volume ED, pp. 105 - 106, 1980
Sources
Mount Parnonas Management Agency, Pentalofos Publications, 2015, ISBN 978-960-99424-2-3
Petros Sarantakis, Arcadia: The roads and places of water, Oiatis Publications, Athens 2006
Petros Sarantakis, Arcadia: The monasteries and its churches, Oiatis Publications, Athens 2006
Petros Sarantakis - Arcadia: Its citadels, castles & towers - silent ruins of a glorious land, Oiatis Publications, Athens 2000, ISBN 960-91420-3-6
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