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Administrative Region : Peloponnese
Regional unit : Arkadia
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Derveni (Greek, Modern: Δερβένι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older spellings, Dervenio, Dervenion is a village in the municipality of Megalopoli in the southwestern part of the prefecture of Arcadia.
It was linked by GR-7/E65 which is now bypassed and the older one became an old highway. Distances from Megalopoli is aobut 12 km SW, about 60 km ESE of Andritsaina, approx. 8 km W of Leontari, about 42 km NE of Kalamata and ENE of Kyparissia. Corvy roads that lasted for around 10 km lie to the west
Nearest places
- Paradeisia
Geography
Location:
- Latitude: 37.292 (37°17'30') N
- Longitude: 21.028(21°2'40') E
Postal code: 222 00
Elevation: 500 m
Name of inhabitants: Dervenioti f, -s m
Dialing code: +11+30-27910 (030-27910)
Historical population
Year Communal population
1920 93
1961 91
1991 71
2001 54
The village has a school, a church and a square (plateia). It was one of the village where the population in the past 70 years only dropped nearly by half.
The village of Derveni is surrounded with three mountain range, a taller one is south of the village.
The village is covered with forests while not far from the village is mainly rocky and bushy.
In 1940 the old name Dervenia (Greek: Δερβένια) replaced by Derveni.
| Municipal unit Megalopoli |
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| Municipal Community Megalopoli |
| Megalopoli (Μεγαλόπολις, η) |
| Ορέστει, το |
| Community Anthochori |
| Anthochori (Ανθοχώρι, το) |
| Community Ano Karyes |
| Ano Karyes (Άνω Καρυαί, οι) |
| Community Vangos |
| Βάγγος, ο |
| Community Vastas |
| Vastas (Βάστας, ο) |
| Community Gefyra |
| Gefyra (Γέφυρα, η) |
| Community Thoknia |
| Thoknia (Θωκνία, η) |
| Community Isaris |
| Isaris (Ίσαρης, ο) |
| Πετροβούνι, το |
| Πετροβούνιον, η |
| Community Isoma Karyon |
| Isoma Karyon (Ίσωμα Καρυών, το) |
| Community Karatoulas Megaloupolis |
| Karatoulas (Καράτουλας, ο) |
| Community Kastanochori |
| Kastanochori (Καστανοχώρι, το) |
| Community Kato Karyes |
| Kato Karyes (Κάτω Καρυές, οι) |
| Community Lykaio |
| Lykaio (Λύκαιο, το) |
| Community Lykosoura |
| Lykosoura (Λυκόσουρα, η) |
| Μάρμαρα, τα |
| Community Lykochia |
| Lykochia (Λυκόχια, τα) |
| Community Makrysi |
| Κάτω Μακρύσι, το |
| Makrysi (Μακρύσι, το) |
| Community Mallota |
| Mallota (Μαλλωτά, τα) |
| Community Marathoussa |
| Marathoussa (Μαραθούσσα, η) |
| Community Nea Ekklisoula |
| Nea Ekklisoula (Νέα Εκκλησούλα, η) |
| Community Neochori Lykosouras |
| Νεοχώρι, το |
| Community Paradeisia |
| Paradeisia (Παραδείσια, τα) |
| Φαναΐτη, η |
| Community Perivolia |
| Vrysoules (Βρυσούλες, οι) |
| Perivolia (Περιβόλια, τα) |
| Community Plaka |
| Plaka (Πλάκα, η) |
| Community Rapsommatis |
| Rapsommatis (Ραψομμάτης, ο) |
| Community Souli |
| Derveni (Δερβένι, το) |
| Souli (Σούλι, το) |
| Community Soulos |
| Soulos (Σούλος, ο) |
| Community Trilofo |
| Palaiomoiri (Παλαιομοίρι, το) |
| Trilofo (Τρίλοφον, το) |
| Community Tripotamo |
| Tripotamo (Τριπόταμον, το) |
| Community Chirades |
| Chirades (Χιράδες, οι) |
| Community Chranoi |
| Chranoi (Χράνοι, οι) |
| Community Choremis |
| Apiditsa (Απιδίτσα, η) |
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