Administrative Region : West Greece
Regional unit : Achaia
Lykouria (Λυκουρία) Achaia
Lykouria is a village in the former province of Kalavryta, Achaia Prefecture. Administratively, it is the seat of the homonymous Local Community of the Municipal Unit of Klitoria of the "Kallikratiko" Municipality of Kalavryta, on the southeastern border of the prefecture with the prefectures of Corinth and Arkadia.
Location - Other information
Lykouria is 14.5 km from Klitoria, the seat of the Municipal Unit to which it belongs. It is a mountainous village at an altitude of 767 meters and its inhabitants are mainly engaged in agriculture and livestock farming. In the 2011 census, the village was found to have 430 residents[2].
In its vicinity are the eponymous springs of the Ladonas River, the site of historical interest for the Greek Revolution, Chelonospilia, while the European long-distance trail E4 also passes through the village.
A shepherd from Lykouria, Achaia, grazing his flock near the springs of Ladonas
Administrative history
Lykouria was the main settlement of the Municipality of Lykouria from 1835 to 1841, while from 1841 to 1870 it was a settlement of the then Municipality of Klitoria after the Municipality of Lykouria was annexed to it. Subsequently, a part of the Municipality of Klitoria was detached from it and formed the then Municipality of Lefkada, with its seat until 1877 in Lykouria and then the settlement of Filia. In 1912, with the abolition of the Municipalities, Lykouria was designated as the seat of the homonymous Community. In 1998, with the implementation of the administrative division of the "Kapodistrias" plan, the settlement was incorporated into the Municipality of Lefkas as the seat of the homonymous Municipal District. In 2011, based on the administrative reform "Kallikratis", it was incorporated into the enlarged Municipality of Kalavryta, now constituting one of the Local Communities that comprise it.
In addition to the homonymous settlement, the small settlements of Kerasia and Spilia also belong to the Local Community of Lykouria.
Ancient Lykouria
Ancient Lykouria was a commune of Arcadian Azania. According to Pausanias, it was located 50 stadia from the sources of Ladon and formed the boundary between Kleitoros and Feneos [3]. The exact location of the ancient commune has not been located, but it is assumed that it was located in the wider area of the present village.
Personalities
Konstantinos Makris
Miltiades Papaioannou
References
(Greek) Database of the Hellenic Statistical Authority.
EL.STAT. - Resident population of Greece. Census 2011
[19.4] The road from Pheneus, which is towards the setting sun, is missing on the left. This road goes to Cleitoras, and the labor that Herakles performed on the river is attributed to Aroanios. However, the road passes through the village of Lycouria, and the borders of the land are Pheneatai and Lycouria towards Cleitorius. [20.1] And having proceeded about fifty stadia from Lycouria, on the Ladon you arrive at the springs of Pausanias, Arcadian
Sources
Results of the Population-Housing Census 2011 concerning the Permanent Population of the Country, Government Gazette of the Hellenic Republic, vol. 2, p. 3465 (December 28, 2012).
Bibliography
Louloudis, Theodoros H. (2010). Achaia. Settlements, settlers, self-government. Patras: Prefectural Cultural Development Enterprise of South-East Achaia.
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