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Chrysovitsi () is a mountain village and a community in the municipal unit of Falanthos, Arcadia, Greece. The community includes the village Mantaiika, 5 km southeast of Chrysovitsi. Built on the slopes of Mainalo at 1,100 m, Chrysovitsi is one of the highest villages in the Peloponnese. It is a traditional settlement since November 23, 1998 (Law 908D) and its code number is 12317201. Chrysovitsi is 4 km southwest of Piana, 7 km northeast of Lykochia, 11 km east of Stemnitsa and 15 km northwest of Tripoli.

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Instance of
human settlement
Country
Greece
Population
314
Elevation
1073
Image
Chrisovitsi Arcadia.jpg
Dialing code
271
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located in/on physical feature
Peloponnese
native label
Χρυσοβίτσι
Commons category
Chrysovitsi
postal code
221 50

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Chrysovitsi () is a mountain village and a community in the municipal unit of Falanthos, Arcadia, Greece. The community includes the village Mantaiika, 5 km southeast of Chrysovitsi. Built on the slopes of Mainalo at 1,100 m, Chrysovitsi is one of the highest villages in the Peloponnese. It is a traditional settlement since November 23, 1998 (Law 908D) and its code number is 12317201. Chrysovitsi is 4 km southwest of Piana, 7 km northeast of Lykochia, 11 km east of Stemnitsa and 15 km northwest of Tripoli.

The village's houses are all on the slope of the mountain. Allowing a great view over the valley, a green pasture – in fact a small karstic plain – kind of a typical arcadian landscape.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chrysovitsi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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