Stemnitsa
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Stemnitsa () is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Trikolonoi, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. It was the seat of the former municipality Trikolonoi. Stemnitsa is a traditional settlement and is considered one of the most beautiful villages in Arcadia, due to its picturesque location and its historical churches and mansions. It is situated at the western edge of the Mainalo mountains, above the left bank of the river Lousios, at about 1050 m elevation. Stemnitsa is 6 km southeast of Dimitsana, 9 km northeast of Karytaina, 18 km northwest of Megalopoli and 26 km west
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- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Τρικολώνων
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Πελοποννήσου
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 191
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Stemnitsa
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Στεμνίτσα
- Greek Dimos.type
- community
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Peloponnese
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Arcadia
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Gortynia
- Greek Dimos.municunit
- Trikolonoi
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 319
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 1083
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 220 24
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 27950
- Greek Dimos.licence
- TP
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Στεμνίτσα 3945.jpg
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- Aerial view of the village from south
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Stemnitsa () is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Trikolonoi, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. It was the seat of the former municipality Trikolonoi. Stemnitsa is a traditional settlement and is considered one of the most beautiful villages in Arcadia, due to its picturesque location and its historical churches and mansions. It is situated at the western edge of the Mainalo mountains, above the left bank of the river Lousios, at about 1050 m elevation. Stemnitsa is 6 km southeast of Dimitsana, 9 km northeast of Karytaina, 18 km northwest of Megalopoli and 26 km west of Tripoli.
==History and myths== Stemnitsa has been identified with the ancient Arcadian city Hypsous (). It was already ruined in the 2nd century AD, when it was visited by Pausanias. It was near Thyraion (present Pavlia), Zoetia and Paroria. Hypsous was founded by a son of Lycaon.
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