Anthochori, Arcadia
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Anthochori Ανθοχώρι |
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 Anthochori
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| Coordinates: 37°22′N 22°8′E / 37.367°N 22.133°ECoordinates: 37°22′N 22°8′E / 37.367°N 22.133°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Arcadia |
| Municipality | Megalopoli |
| Municipal unit | Megalopoli |
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| • Population | 41 (2011) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Anthochori (Greek: Ανθοχώρι meaning "flower village", before 1927: Καρούμπαλι - Karoumpali) was a settlement in Arcadia, Greece. Anthochori was demolished during 2006-8 in order to provide the Megalopoli Power Plant with lignite (brown coal).
Anthochori was located about 3 km south of the town of Megalopoli, in the broad valley of the river Alfeios. Before the large scale exploitation of lignite in open-pit mines, the area consisted mostly of farmlands. Neighbouring villages were Vrysoules to the east, Gefyra to the southeast and Tripotamo to the southwest. The Greek National Road 7 (Kalamata - Megalopoli - Tripoli) ran east of Anthochori. Anthochori had a station on the short branch railway line from Lefktro, on the Tripoli-Kalamata railway line, to Megalopoli.
According to the History of Leontarion Province by Theodoros Katrivanos the village occupied the area that was the Karum Ali Estate (Καρούμ Αλή τσιφλίκι), itself part of the Leontario vilayet (Ottoman administrative division, in Greek: Βιλαέτι Λεονταρίου) in the 18th century. Hence the old name of the village was Karoumpali. The village was re-named Anthochori in 1927 (FEK 179/1927).
In terms of its administration, Karoumpali/Anthochori was established as an independent community (Greek: κοινότητα) in 1912. The legal basis for this comprised Law No 4057 of 10-2-1912 that enacted the institution of 'administratively independent communities' in Greece and the Royal Decree of 18-9-1912 that clarified specific arrangements for the Law's implementation in the prefecture of Arcadia. Anthochori continued to function as an independent community until the end of 1997 when the 'Kapodistrias' programme of reforms began to be implemented. Following the fate of the vast majority of other communities in Greece, Anthochori was abolished as an administratively independent community and since 1 January 1999 became an administrative district of the Municipality of Megalopolis.
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