Lousios
The Lousios, also known in antiquity as Gortynius or Gortynios, is a river and a gorge in western Arcadia that stretches from Karytaina north to Dimitsana in Greece.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Peloponnese, Greece
- Also known as: “Gortynius”, “Lousios River”, and “Mania Rema”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle of Karytaina.
Castle of Karytaina
Castle
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Castle of Karytaina is situated 3 km southeast of Lousios.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Vlachorraptis and Karytaina.
Vlachorraptis
Hamlet
Vlachorraptis is a village in western Arcadia, Greece. It is the only village in the community Marathas. It is situated on a hill above the right bank of the river Alfeios, at about 650 m elevation. Vlachorraptis is situated 3 km north of Lousios.
Karytaina
Village
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Karytaina or Karitaina is a village and a community in Arcadia, Greece. Karytaina is situated on a hill on the right bank of the river Alpheios, near its confluence with the Lousios. Karytaina is situated 3 km southeast of Lousios.
Kotylio
Village
Kotylio is a village and a community in the municipal unit Gortyna, southwest Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on the northeastern slope of Mount Lykaion on a height of ca. Kotylio is situated 3½ km southwest of Lousios.
Lousios
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Ukrainian—“Lousios” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Lousios”
- Cebuano: “Loúsios Potamós”
- Dutch: “Lousios (rivier)”
- Dutch: “Lousios”
- Finnish: “Loúsios”
- Georgian: “ლოისიოსი”
- Georgian: “ლოოსიოსი”
- German: “Lousios-Schlucht”
- German: “Lousios”
- German: “Lousiosschlucht”
- German: “Lousious-Schlucht”
- German: “Lousiousschlucht”
- German: “Loussios-Schlucht”
- German: “Loussiosschlucht”
- German: “Lusios-Schlucht”
- German: “Lusiosschlucht”
- Greek: “Mánia Réma”
- Greek: “Λούσιος ποταμός”
- Greek: “Λούσιος”
- Greek: “Μάνια Ρέμα”
- Hungarian: “Loussios”
- Irish: “Loussios”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Lousios”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loúsios”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loussios”
- Polish: “Lousios”
- Polish: “Wąwóz Lousios”
- Polish: “Wąwóz Lusios”
- Russian: “Гортиний”
- Russian: “Лусий”
- Russian: “Лусиос”
- Swedish: “Loúsios Potamós”
- Ukrainian: “Ущелина Лусіос”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Strongylo and Atsicholos.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gortys and Mount Lykaion.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Lousios”. Photo: Marhyk, CC BY-SA 4.0.