Aroania
Aroania, also known as Helmos or Chelmos, is a mountain in Achaea, Peloponnese, Greece. At 2,355 m elevation, Aroania is the third highest mountain of the Peloponnese, after Taygetus and Kyllini, and the highest in Achaea.- Type: Mountain with an elevation of 2,217 metres
- Description: mountain range in northern Peloponnese, Greece
- Also known as: “Arania Gebg”, “Chelmos”, “Khelmo”, “Khelmós”, and “Mount Helmos”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chelmos Observatory.
Chelmos Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Nlaskaridis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Helmos or Chelmos Observatory is an observatory located at the top of mount Chelmos, near Kalavryta, southern Greece. It is the largest research infrastructure of the National Observatory of Athens and IAASARS.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Planitero and Kastria.
Planitero
Village
Planitero is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Kleitoria, Achaea, Greece. It is situated in the southwestern part of the Chelmos mountains. Its elevation is 700 m. Planitero is situated 4 km southwest of Aroania.
Kastria
Village
Photo: Ore.mk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kastria is a small village in the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. It is part of the municipality Kalavryta. It is near the Cave of the Lakes. It is just down the road from Glastra. Kastria is situated 6 km southwest of Aroania.
Mesorrougi
Hamlet
Photo: Ntalakas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mesorrougi is a small village and a community in the municipal unit of Akrata, Achaea, Greece. It is built on the forested slopes of Mount Chelmos. The community consists of the villages Mesorrougi, Ano Mesorrougi and Solos. Mesorrougi is situated 7 km northeast of Aroania.
Aroania
- Categories: mountain range and landform
- Location: West Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Venetian—“Aroania” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Aroaniya”
- Bulgarian: “Хелмос”
- Cebuano: “Aroánia Óri”
- Chinese: “柴尔莫斯山”
- Czech: “Helmos”
- Dutch: “Aroania”
- Dutch: “Mount Helmos”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل اروانيا”
- Finnish: “Aroánia”
- French: “Aroania”
- French: “Chelmós”
- German: “Aroania”
- Greek: “Chelmós”
- Greek: “Αροάνια”
- Greek: “Χελμός”
- Italian: “Monte Aroania”
- Japanese: “アロアニア”
- Japanese: “アロアニア山”
- Ladin: “Aroania”
- Latin: “Aroania”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Aroánia”
- Polish: “Aroania”
- Russian: “Ароания”
- Spanish: “Aroania”
- Swedish: “Aroánia Óri”
- Venetian: “Monte Aroania”
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