Stemnitsa
Stemnitsa is in Arcadia. Set on the slopes of Mount Mainalo above the Lousios Gorge, it is one of the most picturesque traditional villages in the region.
- Type: Village with 191 residents
- Description: village in Peloponnese, Greece
- Also known as: “Ypsous”, “Οικισμός Στεμνίτσας”, and “Υψούς Αρκαδίας”
- Historically known as: “Hypsous” and “Ipsoús”
- Postal code: 22024
Places of Interest
Highlights: Stemnitsa Silver-Gold Smithery School and Monastery of St. John the Baptist (Prodromos).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zygovisti and Elliniko Trikolonon.
Zygovisti
Village
Elliniko Trikolonon
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Stemnitsa
- Category: locality
- Location: Gortynia, Lousios Gorge, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.5561° or 37° 33′ 22″ north
Longitude
22.0831° or 22° 4′ 59″ east
Population
191
Elevation
1,075 metres (3,527 feet)
Open location code
8G94H34M+C6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Ancient Greek to Swedish—“Stemnitsa” goes by many names.
- Ancient Greek (to 1453): “Υψούς”
- Basque: “Stemnitsa”
- Cebuano: “Stemnítsa”
- Dutch: “Stemnitsa”
- Egyptian Arabic: “ستيمنيتسا”
- Finnish: “Stemnítsa”
- French: “Stemnítsa”
- German: “Stemnitsa”
- Greek: “Στεμνίτσα Αρκαδίας”
- Greek: “Στεμνίτσα”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Stemnítsa”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Stremnitsa”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Stemnítsa”
- Romanian: “Stemnitsa”
- Russian: “Стемница”
- Swedish: “Stemnítsa”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Markou and Paleochori.
Lousios Gorge: Must-Visit Destinations
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