Valtesiniko
Valtesiniko is a traditional mountain village in Arcadia, in the central Peloponnese of Greece. Set at over 1,000 m elevation on the slopes of Mount Mainalo, it is one of the highest villages in the region, surrounded by dense fir forests and rugged landscapes.Photo: FilipposTrains, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 341 residents
- Description: village in Arcadia, Greece
- Also known as: “Vallitsiníkon” and “Valtesiníkon”
- Postal code: 22014
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Magouliana and Lasta.
Magouliana
Village
Photo: FilipposTrains, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Magouliana is a mountain village and a community in the municipal unit of Vytina, Arcadia, Greece. The community includes the small village Pan. It sits at 1,365 m above sea level, under the ruined Argyrokastro Castle. Magouliana is situated 4 km southeast of Valtesiniko.
Lasta
Hamlet
Lasta is a small mountain village and a community in the municipal unit of Vytina, Gortynia, Arcadia, Greece. It is considered a traditional settlement and is 6 km northwest of Vytina. The community consists of the villages Lasta and Agridaki. Lasta is situated 4 km east of Valtesiniko.
Valtesiniko
- Category: locality
- Location: Gortynia, Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.7047° or 37° 42′ 17″ northLongitude
22.0974° or 22° 5′ 51″ eastPopulation
341Elevation
1,124 metres (3,688 feet)Open location code
8G94P33W+VXOpenStreetMap ID
node 1635621003OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
252324Wikidata ID
Q12874446
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Russian—“Valtesiniko” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “ڤالتيسينيكو”
- French: “Valtesiníko”
- Greek: “Valtesiníko”
- Greek: “Βαλτεσινίκο Αρκαδίας”
- Greek: “Βαλτεσινίκο”
- Greek: “Βαλτεσινίκον”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Valtesiníko”
- Russian: “Валтесиникон”
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