Kalentzi

Municipal unit and village of Erymanthus, Achaea, Greece.

Municipal unit in Greece

Kalentzi Καλέντζι
Municipal unit
37°59′N 21°42′E / 37.983°N 21.700°E / 37.983; 21.700
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Achaea
Municipality	Erymanthos
Area
• Municipal unit	23.91 km² (9.23 sq mi)
Elevation	457 m (1,499 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	276
• Municipal unit density	12/km² (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΑΧ

Kalentzi (Greek: Καλέντζι) is a village and a former community in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 23.907 km².^[3] The population of the municipal unit is 276 (2021). It is renowned in Greece as the ancestral home of the Papandreou political dynasty. Kalentzi is situated on the northern slope of Mount Erymanthos, about 35 km south of Patras.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Kalentzi is subdivided into the following villages:

Kalentzi
Agios Georgios
Diaselo (also known as Avrami)
Bantsaiika

Notable people

Georgios Papandreou (1888–1968) politician

References

^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.