Kardaritsi

Community in Greece

Kardaritsi Καρδαρίτσι
Community
37°49′N 21°51′E / 37.817°N 21.850°E / 37.817; 21.850
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Arcadia
Municipality	Gortynia
Municipal unit	Kontovazaina
Elevation	900 m (3,000 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Community	54
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Kardaritsi (Greek: Καρδαρίτσι) is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Kontovazaina in northwest Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on a ridge above the left bank of the river Erymanthos. It is 5 km northwest of Kontovazaina, 6 km southeast of Lampeia (Divry), 9 km southwest of Psofida (Tripotama) and 50 km south of Patras. Historical records trace the existence of the village back to the 18th century. The village has a church dedicated to Saint Nicholas and an impressive cold water spring named “Trani Vrisi” that feeds the village's reservoir.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1700	85	—
1861	344	+0.87%
1889	445	+0.92%
1907	489	+0.53%
1920	468	−0.34%
1928	455	−0.35%
1940	410	−0.86%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1951	354	−1.33%
1961	336	−0.52%
1971	191	−5.49%
1988	100	−3.73%
2001	81	−1.61%
2011	41	−6.58%
2021	54	+2.79%

Source: Arcadians (1700-1988),^[2] censuses (2001-2021)^[3]^[4]^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "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.
^ Η Ιστορία ενός χωριού – Καρδαρίτσι, arcadians.gr (in Greek)
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.
^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.