Iraia (Greek: ) is a municipality ( ) in Arkadia, Greece. Population 3063 (2001). The seat of the municipality is in Paloumba.

The region is known for the building workers named "mastori" who come from Servos village and Lyssarea town.

Pausanias in "ARCADIKA" describes the ancient flourishing cities Iraia and Melenees and their buildings. An excavation near Lyssarea town,uncovered buildings, gold and silver coins and mosaics.


  • Paloumba / Δ.δ. Παλούμπας [ 314 ]
    • Paloumba / η Παλούμπα [ 262 ]
    • Pappadas / ο Παππαδάς [ 31 ]
    • Sarlaiika / τα Σαρλαίικα [ 21 ]
  • Agios Ioannis Archaias Ireas / Δ.δ. Αγίου Ιωάννου Αρχαίας Ηραίας (Αγίου Ιωάννου) -- ο Άγιος Ιωάννης Αρχαίας Ηραίας (Άγιος Ιωάννης) [ 70 ]
  • Arachova / Δ.δ. Αραχόβης -- η Αράχοβα [ 223 ]
  • Kakouraiika / Δ.δ. Κακουραίικων -- τα Κακουραίικα [ 167 ]
  • Kokkinorrachi / Δ.δ. Κοκκινορράχης -- η Κοκκινορράχη (της πρώην κοινότητας Αετορράχης) [ 38 ]
  • Kokkoras / Δ.δ. Κοκκορά [ 119 ]
    • Kokkoras / ο [ 102 ]
    • Bardakion / το Μπαρδάκιον [ 17 ]
  • Liodora / Δ.δ. Λιοδώρας -- η Λιοδώρα [ 117 ]
  • Loutra Ireas / Δ.δ. Λουτρών Ηραίας [ 380 ]
    • Iamatikes Piges / οι Ιαματικές Πηγές [ 71 ]
    • Agionerion / το Αγιονέριον [ 111 ]
    • Litharos / ο Λιθαρός [ 25 ]
    • Loutra / τα Λουτρά [ 30 ]
    • Lotis / ο Λώτης [ 81 ]
    • Parnassos / ο Παρνασσός [ 62 ]
  • Lykouresi / Δ.δ. Λυκούρεση -- ο Λυκούρεσης [ 88 ]
  • Lyssarea / Δ.δ. Λυσσαρέας -- η Λυσσαρέα [ 179 ]
  • Ochthia / Δ.δ. Όχθιας -- τα Όχθια (της πρώην κοινότητας Αετορράχης) [ 130 ]
  • Pyrris / Δ.δ. Πυρρή -- ο Πυρρής [ 184 ]
  • Raftis / Δ.δ. Ράφτη (Ράπτη) [ 308 ]
    • Raftis / ο Ράφτης (τ.Ράπτης) [ 290 ]
    • Agalo / η Αγάλω [ 18 ]
  • Sarakinion Ireas / Δ.δ. Σαρακινίου Ηραίας -- το Σαρακίνιον [ 138 ]
  • Servos / Δ.δ. Σέρβου [ 325 ]
    • Servos / ο Σέρβος [ 299 ]
    • Arapides / οι Αράπηδες [ 26 ]
  • Chrysochorion / Δ.δ. Χρυσοχωρίου -- το Χρυσοχώριον [ 180 ]
  • Psarion / Δ.δ. Ψαρίου -- το Ψάριον [ 103 ]

Kakouraiika or Kakoureika is a small village. In the village and around the village are many churches, such as Agios Vasileios from 1824, Koimisis tis Theotokou from 1833 and Agios Ioannis a church build on an ancient temple.

Loutra Ireas

Loutra Ireas are named due to the water, which contains sulphur and is used since antiquity for medical treatments.

Persons

Psari (or Psarion) is a mountain village (alt. 900 m) with a population 103 (in 2001), usually much less in the winter.

Raftis is a mountain village (730 m). The church of Agios Dimitrios in the village is from 1901.

Servos

Servos is a mountain village (alt. around 1060 m) , the population mainly is working as livestock farmers. The name Servos means Serbian, the nationality of livestock farmers who lived in the region. The village is mentioned first time in 1461. Churches: Zoodochou Pigis from 1872 (inscription of the Daras family) and Koimisis tis Theotokou, Agia Paraskevi.

Websites

In Greek

http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/servou.htm

http://users.otenet.gr/~makotas/index.htm



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