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Prasino (Greek, Modern: Πράσινο, Katharevoussa: -on meaning green) is a village in the municipality of Kleitoras, Arcadia prefecture, Greece. As of 2001, it had a population of 45 for the settlement. The village was known as Karnesi or Karnessi (Καρνέσι) though still known only by its second name of Kalyvia Kalyvia Karnessi. The Achaia prefecture is to the north. Subdivision * Kalyvia Karnessi
* Steno, north
Location Prasino is located WNW of Levidi, northwest of Tripoli, ENE of Pyrgos and Olympia and SSE of Patras, it is also 7 km southwest of the GR-33 (Patras - Tripoli). Geography and history It has 120 residents, though the remainder also live in other large cities mostly Athens. It is famous for its agriculture, beekeeping, cotton and honey. The village is situated at 850 metres above sea lever and has a "kambo" field serviced by numerous rivers. It is where it produces Tripoli apples (bitter delicious). The village square is the center of the town and has a large maple tree planted in the middle which is 150 years old. It is meeting place where visitors can relax under the tree and enjoy refreshments from the local cafe, and a keep cool in the shade during the summer. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate until the 1980s. Prasino became connected with an asphalt road in the 1970s. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. In 1997, the community (now a village and a municipal district) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Kleitoras. A great population loss occurred between 1991 and the 2000s. The 1950s saw many of the residents emigrate to the USA, Canada, Germany, and Australia.
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