Vourvoura

Vourvoura (Greek: Βούρβουρα) is a village in the municipality of Skyritida, Arcadia prefecture, Greece. As of 2001, it had a population of 369 for the village and sits at 1,000 m above sea level. The Parnon mountains are to the southeast and the Laconia prefecture is bounded to the south, a mountaintop elevating 1,449 m is to the north.

Nearest places

* Koutroufa, north
* Agios Petros, east
* Karyes, south
* Pigadakia, northwest

Population
Year Population
1981 448
1991 462
2001 369

Geography and history

The area are mainly made up of some forests and mostly barren grasslands. Farmlands are within the village.

After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate until 1951 through to 1981, it became one of the few villages in Arcadia to regain is population. Dessino became connected with asphalt in the 1980s. 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 ex-community (now a village and a municipal district) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Skyritida.

Notable people

* Konstantinos Romaios, archaeologist
* Charalambos Zouras, an Olympian during the 1896 Summer Olympics

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