Kamenianoi Explained

Kamenianoi
Name Local:Καμενιάνοι
Type:community
Caption Skyline:Kamenianoi, December 2011
Coordinates:37.95°N 76°W
Elevation:900
Periph:West Greece
Periphunit:Achaea
Municipality:Kalavryta
Municunit:Aroania
Population As Of:2021
Pop Community:62
Postal Code:250 16
Licence:AX

Kamenianoi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Καμενιάνοι) is a mountain village and a community in the municipal unit of Aroania, Achaea, Greece. The community includes the village Drovolovo. It is situated in the eastern foothills of Mount Erymanthos. Kamenianoi is 2 km west of Desino, 4 km southeast of Lechouri and 17 km southwest of Kalavryta.

Population

Year Population
1981 141
1991 102
2001 79
2011 85
2021 62

History

The name comes from the multitude of furnaces that existed here in the past. According to a myth, Hercules caught the Erymanthian Boar in the area called Kaprivaina.

See also