Kertezi Explained

Kertezi
Name Local:Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κέρτεζη
Type:community
Coordinates:37.9667°N 80°W
Periph:West Greece
Periphunit:Achaea
Municipality:Kalavryta
Municunit:Kalavryta
Population As Of:2021
Population:335
Licence:AX

Kertezi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κέρτεζη) is a mountain village in the municipality of Kalavryta, Achaea, Greece. It is built in the valley of a tributary of the river Vouraikos, east of the mountain Kallifoni. It is 12 km southwest of Kalavryta. During the Greek War of Independence, Anagnostis Striftombolas came to Kertezi, took a military body of 15 men and battled in the Battle of Levidi, where he was killed on 14 April 1821.

Population

Year Population
1981 639
1991 542
2001 460
2011 365
2021 335

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