| Sarakini | |
| Name Local: | Σαρακίνι |
| Type: | community |
| Periph: | Peloponnese |
| Periphunit: | Arcadia |
| Municipality: | Megalopoli |
| Municunit: | Gortyna |
| Pop Community: | 30 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Coordinates: | 37.5333°N 22°W |
Sarakini (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Σαρακίνι) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Gortyna, western Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on a hill above the right bank of the river Alfeios, at about 450 m elevation. It is 2 km northwest of Vlachorraptis, 4 km northeast of Theisoa (Elis), 7 km northwest of Karytaina and 8 km southwest of Dimitsana. The community includes the villages Kryonero and Palaiokastro.
The village of Sarakini is first recorded in 1665, and was built, according to tradition, by settlers from Constantinople.[1] Palaiokastro is the site of a Mycenaean-era settlement (Homer's Phere), with a cemetery and a nekromanteion having been found. The ruins of a nearby medieval fortress have been identified with the Araklovon Castle.[1] The village of Kryoneri is first mentioned in the Ottoman tax registers of 1698/1700, although its present site is more recent, as the village was moved from its original location.[1]
| Year | Population | Community population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | - | 156 | |
| 1991 | 56 | - | |
| 2001 | 37 | 114 | |
| 2011 | 8 | 51 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 30 |