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Methydrio

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Country
  
Local time
  
Monday 4:25 AM

Administrative region
  
Regional unit
  
Arcadia

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Municipality
  
Municipal unit
  
Methydrio

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3°C, Wind SW at 0 km/h, 84% Humidity

Methydrio (Greek: Μεθύδριο, before 1927: Νεμνίτσα - Nemnitsa) is a village in the municipal unit of Vytina, Arcadia, Greece. In 2011, it had a population of 11. It sits at 1,060 m above sea level, at the foot of the Mainalo mountains. It is 4 km south of Vytina. It was named after the ancient city Methydrion, the remains of which have been discovered near the village.

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Map of Methydrio 220 10, Greece

History

Ancient Methydrion was a city of ancient Arcadia. According to Pausanias it was founded by Orchomenus, son of Lycaon. In the 2nd century AD, it was not a city anymore, but a village belonging to Megalopolis. It was situated between the rivers Maloetas and Mylaon. It had a temple to Poseidon. The remains of ancient Methydrion have been excavated in 1910.

References

Methydrio Wikipedia


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