Local time Sunday 2:01 AM Regional unit Arcadia | Time zone EET (UTC+2) Municipality Megalopolis | |
 | ||
Weather 10°C, Wind NW at 0 km/h, 75% Humidity | ||
Veligosti (Greek: Βελιγοστή, before 1918: Σαμαρά - Samara) is a settlement in the municipal unit of Falaisia, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on a low hill, on the left bank of a tributary of the river Alfeios. It is 2 km west of Leontari, 3 km north of Ellinitsa, 4 km east of Paradeisia and 9 km south of Megalopoli.
Contents
Map of Veligosti 220 21, Greece
History
Veligosti was founded during the Byzantine era and the ruins of the Byzantine settlement and a tower are still visible today. During the Frankish period, according to the Chronicle of the Morea, Geoffrey I Villehardouin made it a barony (one of the twelve in the Peloponnese). The barony was destroyed in about 1300, and during the Ottoman period it lost its importance.
References
Veligosti Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA