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Country
  
Greece

Local time
  
Tuesday 5:14 PM

Administrative region
  
Peloponnese

Regional unit
  
Arcadia

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Municipality
  
Megalopolis

Municipal unit
  
Gortyna

Vlachorraptis

Weather
  
16°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 40% Humidity

Vlachorraptis (Greek: Βλαχορράπτης, also Βλαχορράφτης - Vlachorraftis) is a village in western Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on a hill above the right bank of the river Alfeios, at about 650 m elevation. It is 2 km southeast of Sarakini, 2 km west of Atsicholos, 6 km northwest of Karytaina and 7 km southwest of Stemnitsa. In 2011 Vlachorraptis had a population of 40.

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Map of Vlachorraptis 220 22, Greece

According to the ancient geographer Pausanias the city of Maratha (Μάραθα) was located on the site of the modern village. The modern settlement however was founded in ca. 1600.

Notable people

  • Theodore Angelopoulos (b. 1943), businessman
  • References

    Vlachorraptis Wikipedia