Kalentzi

Coordinates: 37°59′N 21°42′E / 37.983°N 21.700°E / 37.983; 21.700
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Kalentzi
Καλέντζι
Kalentzi is located in Greece
Kalentzi
Kalentzi
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°59′N 21°42′E / 37.983°N 21.700°E / 37.983; 21.700
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitAchaea
MunicipalityErymanthos
Area
 • Municipal unit23.91 km2 (9.23 sq mi)
Elevation
457 m (1,499 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
276
 • Municipal unit density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registrationΑΧ

Kalentzi (Greek: Καλέντζι) is a village and a former community in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 23.907 km2.[3] The population of the municipal unit is 276 (2021). It is renowned in Greece as the ancestral home of the Papandreou political dynasty. Kalentzi is situated on the northern slope of Mount Erymanthos, about 35 km south of Patras.

Subdivisions[edit]

The municipal unit Kalentzi is subdivided into the following villages:

  • Kalentzi
  • Agios Georgios
  • Diaselo (also known as Avrami)
  • Bantsaiika

Notable people[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.