Makrysi
Μακρύσι | |
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Community | |
Makrysi | |
Coordinates: 37°25′N 22°10′E / 37.417°N 22.167°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Peloponnese |
Regional unit | Arcadia |
Municipality | Megalopoli |
Municipal unit | Megalopoli |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 312 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Makrysi (Greek: Μακρύσι, before 1927: Σιάλεσι - Sialesi[2]) is a village and a community in the municipality of Megalopoli, Arcadia, Greece. It is situated on a hillside on the left bank of the river Elissonas, at 496 m elevation. It is 3 km northwest of Mallota and 3 km northeast of Megalopoli town centre. The community consists of the villages Makrysi and Kato Makrysi. Kato Makrysi is situated at 450 m elevation. Zacharias Barbitsiotis, an anti-Ottoman insurgent defeated the Turks in Sialesi in the 1780s.