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Kamenianoi

Kamenianoi
Καμενιάνοι
Kamenianoi, December 2011
Kamenianoi, December 2011
Kamenianoi is located in Greece
Kamenianoi
Kamenianoi
Coordinates: 37°57′N 21°55′E / 37.950°N 21.917°E / 37.950; 21.917Coordinates: 37°57′N 21°55′E / 37.950°N 21.917°E / 37.950; 21.917
Country Greece
Administrative region West Greece
Regional unit Achaea
Municipality Kalavryta
Municipal unit Aroania
Highest elevation 940 m (3,080 ft)
Lowest elevation 800 m (2,600 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Rural 85
Community
 • Population 116 (2011)
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 250 16
Vehicle registration AX

Kamenianoi (Greek: Καμενιάνοι) is a mountain village and a community in the municipal unit of Aroania, Achaea, Greece. In 2011 the population was 85 for the village, and 116 for the community, which includes the village Drovolovo. It is situated in the eastern foothills of Mount Erymanthos. Kamenianoi is 2 km west of Desino, 4 km southeast of Lechouri and 17 km southwest of Kalavryta.

The name comes from the multitude of furnaces that existed here in the past. According to a myth, Hercules caught the Erymanthian Boar in the area called Kaprivaina.


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