Skiritida forest
Skiritida forest is a forest located in southern Arcadia. It is surrounded by Mainalo mountain to its North, Parnon to its East and the cross between Parnon and Taygetos tο its South. Surroundings villages include: Vlachokerasia, Kerasia, Kaltezes and Kollines.

It was intact until the Greek War of Independence, with age-old oaks and deep ravines, but large fires damaged it. It was later restored with human intervention. Residents of Vlachokerasia, Kerasia and other villages began to reforest the area in the early 20th century. Residents and schools in the area took part in the initiative until a forester, Anastasios Stefanou, undertook a scientific and methodical reforestation. A model park was created with chestnuts and black pine trees. Today, it spreads over 50,000 acres and provides a rich ecosystem.

Evrotas river springs from the forest and flows for 82 kilometers before reaching the Laconian Gulf. A 14 km road path runs through the forest.
Q4421
forest
Concept
Q170054
Arcadia
LOC
Q2703145
Mainalo
LOC
Q602371
Parnon
LOC
Q17573368
Vlachokerasia
LOC
None
Kaltezes
UNK
Q6427390
Kollines
LOC
Q182062
Greek War of Independence
EVE
Q12004
oak
Concept
Q2042028
ravine
Concept
Q129324
chestnut
Concept
Q12024
pine
Concept
Q119152
Evrotas
LOC
Q589877
Laconian Gulf
LOC
Q17574890
Skiritida forest
LOC
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20
NUMBER
+82^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
82
NUMBER
+14^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
14
NUMBER
located on terrain feature
mouth of the watercourse
length