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Kardaritsi (Καρδαρίτσι) is a village in the municipality of Kontovazaina in the northwest Arcadia, Greece. The Village is located some 30 miles north of Olympia as shown in the map.

Nearest places (villages)
The region borders with the Prefecture of Elis ( Ilia ) across from Erymanthos River. The village can be accessed from Tripolis, Pirgos/Ancient Olympia, and Patra by way of Tripotama and Paraloggoi. You can also connect from Tripolis through Kontovazaina and Velimachi. A shorter route from Pirgos exists through Toumpitsi, Voutsis and Velimachi. The village is some 30 miles from Ancient Olympia, only 10 miles from Tripotama.

History
Known historical records trace the existence of the village back to the 1700’s. The Slavs, Franks, Venetians, and Ottoman Turks dominated the region through the years. Greece became a free state in 1828 after the 1821 War of Independence against the Turks.

A detailed history of the village (and the region) from the middle ages to the present is found in the scholarly work of Nikolaos P. Douridas M.D. (The History of a Greek Village Named Kardaristsi). Originally written in Greek by this former Kardaritsi resident, it was later translated into English by the Ellis (Eliopoulos) brothers. For both versions follow the citation shown under External Links below. The village has a school (now closed), several churches, a square (plateia) and an impressive water spring “Trani Vrisi”. The economy is based on agriculture and livestock-farming.