Makrysi (Greek: Μακρύσι, before 1927: Σιάλεσι - SialesiName changes of settlements in Greece) 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.
Historical population
Year Total population Makrysi Kato Makrysi 1981 - 153 - 1991 190 79 111 2001 172 53 119 2011 265 44 221 2021 312 23 289
See also List of settlements in Arcadia
References
External links Arcadia - Makrysi