Gortyna

Gortyna (Greek: Γόρτυνα), is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Megalopoli, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat was in the village Karytaina. The name of the municipality was taken from the ancient city of Gortys. The municipal unit Gortyna is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): The ancient city Gortys was located in the valley of the river Lousios. It was founded by Gortys, son of Stymphalus, a legendary king of Arcadia. When Megalopolis was founded in the 4th century BC, many inhabitants moved to the new city, but Gortys was still inhabited in the 2nd century AD, a village belonging to Megalopolis...