Kourounios
Kourounios is a mountain village in the municipal unit Gortyna, southwestern Arcadia, Greece. It is situated in the eastern foothills of mount Lykaion, overlooking the Alfeios valley. It is 2 km west of Mavria, 3 km north of Isoma Karyon, 4 km south of Karytaina and 11 km northwest of Megalopoli. In 2011 Kourounios had a population of 33.History
The village is first mentioned in 1302, and the remains of the Frankish castle of Saint George in Skorta are located nearby. On 27/28 March 1821, during the first days of the Greek War of Independence, Greeks under Theodoros Kolokotronis ambushed and defeated a Turkish force in the gorge west of the village. Among the historical buildings of the area are the ruins of the village of Xirokarytaina and of the so-called "Burned Mosque", as well as the chapel of Psili Panagia, built in 1870.Population
