Rizes
title: "Rizes" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-arcadia,-peloponnese", "tripoli,-greece"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-arcadia-peloponnese" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rizes" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Rizes |
| name_local | Ρίζες |
| type | community |
| periph | Peloponnese |
| periphunit | Arcadia |
| municipality | Tripoli |
| municunit | Tegea |
| pop_community | 449 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| elevation | 650 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 220 12 |
| area_code | 2710 |
| licence | TP |
| image_skyline | Rizes, Arcadia, Greece1.jpg |
| :: |
|name = Rizes |name_local = Ρίζες |type = community |image_map = |periph = Peloponnese |periphunit = Arcadia |municipality = Tripoli |municunit = Tegea |pop_community = 449 |population_as_of = 2021 |area = |elevation = 650 |coordinates = |postal_code = 220 12 |area_code = 2710 |licence = TP |website = |image_skyline = Rizes, Arcadia, Greece1.jpg |caption_skyline = |city_flag = |city_seal = Rizes () is the easternmost village in the municipal unit of Tegea in Arcadia, Greece. Its population was 449 in 2021. Its primary economic activity is agriculture. Rizes' crops include cherries, potatoes, and grape cultivation and wine production. The village lies at the roots of the mountain named Saint Elias (Προφήτης Ηλίας) which includes four noteworthy churches. At the summit is the small church of the Prophet Elias followed by in order of descending elevation the churches of Saint Nicholas, Saint Marina and Saint Spyridon. The feast of Saint Marina is celebrated every year on 17 July with a popular festival in the village.
Notable individuals
- Angelo Tsakopoulos (Born 1936), prominent Greek-American real estate developer
References
References
- (2006). "Keeping It In The Family". Sacramento Magazine.
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