Prastos
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Prastos
Πραστός | |
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 View of Prastos | |
  Prastos | |
| Coordinates: 37°16′N 22°41′E / 37.267°N 22.683°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Peloponnese |
| Regional unit | Arcadia |
| Municipality | North Kynouria |
| Elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 465 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 221 00 |
| Area code(s) | 27550 |
Prastos (Greek: Πραστός, Tsakonian: Πραστέ) is a settlement in Arcadia, Greece. Formerly, Prastos was the premier town of the Tsakonian region, but declined in importance after its devastation by Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt during the Greek War of Independence and a general economic migration to urban areas that occurred in the following decades. It is considered a traditional settlement.
