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==History== According to tradition, Andritsaina owes its name to the wife of a Cretan shepherd named Andrikos, who -chasing his runaway sheep- came to a spring on mount [[Lykaion]]. There he built an inn that after his death was kept by his wife Andrikaina (meaning "the wife of Andrikos"). From her name and from the local pronunciation of "kai" as "tsai", the inn was named "the hostel of Andritsaina". When houses were built in the surrounding area, the settlement was named "Andritsaina". The area was part of ancient Arcadia. Andritsaina flourished during the [[Frankokratia|Frankish rule]] (13th-14th centuries AD) and is mentioned in the ''[[Chronicle of the Morea]]''. The village played a crucial role during the [[Orlov Revolt]] and the [[Greek War of Independence]]. In 1826, Andritsaina was destroyed by [[Ibrahim Pasha of Egypt|Ibrahim Pasha]]'s troops.
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