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Olympia
town on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, site of the ancient Olympic Games
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town in Greece, Peloponnese, Elis
Zacharo
Zacharo () is a town and municipality in western Peloponnese, Greece. Administratively, it belongs to the regional unit of Elis in West Greece. Zacharo is situated on the coast of the Gulf of Kyparissia, a part of the Ionian Sea. The mountain Lapithas is to the north, and the Minthi is to the east. Northwest of the town, between mount Lapithas and the sea, is the Kaiafas Lake. Zacharo is 18 km south of Olympia, 28 km southeast of Pyrgos, 65 km northwest of Kalamata and 65 km west of Tripoli. The town is crossed by the Greek National Road 9/E55, that links Patras with Kalama
Amaliada
Amaliada (, Katharevousa: Ἀμαλιάς, Amaliás) is a town and a former municipality in northwestern Elis, in the West Greece Region of Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 251.945 km2. It is near the archaeological site of Elis, the city-state whose territory was the site of the ancient Olympic Games. It is situated in the plains of Elis, 6 km from the Ionian Sea. It is 10 km southeast of Gastouni, 16 km northwest of Pyrgos and 60 km southwest of
Andravida
Andravida (, ) is a town and a former municipality in Elis, in the northwest of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 40.728 km2. Its population is about 3,700. The town was the capital of the Frankish Principality of Achaea in the late Middle Ages.
Ilida Municipality
municipality in Greece
Pineios Municipality
municipality in the Elis regional unit, West Greece region, Greece
Andravida-Kyllini Municipality
Andravida–Kyllini () is a municipality in the Elis regional unit, West Greece region, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Lechaina. The municipality has an area of 355.476 km2.
Andritsaina-Krestena Municipality
Andritsaina–Krestena () is a municipality in the Elis regional unit, West Greece region, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Krestena. The municipality has an area of 422.334 km2.
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town & port in Greece, Peloponnese, Elis
Andritsaina
Andritsaina () is a village, a community and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 131.247 km2.
Alifeira
Alifeira () is a mountain village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 96.678 km2. The seat of the municipality was in the village of Kallithea.
Pisa
city-state of Greece, suppressed by Elis
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Katakolo () is a seaside village in the municipality of Pyrgos in western Elis, Greece. It is situated on a headland overlooking the Ionian Sea and separating the Gulf of Kyparissia from the rest of the Ionian. It is west of Pyrgos. The small village of Agios Andreas, which in ancient times was the natural harbour for Ancient Olympia, lies northwest of Katakolo.
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Lechaina () is a town and a former municipality in Elis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 94.567 km2. It is situated 39 km north of the city of Pyrgos, and 60 km southwest of Patras.
Vartholomio
Vartholomio () is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 60.696 km2. The municipal unit covers the southern part of the hilly Kyllini peninsula, and the plains to the southeast. The town Vartholomio is in the plains, on the right bank of the river Pineios, which flows into the Ionian Sea south of the town.
Kastro - Kyllini Municipal Unit
Kastro-Kyllini () is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 49.322 km2. The population was 3,272 in 2021. The municipality Kastro-Kyllini was created in 1999 as part of the Kapodistrias reform from the formerly independent communities Kyllini, Kato Panagia, Kastro and Neochori, that became municipal districts. After the 2011 Kallikratis reform, these municipal districts became (dependent) communities. Its seat of administr
Tragano
Tragano (Greek, Modern: Τραγανό, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on) is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 41.475 km2. Tragano is situated in a flat, rural area, north of the river Pineios. It is 2 km east of Stafidokampos, 4 km east of Andravida, 3 km north of Agia Mavra, 5 km northwest of Avgeio and 8 km northeast of Gastouni. It is 2 km southeast of the Andravida Air Base.
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Krestena () is a town and a community in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is the seat of administration. Krestena is situated in the low hills between the river Alfeios and the Ionian Sea. It is 2 km southeast of Makrisia, 6 km south of Olympia, 12 km north of Zacharo and 18 km southeast of Pyrgos. The community includes the villages Poros and Moschoula. The town has a kindergarten, schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a center of environmental training, two churches, restaurants, b
Q3555870
village in Greece, Peloponnese, Elis
Figaleia municipality
Figaleia () is a mountain village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the administrative reform of 2011 it is a municipal unit of the municipality of Zacharo. The municipal unit has an area of 89.175 km2. In 2021 the population was 50 for the village and 1,250 for the municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in Nea Figaleia. Figaleia is located south of Andritsaina, west of Megalopoli, north-northwest of Kalamata, northeast of Kyparissia and southeast of Pyrgos. Figaleia is located in mountainous southern Elis. The river Neda flows through the municipal u
Gastouni municipality
Gastouni () is a town and a former municipality in Elis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pineios, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 59.325 km2. Gastouni is situated in a flat rural area, 5 km from the Ionian Sea. The river Pineios flows into the sea near Gastouni. The town is south of Andravida, east of Vartholomio, northwest of Amaliada and northwest of Pyrgos. The Greek National Road 9/E55 (Patras - Pyrgos) and the railway from Patras to Pyrgos pass east of Gastouni. There is a 12th-century
Epitalio
Epitalio (, before 1927: Αγουλινίτσα – Agoulinitsa) is a town and a community in Elis, Greece.
Lampeia
thumb|Lampeia (Divri) village, partial view of village. thumb|Lampeia (Divri) village, partial view of village. thumb|Elementary school in Lampia (Divri), built in 1907 with a donation of Andreas Syngrou. Lampeia (Greek: Λάμπεια, before 1928: Δίβρη - Divri, between 1928 and 1929: Πρινόφυτον - Prinofyton) is a mountain village, a community and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 72.447 km2. The community includes the villa
Kakovatos
Kakovatos () is a seaside village in Elis, Greece. It is located in the western Peloponnese, approximately in the center of the Gulf of Kyparissia, on the coast of the Ionian Sea. Administratively, it is a part of the municipality of Zacharo.
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village in Greece, Peloponnese, Elis
Kavasila
village in Elis, Greece
Varda
town in Elis, West Greece
Manolada
Manolada () is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Vouprasia, Elis, Greece. It is situated in a vast, rural plain near the Ionian Sea, 2 km northwest of Varda, 3 km west of Nea Manolada and 40 km southwest of Patras. The community includes the small villages of Brinia, Karvounaiika, Loutra Yrminis, Mega Pefko and Samaraiika.
Volax Municipal Unit
subdivision of Pyrgos Municipality, Greece
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Kardamas () is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Amaliada, in Elis, Greece. It is located in the plains near the Ionian Sea, 3 km north of Douneika, 3 km southwest of Amaliada, and 14 km northwest of Pyrgos. The community includes the small village of Petroules. Kardamas had a train station on the line from Patras to Pyrgos.
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Myrsini (, before 1915: Σουλεϊμάναγα - Souleimanaga) is a town in Elis, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Lechaina since 1997. Myrsini lies in a flat coastal plain that stretches from Amaliada to Kato Achaia. It is 3 km southwest of Lechaina and 3 km northwest of Andravida.
Skillountia Municipal Unit
Skillounta is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 194.409 km2. It is named after the ancient town Scillus, which was in the area. Its seat of administration was in the town Krestena. The territory of the municipal unit Skillounta stretches from the plains on the Ionian Sea coast to the forested mountains of southeastern Elis. The river Alfeios forms its northern border. Krestena is 6 km south of Olympia, 12&nbsp
Pinia Municipal Unit
Pineia (Greek: Πηνεία) is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 148.572 km2. Its seat of administration was in the village Simopoulo. Pineia is named after the river Pineios, which forms its northern border. The area is hilly and sparsely populated. It is about 20 km east of Amaliada, 25 km northeast of Pyrgos and 45 km southwest of Patras.
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village in Elis, Peloponnese, Greece
Oleni
Oleni () is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece.
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Savalia (Greek: Σαβάλια) is a village in the municipal unit of Amaliada, Elis, southern Greece. It is in the plains near the Ionian Sea, northwest of Roviata, southwest of Ampelokampos, east of Palaiochori, southeast of Gastouni, and northwest of Amaliada. The Greek National Road 9 (Patras–Pyrgos) passes southwest of the village. The railway from Patras to Pyrgos passes northeast of the village.
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Lepreo (, before 1916: Στροβίτζι - Strovitzi) is a village and a community in the municipality of Zacharo, Elis, Greece. The community includes the small villages Agrapidia, Drakos, Panagies, Revelaiika and Skoupas. It is situated on a hillside, 2 km southwest of Taxiarches, 5 km west of Nea Figaleia and 8 km southeast of Zacharo. Lepreo was named after the ancient city Lepreum. The ruins of Lepreum, 500 m north of the present village, have been excavated in 1982.
Kaiafas
thumb|The spa facility in Kaiafas Kaiafas or the thermal springs of Kaiafas (Greek, Modern: Καϊάφας) is a spa in the municipality of Zacharo in southwestern Greece. It is located SW of Athens, SE of Pyrgos, S of Olympia, nearly N of Kyparissia and some NW of Kalamata.
Iardanos Municipal Unit
Iardanos () is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pyrgos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 62.723 km2. Its seat of administration was the village Vounargo. Iardanos is enclosed by the municipal units of Amaliada to the north, and Pyrgos to the south.
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Makrisia () is a village in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. It is situated near the left bank of the river Alfeios, 2 km northwest of Krestena, 3 km northeast of Kallikomo, 4 km southwest of Olympia and 16 km southeast of Pyrgos.
Lassion Municipal Unit
subdivision of Olympia Municipality, Greece
Goumero
Goumero () is a village in the municipal unit of Oleni, Elis, Greece. It is situated on a hillside in the western foothills of the Foloi plateau, at 500 m elevation. It is 2 km southwest of Agia Anna, 5 km northwest of Neraida, 8 km northeast of Karatoula and 13 km north of Olympia.
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village in Greece, Peloponnese, Elis
Vouprasia Municipal Unit
Vouprasia () is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was Varda. The municipal unit has about 10,600 inhabitants. The area of the municipal unit is 170.859 km2.
Chavari
Chavari () is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Amaliada, Elis, Greece. The community consists of the villages Chavari, Pera Chavari and Agios Georgios. Chavari is 6 km northeast of Amaliada.
Varvasaina
Varvasaina () is a village and a community in the eastern part of the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. The community consists of the villages Varvasaina and Kato Varvasaina. It is situated in a valley between low hills, 3 km southeast of Koliri, 3 km northwest of Salmoni, 5 km north of Epitalio and 5 km east of Pyrgos town centre. The Greek National Road 74 (Pyrgos - Olympia - Tripoli) passes south of the village. The railway from Pyrgos to Kalamata and Olympia passes through Kato Varvasaina.
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Pelopio (, before 1928: Κριεκούκι - Kriekouki) is a settlement in the municipality of Ancient Olympia, Elis, Greece. Pelopio is 3 km east of Smila, 4 km northwest of Olympia and 5 km southwest of Chelidoni. The Greek National Road 74 (Pyrgos - Tripoli) passes south of the village.
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Skafidia () is a village and a community in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. It is situated on the Ionian Sea coast, at the foot of a low hill. It is 1 km north of Leventochori, 3 km southwest of Myrtia and 11 km northwest of Pyrgos. The community includes the small villages Kalakaiika and Patronikolaiika. The site of the ancient town of Dyspontium is within its area.
Efyra
Efyra () is a village and a community in the western part of Pineia municipal unit, Elis, Greece. It lies at an altitude of 121 metres, and covers an area of 12 km², of which 55% is arable and 20% is forest. It is situated southeast of the Pineios reservoir, and west of the river Pineakos Ladonas, which also flows into the Pineios reservoir. Efyra has a church dedicated to St. George. The community includes the village Pirio. Efyra is 2 km southeast of Kampos, 5 km west of Simopoulo and 21 km northeast of Pyrgos.
Vrina
place in Greece
Antroni
Antroni () is a mountain village and a community in the municipal unit of Lasiona, Elis, Olympia, Greece. The community consists of the villages Antroni, Panopoulo, Zachareika and Chania Spartoulia. Antroni is situated near the Foloi oak forest, on a small plateau between deep and narrow river valleys. It is 1 km north of Foloi, 10 km southwest of Lampeia and 19 km northeast of Olympia. The Greek National Road 33 (Patras - Tripoli) runs through Panopoulo and Chania Spartoulia.
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village in Greece, Peloponnese, Elis
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Foloi (, Latin: Pholoe) is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 174.202 km2. The seat of the municipality was in the village Lalas, in the southern part of the municipal unit. The village Foloi is situated in the northwestern part. Foloi is situated in a mountainous, sparsely populated area. The Foloi oak forest is located in the municipal unit. Foloi is located about 15 km northeast of Olympia, 30 
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Skillountia (, before 1915: Μάζι - Mazi) is a small village and a community in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. The community includes the village Nea Skillountia. Skillountia is located in the hills south of the river Alfeios. It is 2 km southwest of Frixa, 3 km northeast of Gryllos, 6 km east of Krestena and 7 km southeast of Olympia.
Dimitra
village in Elis, Greece
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village in Greece, Peloponnese, Elis
Agia Kyriaki
village in Elis, Greece
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thumb | right Koroivos (, before 1955: Κελεβή - Kelevi) is a village in the municipal unit of Gastouni, Elis, Greece. It is situated in a flat rural area, south of the river Pineios. It is 2 km southeast of Lefkochori, 2 km west of Roupaki, 2 km southwest of Agia Mavra and 4 km east of Gastouni. The village was named after Coroebus of Elis, one of the winners of the first Ancient Olympic Games.Today, there is a Cultural Center in the village, while only a kindergarten is open, since the primary school was closed due to lack of children. In the center of the village dominate
Agia Triada, Elis
village in Ancient Olympia Municipality, Greece