Filiatra
Sign in to saveFiliatra (), is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 114.877 km2.
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Filiatra
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Φιλιατρά
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Filiatron.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Peloponnese
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Messenia
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Trifylia
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 5359
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 4729
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Ρολόι Φιλιατρών 4993.jpg
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- The clock tower of Filiatra with the Town Hall in the background
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 114.9
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 66
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 243 00
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 27610
- Greek Dimos.licence
- ΚΜ
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Filiatra (), is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 114.877 km2.
Filiatra is situated near the Ionian Sea coast in western Messenia. It is located 11 km northwest of Gargalianoi, 13 km southwest of Kyparissia, 29 km northwest of Pylos and 49 km west of Kalamata. The Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos - Kyparissia - Pylos) passes through the town. Filiatra was founded around the 12th and the 13th centuries. It was constructed close to the site of the ancient city Erana. Filiatra has several schools, churches and shops. A scaled reproduction of the Eiffel Tower stands at the entrance to the village. The local soccer club is Erani Filiatra.