Manolada
Sign in to saveManolada () 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.
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- Locality
- Μανολάδα
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Ελλάδας
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 1,448
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Manolada
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Μανολάδα
- Greek Dimos.type
- community
- Greek Dimos.periph
- West Greece
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Elis
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Andravida-Kyllini
- Greek Dimos.municunit
- Vouprasia
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 1448
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Church of the Palaiopanayia (Manolada) (04).jpg
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- Byzantine Church of the Palaiopanayia
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 869
- Elevation
- 4
- Image
- Church of the Palaiopanayia (Manolada) (04).jpg
- Dialing code
- 2623
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- Commons category
- Manolada
- postal code
- 27068
- native label
- Μανωλάδα
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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.
==History== The area was the site of the Battle of Manolada in 1316, a battle between the Franks and the Catalans over the hegemony over the Principality of Achaea.
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