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Vouprasia
Vouprasia ( el, Βουπρασία) 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, a small town with a population of about 2,300. The municipal unit has about 8,400 inhabitants. The area of the municipal unit is 170.859 km². Geography Vouprasia is located in northern Elis, on the Ionian coast between Patras and Pyrgos. The Greek National Road 9/ E55 and the Patras-Kalamata railway line pass through it. Vouprasia has one disused railway station, in Varda. The area is mostly flat, and the main land use is agriculture. The lagoon Kotychi, connected with the Ionian Sea, is located in the western part of Vouprasia. There is a health center in Varda. Vouprasia borders on (clockwise from the west) the Ionian Sea, the municipal units Larissos and Olenia (both Achaea) and the municipal units Pineia, Amaliada and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vouprasia
Vouprasia ( el, Βουπρασία) 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, a small town with a population of about 2,300. The municipal unit has about 8,400 inhabitants. The area of the municipal unit is 170.859 km². Geography Vouprasia is located in northern Elis, on the Ionian coast between Patras and Pyrgos. The Greek National Road 9/ E55 and the Patras-Kalamata railway line pass through it. Vouprasia has one disused railway station, in Varda. The area is mostly flat, and the main land use is agriculture. The lagoon Kotychi, connected with the Ionian Sea, is located in the western part of Vouprasia. There is a health center in Varda. Vouprasia borders on (clockwise from the west) the Ionian Sea, the municipal units Larissos and Olenia (both Achaea) and the municipal units Pineia, Amaliada and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Varda, Greece
Varda ( el, Βάρδα) is a town and a community in the municipal unit of Vouprasia, Elis, Greece. It was the seat of the former municipality Vouprasia. The community Varda consists of the town Varda and the villages Kougaiika, Komi, Sympanio and Psari. Varda is situated in the plains near the Ionian Sea, and east of the Kotychi lagoon. It is 2 km southeast of Manolada, 3 km southwest of Nea Manolada, 14 km northeast of Lechaina and 40 km southwest of Patras. The railway from Patras to Pyrgos passes west of the town, and the Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos) passes east of the town. Population Komi The village Komi ( el, Κώμη) is situated in a rural area at the foot of low hills, 2 km east of Varda town centre. Its population was 97 in 2011. Komi was one of the villages that was settled with Arvanites after the Black Death (1347–1350) had devastated much of Elis' population. The other villages were Basta, Kaloletsi and Milies. In the begi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aetorrachi, Elis
Aetorrachi ( el, Αετορράχη, before 1957: Βάλακα - ''Valaka'') is a settlement and a community in the municipal unit of Vouprasia, Elis Greece. It is located in the hills of northern Elis, 3 km east of Borsi, 14 km southeast of Varda and 30 km north of Pyrgos. It is close to the northern shore of the Pineios reservoir, and south of the Movri hills. Its population in 2001 was 92 for the village, and 224 for the community, which includes the village Dafni. History The village was founded during the Ottoman Era and was known as ''Valaka'' (Greek: Βάλακα), named after the Turkish chief Valak Agaş. After the Greek War of Independence of 1821, the Ottoman rule came to an end, and the Turks fled the area. Aetorrachi became a community, together with the neighboring village of Kompothekra (which was renamed to Dafni in 1955). Aetorrachi was renamed in 1957 to Aetorrachi. In 1997, under the Kapodistrias Law, the area became a municipal district of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xenies
Xenies ( el, Ξενιές) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Vouprasia, Elis, southwestern Greece. At the 2001 census, the population of Xenies was 81 for the village and 176 for the municipal district, which includes the small villages Kalyvakia and Palaiochora. Xenies is situated in the hills on the northeastern shore of the Pineios reservoir. Population External links Xenies on the GTP Travel Pages See also *List of settlements in Elis This is a list of settlements in Elis, Greece. * Achladini * Aetorrachi * Agios Andreas, Katakolo * Agia Anna * Agia Kyriaki * Agia Mavra * Agia Triada * Agioi Apostoloi * Agios Charalampos * Agios Dimitrios * Agios Georgios * Agios Il ... References {{Vouprasia Populated places in Elis Vouprasia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nisi, Elis
Nisi ( el, Νησί) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Vouprasia, Elis, Greece. It is situated in low hills, 4 km south of Neapoli, 8 km northwest of Aetorrachi, 7 km southeast of Varda and 35 km north of Pyrgos. In 2001 Nisi had a population of 203 for the village and 352 for the community, which includes the small villages Agia Marina, Agios Athanasios, Karavoulaiika and Kremmydi. Population External links Nisi on the GTP Travel Pages See also *List of settlements in Elis This is a list of settlements in Elis, Greece. * Achladini * Aetorrachi * Agios Andreas, Katakolo * Agia Anna * Agia Kyriaki * Agia Mavra * Agia Triada * Agioi Apostoloi * Agios Charalampos * Agios Dimitrios * Agios Georgios * Agios Il ... References {{Vouprasia Populated places in Elis Vouprasia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neapoli, Elis
Neapoli ( el, Νεάπολη) is a village in the municipal unit of Vouprasia, Elis, Greece. It is located in the low hills west of the Movri hills, 5 km southeast of Varda, 4 km north of Nisi, 5 km west of Mataragka and 39 km north of Pyrgos. Neapoli had a population of 153 in 2011. Population See also *List of settlements in Elis This is a list of settlements in Elis, Greece. * Achladini * Aetorrachi * Agios Andreas, Katakolo * Agia Anna * Agia Kyriaki * Agia Mavra * Agia Triada * Agioi Apostoloi * Agios Charalampos * Agios Dimitrios * Agios Georgios * Agios Il ... References External links Neapoli on the GTP Travel Pages {{Vouprasia Populated places in Elis Vouprasia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manolada
Manolada ( el, Μανολάδα) 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. In 2011 Manolada had a population of 844 for the village and 1,184 for the community, which includes the small villages 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. 2013 shooting of migrant workers in strawberry fields Manolada's economy is based on farming and is home to many strawberry fields, Many migrant workers work on these farms as Greeks are unwilling or unable to do this work. in 2013, after enduring years of unpaid wages and poor living conditions, an incident broke out on Nikos Vangelatos's farm where migrants protesting their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapeleto
Kapeleto ( el, Καπελέτο) is a village and a community in the municipal unit Vouprasia, Elis, Greece. It is located in a rural area, 4 km south of the town of Varda, 5 km northeast of Kourtesi and 37 km north of Pyrgos. In 2011 the population was 362 for the village, and 566 for the community, which includes the village Thanasoulaiika. Within the community's limits is the traditional site of the ancient city of Myrtuntium Myrtuntium or Myrtountion ( grc, Μυρτούντιον), called Myrsinus or Myrsinos (Μύρσινος) by Homer, was a town of ancient Elis. Homer mentions it among the towns of the Epeii in the Catalogue of Ships in the ''Iliad''. Strabo describ .... Historical population External linksKapeleto on GTP Travel Pages(in English and Greek) References {{Vouprasia Populated places in Elis Vouprasia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nea Manolada
Nea Manolada (Greek language, Greek: Νέα Μανολάδα) is a community in the municipal unit of Vouprasia, Elis (regional unit), Elis, southwestern Greece. It is located in a vast, rural plain, It is 3 km southwest of Neo Vouprasio, 3 km northeast of Varda, Greece, Varda and 37 km southwest of Patras. The Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos, Elis, Pyrgos) passes east of the village, and the railway Patras - Pyrgos runs through the village. In 2001, a train derailment occurred in Nea Manolada injuring two passengers as a train was heading from Athens to Kyparissia. See also *List of settlements in Elis References External links {{Vouprasia Populated places in Elis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lechaina
Lechaina ( el, Λεχαινά) is a town and 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 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. In 2011, its population was 4,855. Geography The area of the municipal unit Lechaina stretches from the flatlands on the Ionian Sea coast to the hills around the Pineios reservoir in the east. The main land use is agriculture. The lagoon Kotychi, connected with the Ionian Sea, is located in the northern part of Lechaina. Lechaina has a railway station on the line Patras-Kalamata. The principal streams are Andravida Creek and Melissos. The Greek National Road 9 Patras-Pylos runs through Lechaina. Subdivisions The municipal unit Lechaina is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in bracket ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kourtesi
Kourtesi (Greek: Κουρτέσι) is a village and a community in the southwestern part of the municipal unit of Vouprasia, Elis, Greece. It is in a flat rural area, southeast of the Kotychi lagoon, 7 km southwest of Varda in the northeast, 1 km east of Areti and 7 km northeast of Lechaina. Kourtesi lies on the Greek National Road 9 connecting Patras and Pyrgos, and on the railway from Patras to Pyrgos. The community consists of the villages Kourtesi, Ano Kourtesi and Kotteika. The smaller villages Ano Kourtesi and Kotteika lie to the southeast of Kourtesi. See also *List of settlements in Elis This is a list of settlements in Elis, Greece. * Achladini * Aetorrachi * Agios Andreas, Katakolo * Agia Anna * Agia Kyriaki * Agia Mavra * Agia Triada * Agioi Apostoloi * Agios Charalampos * Agios Dimitrios * Agios Georgios * Agios Il ... References External linksGTP - Kourtesi {{Andravida-Kyllini div Populated places in Elis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larissos
Larissos ( el, Λαρίσσος) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 225.729 km2. Its seat of administration was in the village Lappas, part of the community Metochi. The municipal unit was named after the river Larissos, which flows through it. It is the westernmost municipal unit of Achaea, stretching along the Ionian Sea coast and the border with Elis to the southern part of the Movri hills. It is about 32 km southwest of Patras is 37and 50 km north of Pyrgos. The area is mostly flat, except the Movri hills in the southeast and the lower Mavra Vouna hills in the northwest, near Cape Araxos. Araxos Airport (GPA). The archaeological site of the ancient town of Dyme is located 1 km south. Subdivisions The municipal unit Larissos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |