Agios Georgios ( el, Άγιος Γεώργιος, named for
Saint George
Saint George (Greek: Γεώργιος (Geórgios), Latin: Georgius, Arabic: القديس جرجس; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was a Christian who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition he was a soldier ...
) is a community in the municipality of
Pyrgos,
Elis
Elis or Ilia ( el, Ηλεία, ''Ileia'') is a historic region in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. It is administered as a regional unit of the modern region of Western Greece. Its capital is Pyrgos. Until 2011 it was ...
,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
. It is situated at the foot of low hills, 3 km north of the centre of Pyrgos. It is 2 km northeast of
Lasteika
Lasteika ( el, Λαστέικα, also: Λασταίικα ''Lastaiika'') is a village and a community in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. It is situated at the foot of a low hill, 4 km northwest of the centre of Pyrgos. It is 2 ...
and 2 km southeast of
Prasino, in the municipal unit
Iardanos
Iardanos ( el, Ιάρδανος) 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 k ...
. Settlement in the village started between 1900 and 1920. It has a soccer (football) club named ''Nikiforos''.
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
Α.Ο. Νικηφόρος Αγίου ΓεωργίουArchived
2009-10-24)
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Pyrgos, Elis
Populated places in Elis