Gastouni ( el, Γαστούνη) is a town and a former
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in
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 ...
,
West Greece
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,
Greece
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. 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 km
2.
Gastouni is situated in a flat rural area, 5 km from the
Ionian Sea
The Ionian Sea ( el, Ιόνιο Πέλαγος, ''Iónio Pélagos'' ; it, Mar Ionio ; al, Deti Jon ) is an elongated bay of the Mediterranean Sea. It is connected to the Adriatic Sea to the north, and is bounded by Southern Italy, including C ...
. The river
Pineios flows into the sea near Gastouni. The town is south of
Andravida
Andravida ( el, Ανδραβίδα, ) 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 ...
, east of
Vartholomio
Vartholomio ( el, Βαρθολομιό) 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 ar ...
, northwest of
Amaliada
Amaliada ( el, Αμαλιάδα, Katharevousa: Ἀμαλιάς, ''Amaliás'') is a town and a former municipality in northwestern Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it i ...
and northwest of
Pyrgos. The population of the town proper was 7,485 in 2011.
[Detailed census results 2011]
The
Greek National Road 9
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/
E55 (
Patras
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- Pyrgos) and the railway from Patras to Pyrgos pass east of Gastouni. There is a 12th-century Byzantine church in the southwestern quarter Katholiki.
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Subdivisions
The municipal unit Gastouni is subdivided into the following communities:
*Gastouni
*Kardiakafti
Kardiakafti ( el, Καρδιακαύτι) is a village in the northwestern part of the municipal unit of Gastouni in Elis, Greece. It is situated in a flat rural area, on the right bank of the river Pineios. It is 2 km west of Kavasila, 2&nb ...
* Kavasila
*Koroivos
Koroivos ( el, Κόροιβος, 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  ...
*Lefkochori
Lefkochori ( el, Λευκοχώρι) is a village in the municipal unit of Gastouni, Elis. Its population was 546 at the 2011 census. It is situated in a flat rural area, on the left bank of the river Pineios, at about 10 m elevation. It is 1&n ...
* Palaiochori
*Roupaki
Roupaki ( el, Ρουπάκι) is a community 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 Agia Mavra, 2 km west of Sosti, 2 km east of ...
Population history
People
* Nikos Kachtitis, writer
*The Sisinis family
** Chrysanthos Sisinis
**Georgios Sisinis Georgios Sisinis ( el, Γεώργιος Σισίνης, 1769–1831) was a Greek revolutionary leader and politician of the Greek War of Independence.
Biography
He was born in Gastouni in Elis, to a rich and historic family of the area. Georgios, ...
, one of the famous Greek revolutionary leaders of the area
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
Gastouni.com
(in Greek)
Gastouni (town) on GTP Travel Pages
Gastouni (municipality) on GTP Travel Pages
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Populated places in Elis