Kalo Paidi (Καλό Παιδί) is a village in the municipality of
Pineia
Pineia (Greek: Πηνεία) is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 148.572 km2. I ...
. It is located 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 ...
in western
Greece
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. It's built on a small hill with a height of 280m.
Kalo Paidi was established in the year 1800 (in the war by Turkey) by 4 shepherds that were trying to live in this area. The
pasha
Pasha, Pacha or Paşa ( ota, پاشا; tr, paşa; sq, Pashë; ar, باشا), in older works sometimes anglicized as bashaw, was a higher rank in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, gener ...
of this area gave the name Kalo Paidi because he believed that the 4 shepherds were "good children". Over time, more people arrived in Kalo Paidi and today, 100 people live there.
Populated places in Elis
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