Kryoneri ( el, Κρυονέρι, before 1928: Μπάστα - ''Basta''Name changes of settlements in Greece
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, Elis,

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. It is situated on the southwestern edge of the

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. It is 2 km south of Neraida, 4 km west of

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, 3 km east of

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and 9 km northeast of Olympia. Its population in 2011 was 139.

Population

History

The old name for Kryoneri, ''Basta'' (still used in the region), is Italian. The Venetians planted olives, and built the partially finished Venetian castle in Kionia. The

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(1347–1350), along with

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, devastated much of Elis' population. All inhabitants of the villages Basta, Kaloletsi (now Neraida) and

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had died. After the plague 10,000 Orthodox Christian

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settled in the area, invited by Despot of the Morea

Manuel Kantakouzenos Manuel Kantakouzenos (or Cantacuzenus) (Greek: Μανουήλ Καντακουζηνός, ''Manouēl Kantakouzēnos''), (c. 1326 – Mistra, Peloponnese, 10 April 1380). ''Despotēs'' in the Despotate of Morea or the Peloponnese from 25 Octobe ...

. Until the beginning of the 20th century, the people from Basta spoke both Greek and Arvanitika. In 1928 the name of the village was changed to the present Kryoneri ("cold water"), a signal that Arvanitika was no longer widely spoken. The children of Basta no longer learn or speak Albanian. Between 1836 and 1912, it was a part of the municipality of Oleni within the Elis prefecture. Between 1912 and 1932 it was part of the independent community

. Basta was renamed to Kryoneri in 1928. In 1932, Kryoneri became an independent community. Kryoneri was renamed to ''Monastiri'' in 1940, but this was reverted in 1953. Since 1998 Kryoneri is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia.

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External links

Kryoneri GTP Travel Pages

Population

History

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