Platanos (Greek: Πλάτανος meaning
plane tree) is a village and a community in the municipality of
Ancient Olympia
Olympia ( el, label=Modern Greek, Ολυμπία ; grc, Ὀλυμπία ), officially Archaia Olympia ( el, label=Modern Greek, Αρχαία Ολυμπία; grc, Ἀρχαία Ὀλυμπία, links=no; "Ancient Olympia"), is a small town in E ...
,
Elis,
Greece
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. It is located north of the
Alfeios valley, 2 km southeast of
Pelopio
Pelopio ( el, Πελόπιο, before 1928: Κριεκούκι - ''Kriekouki'') is a settlement in the municipality of Ancient Olympia, Elis, Greece. Pelopio is 3 km east of Smila, 4 km northwest of Olympia and 5 km southwest of Che ...
, 3 km northwest of Olympia and 15 km east of
Pyrgos. The
Greek National Road 74 (Pyrgos -
Tripoli
Tripoli or Tripolis may refer to:
Cities and other geographic units Greece
*Tripoli, Greece, the capital of Arcadia, Greece
* Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece
* Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in ...
) passes south of Platanos. In 2011 Platanos had a population of 766 for the village, and 780 for the community, which includes the small village Agios Georgios.
Population
See also
*
List of settlements in Elis
References
External links
*
{{Ancient Olympia
Populated places in Elis
Olympia, Greece