Skillounta is 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 ...

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 Western Greece Region ( el, Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Ελλάδας, translit=Periféria Dhitikís Elládhas, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It comprises the western part of continental Greece and the northw ...

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 ...

. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

Andritsaina-Krestena Andritsaina–Krestena ( el, Ανδρίτσαινα-Κρέστενα) is a municipality in the Elis regional unit, West Greece region, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Krestena. The municipality has an area of 422.334 km2. Mu ...

, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 194.409 km². It is named after the ancient town

Scillus Scillus or Skillous ( grc, Σκιλλοῦς) was a town of Triphylia, a district of ancient Elis, situated 20 stadia south of Olympia. In 572 BCE the Scilluntians assisted Pyrrhus, king of Pisa, in making war upon the Eleians; but they wer ...

, which was in the area. Its seat of administration was in the town

Krestena Krestena ( el, Κρέστενα) is a town and a community in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is the seat of administration. Krestena is situated i ...

. The territory of the municipal unit Skillounta stretches from the plains on 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 ...

coast to the forested mountains of southeastern Elis. The river

Alfeios The Alfeiós or Alpheios ( el, Αλφειός, grc, Ἀλφειός, Latin Alpheus) is the main stream of the Alpheios Valley drainage system, a dendritic type, originating on the north slopes of Mount Taygetus, located in the center of the Pelo ...

forms its northern border. Krestena is 6 km south of Olympia, 12 km north of

Zacharo Zacharo ( el, Ζαχάρω) is a town and municipality in western Peloponnese, Greece. Administratively, it belongs to the regional unit of Elis in West Greece. Zacharo is situated on the coast of the Gulf of Kyparissia, a part of the Ionian Sea. ...

and 18 km southeast of Pyrgos. The

Greek National Road 9 Greek National Road 9 ( el, Εθνική Οδός 9, abbreviated as EO9) is a single carriageway with at-grade intersections in the West Greece and Peloponnese regions. It runs along the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, from Patras to ...

/ E55 (

Patras ) , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographics1_title2 = , demographics1_info2 = , timezone1 = EET , utc_offset1 = +2 , ...

- Pyrgos -

Kyparissia Kyparissia ( el, Κυπαρισσία) is a town and a former municipality in northwestern Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit ...

) passes through

Kallikomo Kallikomo (Greek: Καλλίκωμο) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. It is situated 5 km from the Ionian Sea, 3 km west of Krestena, 5 km north of Kato Samiko and 16 km southeas ...

in the western part of Skillounta, and the

Greek National Road 76 National Road 76 ( el, Εθνική Οδός 76, abbreviated as EO76) is a single carriageway road in southern Greece. It connects the Greek National Road 9 near Krestena with Megalopoli, via Andritsaina and Karytaina. It runs through the western a ...

Andritsaina Andritsaina ( el, Ανδρίτσαινα) is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is a municipal unit. The munici ...

and

Megalopoli Megalopoli ( el, Μεγαλόπολη) is a town in the southwestern part of the regional unit of Arcadia, southern Greece. It is located in the same site as ancient Megalopolis ( grc, Μεγαλόπολις, literally ''large/great city''). When ...

runs west to east through Krestena and

Graikas Graikas ( el, Γραίκας) is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. In 2011 its population was 307. It is situated on a hillside, 3 km southeast of Gryllos, 8 km southeast of Krestena and 9 km no ...

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Skillounta is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): * Diasella (Diasella, Ladikaki, Papa Chania, Skala) * Frixa (Frixa, Anemochoraki) *

Gryllos Gryllos ( el, Γρύλλος, before 1927: Μουνδράζα - ''Moundraza'') is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. Its population in 2011 was 208 for the village and 300 for the community, which includes ...

(Gryllos, Chani Gryllou) *

(Kallikomo, Krounoi, Ladiko) * Kalyvakia (Nea Kalyvakia) *

Kato Samiko Kato Samiko ( el, Κάτω Σαμικό, meaning "lower Samiko") is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. It is situated 2 km from the Ionian Sea, 3 km southeast of Samiko, 6 km southwest of ...

(Kato Samiko, Kleidi, Fragkokklisia) *

(Krestena, Moschoula, Poros) *

Makrisia Makrisia ( el, Μακρίσια) is a village in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. In 2011 its population was 1,720. It is situated near the left bank of the river Alfeios, 2 km northwest of Krestena, 3 km northeast of Kall ...

* Platiana * Ploutochori (Neo Chorio) *

Raches Raches ( el, Ράχες) is a village and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality on the island of Ikaria, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ikaria, of which it is ...

Samiko Samiko ( el, Σαμικό, before 1923: Αλή Τσελεπή - ''Ali Tselepi'') is a village in the municipality of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. In 2011 its population was 389. It is situated on a hill near the Ionian Sea, 2 km south of Kalliko ...

Skillountia Skillountia ( el, Σκιλλουντία, before 1915: Μάζι - ''Mazi''), the ancient Scillus ( grc, Σκιλλοῦς), is a small village and a community in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. In 2001 its population was 20 for the ...

(Skillountia, Nea Skillountia) *

Trypiti Trypiti ( el, Τρυπητή) is a small town in the island of Milos, 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 locat ...

(Trypiti, Lekani) * Vrina

Sites of interest

* Iardanos Tomb - near the village Kleidi, community of

. It was excavated in 1954 and contained 16 graves.Website
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Population

References

External links

Official website of Andritsaina-Krestena municipality
{{Skillounta Populated places in Elis

Subdivisions

Sites of interest

Population

See also

References

External links