Vartholomio ( el, Βαρθολομιό) is a town and a former

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. 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 area of 60.696 km². Its population was 5,899 in 2011, of which 3,603 lived in the town proper. The municipal unit covers the southern part of the hilly Kyllini peninsula, and the plains to the southeast. The town Vartholomio is in the plains, on the right bank of the river Pineios, which flows into 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 ...

south of the town. The town was at the junction of two railway lines, one from Kavasila to Kyllini, and the branch Vartholomio–Loutra Kyllinis railway line. Both railways have been dismantled. Vartholomio is 1 km northwest of

Kalyvia Myrtountion Kalyvia Myrtountion (Greek: Καλύβια Μυρτουντίων) is a village in the municipal unit of Vartholomio, Elis, Greece. In 2011 its population was 139. It is situated in a flat, rural area, on the right bank of the river Pineios, 4&nbs ...

, 4 km west of

Gastouni Gastouni ( el, Γαστούνη) 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 the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has ...

, 3 km southwest of Dimitra, 10 km southeast of Kyllini and 30 km northwest of Pyrgos. The town has two elementary schools and one high school building, with a standard junior high school and a music oriented junior high school (the only one in Elis). There are also two churches with yards, and a town square with cafes and tavernas. In 1988 and in 2002, two big earthquakes struck the town and most buildings were damaged, including its high school.

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The municipal unit Vartholomio is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): * Dimitra (Dimitra, Regklaiika) *

Lygia Lygia ( el, Λυγιά) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Vartholomio, Elis (regional unit), Elis, Greece. Its population in 2011 was 286 for the village and 787 for the community, which includes the villages Arkoudi, Glyfa, Io ...

(Lygia, Arkoudi, Glyfa, Paralia) *

Machos Machos ( el, Μάχος, ) is a community in the municipal unit of Vartholomio, northwestern Elis, Greece. The population was 470 in 2001. It is situated in a rural plain, 2 km west of Dimitra, 3 km southwest of Neochori and 2 k ...

*Vartholomio (Vartholomio, Agios Panteleimonas, Vationas, Vranas, Thines, Kokkala, Romeika, Stroumpouli) The village Vranas had 316 inhabitants in 2011. It is 2 km northwest of Vartholomio.

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GTP - Vartholomio
{{Authority control Populated places in Elis Dissolved municipalities and communes in Greece

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