Andritsaina
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 Andritsaina (Ανδρίτσαινα) |
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| Coordinates | 37°39′ N 21°54′ E | |
| Country | Greece | |
| Periphery | West Greece | |
| Prefecture | Elis | |
| Population | 2,152 source (2001) | |
| Area | 131.2 km² | |
| Population density | 16 /km² | |
| Elevation | 705 m | |
| Postal code | 270 61 | |
| Area code | 26260 | |
| Licence plate code | ΗΑ | |
Andritsaina (Greek: Ανδρίτσαινα), also Andritsena is a community and a municipality located in the southeastern part of the Ilia Prefecture in the middle of a highway, officially and unofficially GR-76 between Krestena and Megalopoli. The road in the town is narrow with only one lane from the circle to the eastern part of the village. It is also the seat of the province of Olympia. Distance from Krestena is around 45 km SE and 62 km SE of Pyrgos, 47 km SE from GR-9/E55, about 25 km SW of Karytaina and about 280 km SW of Athens, 45 km NW of Megalopoli and the old GR-7/E55 and NE of Figaleia, Epicurium and Vasses (Bassae). The prefecture of Arcadia is bounded to the north and east. The area in ancient times used to be in Arcadia.
[edit] Nearest places (commune)
- Karytaina NW
- Sklirou N
[edit] Subdivisions:
- Karmi
- Myloi
- Sykies
[edit] Communes:
- Andritsaina
- Chelidoni
- Dafnoula
- Dragogi
- Kastrougaina
- Plateia
- Fanari
- Koufopoulo
- Linistaina
- Matesi
- Theisoa
- Rovia
- Sekoula
- Baleika
- Amydalies
- Zelehova
[edit] Historical population:
The population went to low as 575.
| Year | Communal population | Change | Municipal population | Change |
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| 1981 | 1,034 | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 660 | -374/36.17% | 2,511 | - |
| 2001 | 663 | 3/% | 2,152 | -359/-14.3% |
The community has a school, a gymnasium, a church, a library (Nikolopoulios Library) and a (plateia) with a statue and a tree which runs near the main highway.
The area west of Andritsaina is mainly grassy and bushy. Pine trees are founded in the east, south and north. It has about three mountaintops and north of Andritsaina is the Alfeios River. The road to Epicurium and Figaleia is about 500 m west.
[edit] External links
- GTP - Andritsaina
- GTP - Municipality of Andritsaina
- Indexmundi - Andritsaina
- Andritsaina Village
- Maps and Aerial photos:
- Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint, Google or Yahoo! Maps
- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
- Geographic coordinates:
| North: Irea | ||
| West: Alifeira | Andritsaina | East: Karytaina |
| South: Sklirou Figaleia |
[edit] See also
| Municipal districts of the municipality of Andritsaina |
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| Andritsaina | Daphnoula | Dragogi | Fanari | Koufopoulo | Linistaina | Matesi | Theisoa | Rovia | Sekoula |
| Municipalities of the Elis Prefecture |
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| Alifeira • Amaliada • Andravida • Andritsaina • Ancient Olympia • Figaleia • Foloi • Gastouni • Iardanos • Kastro-Kyllini • Lampeia • Lasiona • Lechaina • Oleni • Pineia • Pyrgos • Skillounta • Tragano • Vartholomio • Volakas • Vouprasia • Zacharo |
