| Vranas Βρανάς |
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Vranas
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | West Greece |
| Regional unit: | Elis |
| Municipality: | Pineios |
| Municipal unit: | Vartholomio |
| Population statistics (as of 2001) | |
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| - Population: | 319 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
Vranas (Greek: Βρανάς) is a settlement in the municipal unit of Vartholomio, Elis, Greece. Its population in 2001 was 342.
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| Year | Population |
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| 1991 | 479 |
| 2001 | 342 |
Vranas is located 1 km northwest of Vartholomio, 5 km west of Gastouni, about 80 km southwest of Patras, 44 km northwest of Pyrgos and approx. 8 km southeast of Thermal Springs of Kyllini. It is connected with the road connecting Kyllini Baths and Gastouni.
Its geography compromises of farmlands that are mainly of groves due to a hilly located and some rare mixed crop including cattle and vegetable. Much of the area are hilly.
Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. During the creation and recreation of the municipalities under the Capodistrian Plan in 1997, it became a part of the municipality of Vartholomio and its commune or community was transformed into a municipal district. Between 1981 and 1991, its population lost by half, it nearly did not lost people in 2001. Earthquakes rumbled Vartholomio including one in the mid to late 20th century and several later ones in the early 20th century, those earthquakes did not caused any harm to the village and its inhabitants.
Its main economy is agriculture, its main production includes olives, citrus and cattle.
The village had a train station on the Vartholomio-Loutra Kyllinis Line, operated by the Hellenic State Railways (SEK, now TrainOSE). It was located at km 1.591 from Vartholomio.
The station was opened on June 1, 1892 and closed in 1969 along with the railway line. It had one platform.
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| Vartholomio | Vartholomio-Loutra Kyllinis/Kyllini Baths Line (abandoned) |
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