Gastouni

Gastouni Γαστούνη
Gastouni
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°52′N 21°15′E / 37.867°N 21.250°E / 37.867; 21.250Coordinates: 37°52′N 21°15′E / 37.867°N 21.250°E / 37.867; 21.250
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Elis
Municipality	Pineios
Elevation	5 m (16 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	11,254
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	273 00
Area code(s)	26230
Vehicle registration	ΗΑ

Gastouni (Greek: 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.^[2] Gastouni is situated in a flat rural area, 5 km from the Ionian Sea. The river Pineios flows into the sea near Gastouni. The town is 6 km (4 mi) south of Andravida, 4 km (2 mi) east of Vartholomio, 11 km (7 mi) northwest of Amaliada and 26 km (16 mi) northwest of Pyrgos. The population of the town was 7,524 in 2001. The Greek National Road 9/E55 (Patras - Pyrgos) and the railway from Patras to Pyrgos pass east of Gastouni. There is a 12th-century Byzantine church in the southwestern quarter Katholiki.^[3]

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Gastouni is subdivided into the following communities:

• Gastouni
• Kardiakafti
• Kavasila
• Koroivos
• Lefkochori
• Palaiochori
• Roupaki

Population history

People

• Nikos Kachtitis, writer
• The Sisinis family
  • Chrysanthos Sisinis
  • Georgios Sisinis, one of the famous Greek revolutionary leaders of the area

References

External links

• Gastouni.com (in Greek)
• Gastouni (town) on GTP Travel Pages
• Gastouni (municipality) on GTP Travel Pages

See also

• List of settlements in Elis

		Andravida	Tragano
	Vartholomio		Amaliada
		Gastouni
		Ionian Sea