'Andritsaina' (
Greek: Ανδρίτσαινα), also 'Andritsena' is a community and a municipality located in the southeastern part of the
Elis 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.
Nearest places (commune)
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Karytaina NW
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Sklirou N
Subdivisions:
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Karmi
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Myloi
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Sykies
Communes
★ 'Andritsaina'
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Chelidoni
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Dafnoula
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Dragogi
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Kastrougaina
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Plateia
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Fanari
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Koufopoulo
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Linistaina
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Matesi
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Theisoa
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Rovia
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Sekoula
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Baleika
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Amydalies
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Zelehova
Historical population:
The population went to low as 575.
| Year | Communal population | Change | Municipal population | Change |
|---|
| 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.
External links
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GTP - Andritsaina
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GTP - Municipality of Andritsaina
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Indexmundi - Andritsaina
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Andritsaina Village
★ 'Maps and Aerial photos':
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★ Street map:
Street map from Mapquest,
MapPoint,
Google or
Yahoo! Maps
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★ Satellite images:
Google or
Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
★ Geographic coordinates:
See also
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Communities of Ilia