Pelopio

Pelopio (Greek: Πελόπιο, before 1928: Κριεκούκι - Kriekouki[2]) is a settlement in the municipality of Ancient Olympia, Elis, Greece. Pelopio is 3 km east of Smila, 4 km northwest of Olympia and 5 km southwest of Chelidoni. The Greek National Road 74 (Pyrgos - Tripoli) passes south of the village. Pelopio had a population of 976 in 2011.

Pelopio
Πελόπιο
Pelopio is located in Greece
Pelopio
Pelopio
Coordinates: 37°40′N 21°35′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitElis
MunicipalityArchaia Olympia
Municipal unitArchaia Olympia
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Rural
976
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

History

The village was founded in the 15th century during the Ottoman rule. It was founded by Turkish-Albanians who named it originally "Kriekouki" which means "red head" in their language. In 1928 it was renamed to Pelopio[2] after Pelops, the mythical king of Pisa. Pelopio suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires and from a tornado on 3 November 2009.[3]

Population

The population slightly declined over the years due to the economical crises. Most inhabitants who left went to Athens while a few of them immigrated to Germany. It is noted also that others left during the sixties to Patras, Athens or Thessaloniki while a few immigrated to Switzerland, Germany the United States or Canada.

YearPopulation
1981924
19911,023
20011,057
2011976

Persons

  • Vyron Davos, writer, mainly wrote about Elis and its history

See also

References

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