Goumero
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Goumero is a village in Greece
in the municipal unit of Oleni
. Its 2001 population was 1,056 for the village. It has an altitude of 600 metres. The village was known as Vroumero (Βρουμερό) until the early to mid 19th century.
, south of Patras
, north-northwest of Olympia
, about 25 to 30 km northeast of Pyrgos and about 25 to 30 km east-southeast of Amaliada
.
to southwestern Lasiona. Much of the area are forested to the west and the east, farmlands are within the village area and some valleys.
with Strabo
was by Alesyo (Αλήσυον) or Alesaio or Aleseo (Αλησαίον), its modern form are Alesyon or Alissaio, they were one of the eight important cities in Pisatis. In the choreographic signs of the casle of Morea
of Hopf in 1360 brought the name Vumero and was founded by the property of Robert of Taranto
. In 1436, the base of the same source was named Vumeri. it was later renamed to Vumero. The largeness which brought which had from much earlier. The concrete ot the sharing of Nicobias dates back to 1300.
George Sphrantzes
knew which had the area as a village with the name Vroumero and the professor Iliopoulos complemented as the area from dirt. In 1829, it became a part of the municipality of Goumeria with its seat in Goumero. The historian Georigos Papandreou
that the first inhabitants were the Zipitaians (Ζιπιταίοι), after the destruction of the castle, its rubble still exist in the homonymous area of the village. The castle was built during the Medieval period
.
After World War II
and the Greek Civil War
, its buildings were rebuilt, emigration continued after the war as residents left for larger towns and cities around the country and the developed world.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
in the municipal unit of Oleni
Oleni
Oleni is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pyrgos, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in Karatoula. It is located about 20 km S of Simopoulo, NE of Pyrgos, SE...
. Its 2001 population was 1,056 for the village. It has an altitude of 600 metres. The village was known as Vroumero (Βρουμερό) until the early to mid 19th century.
Location
Goumero is located near KaratoulaKaratoula
Karatoula or Karatoulas may refer to three places and a mountaintop in Greece*Karatoulas, a village in the north of Megalopoli in the Arcadia prefecture*Karatoulas Kynourias, a village in the eastern part of Arcadia prefecture...
, south of Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
, north-northwest of Olympia
Olympia, Greece
Olympia , a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. Both games were held every Olympiad , the Olympic Games dating back possibly further than 776 BC...
, about 25 to 30 km northeast of Pyrgos and about 25 to 30 km east-southeast of Amaliada
Amaliada
Amaliada is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It has 32,090 citizens...
.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 947 |
| 1991 | 1,032 |
| 2001 | 1,056 |
Geography
Goumero is located on a mountain range that extends from KatakoloKatakolo
Katakolo is a seaside town in western Ilia in the municipality of Pyrgos. It is located south of Patras and Dounaiika, 12 km off downtown Pyrgos, west of Olympia and northwest of Messenia...
to southwestern Lasiona. Much of the area are forested to the west and the east, farmlands are within the village area and some valleys.
History
Goumero is built in an area in which in the Ancient timesAncient Greece
Ancient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...
with Strabo
Strabo
Strabo, also written Strabon was a Greek historian, geographer and philosopher.-Life:Strabo was born to an affluent family from Amaseia in Pontus , a city which he said was situated the approximate equivalent of 75 km from the Black Sea...
was by Alesyo (Αλήσυον) or Alesaio or Aleseo (Αλησαίον), its modern form are Alesyon or Alissaio, they were one of the eight important cities in Pisatis. In the choreographic signs of the casle of Morea
Morea
The Morea was the name of the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece during the Middle Ages and the early modern period. It also referred to a Byzantine province in the region, known as the Despotate of Morea.-Origins of the name:...
of Hopf in 1360 brought the name Vumero and was founded by the property of Robert of Taranto
Robert of Taranto
Robert II of Taranto , of the Angevin family, Prince of Taranto , King of Albania , Prince of Achaea , Titular Emperor of Constantinople ....
. In 1436, the base of the same source was named Vumeri. it was later renamed to Vumero. The largeness which brought which had from much earlier. The concrete ot the sharing of Nicobias dates back to 1300.
George Sphrantzes
George Sphrantzes
George Sphrantzes, also Phrantzes or Phrantza was a late Byzantine Greek historian. He was born in Constantinople. At an early age he became secretary to Manuel II Palaiologos; in 1432 protovestiarites; in 1446 prefect of Mistras, and subsequently great logothete...
knew which had the area as a village with the name Vroumero and the professor Iliopoulos complemented as the area from dirt. In 1829, it became a part of the municipality of Goumeria with its seat in Goumero. The historian Georigos Papandreou
Georgios Papandreou (historian)
Georgios Papandreou was a Greek historian and a linguist.Ο ήταν διακεκριμένος ιστορικός.-Bibliography:...
that the first inhabitants were the Zipitaians (Ζιπιταίοι), after the destruction of the castle, its rubble still exist in the homonymous area of the village. The castle was built during the Medieval period
Medieval Times
Medieval Times Dinner and Tournament is a family dinner theater featuring staged medieval-style games, sword-fighting, and jousting performed by a cast of 75 actors and 20 horses. Each location is housed in a replica 11th-century castle, with the exception of the Toronto location, which is housed...
.
After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
, its buildings were rebuilt, emigration continued after the war as residents left for larger towns and cities around the country and the developed world.