Kallikomo
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Kallikomo is a community located east of GR-9
/E55
in the municipal unit of Skillounta
, Elis, Greece
. Distance from Pyrgos is 18 km SE, 3 km W of Krestena and 6 km W of Olympia
, and about 10 km NW of Zacharo
and N of Kyparissia
. It is accessed east of the highway and northwest of GR-76
which accesses to Andritsaina
and Megalopoli. The village is developed out of the two villages of Krounoi and Ladiko.
, because Ladiko lacks its own water, and both villages lack access to a stream. Thus it seemed obvious to the ruling military powers of that time, according to barracks rules, to build the residents of these towns a prefabricated village with loans and gifts to bait them to moving in. Nearly all of the inhabitants left Krounoi and Ladiko; so in 1970 Kallikomo came into being, until today an unattractive suburb of Krestena
, with health-threatening asbestos in the prefabricated houses/roofs, not well liked by most of the inhabitants. Some few, to whom health was more important, decided later to go back to Krounoi. They remain in the small village even today and try to get their lives back together. Ladiko and Krounoi have no municipal building of their own today, being logically assigned to the one in Kallikomo.
On March 26, 2002
, pilot Pantelis Karantalis was hailed as a hero by the population of Kallikomo for managing to steer his crashing A-7 Corsair bomber away from the village before bailing out. During the forest fire
that plundered southern and central Ilia prefecture on August 2007, Kallikomo escaped the fire's fury and no harm occurred into Kallikomo even though it is densely forested, the eastern portion received the damages.
Greek National Road 9
Greek National Road 9 is the second-longest national highway of Greece. It runs through the western Peloponnese, from Patras to Pylos. Its length is around .This highway travels near:*Bypasses:*Patras and Area, since 2002*Vrachneika*Alissos*Kato Achaia...
/E55
European route E55
European route E 55 is a E-route. It passes through the following cities:Helsingborg … Helsingør – Copenhagen – Køge – Vordingborg – Nykøbing Falster – Gedser … Rostock – Berlin – Lübbenau – Dresden – Teplice – Prague – Tábor – Linz – Salzburg – Villach – Tarvisio – Udine – Palmanova – Mestre...
in the municipal unit of Skillounta
Skillounta
Skillounta is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is a municipal unit. It is named after Scillus, an ancient name for the area. Its seat of administration was in the town...
, Elis, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Distance from Pyrgos is 18 km SE, 3 km W of Krestena and 6 km W 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...
, and about 10 km NW of Zacharo
Zacharo
Zacharo is a town and municipality in southwestern Greece. Administratively, it belongs to the Elis peripheral unit, in the Periphery of West Greece. Zacharo is situated on the Ionian Sea coast, in the area of the Gulf of Kyparissia. The town is crossed by the highway named GR-9/E55, that links...
and N of Kyparissia
Kyparissia
Kyparissia is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The town proper has around 5,708 inhabitants. The town is located on Greek National Road 9,...
. It is accessed east of the highway and northwest of GR-76
Greek National Road 76
Greek National Road 76 is a west to east highway linking 2 km W of Krestena with GR-9/E55, Andritsaina and SE of Megalopoli . The highway west to Andritsaina is unofficially designated as GR-76 The west to east highway runs in the western and the central part of the Peloponnese...
which accesses to Andritsaina
Andritsaina
Andritsaina is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is a municipal unit...
and Megalopoli. The village is developed out of the two villages of Krounoi and Ladiko.
Nearest places
- KrestenaKrestenaKrestena is a town in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is the seat of administration....
, east - RachesRaches, IliaRaches is a small village in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. Its 2001 population was 369.-Population:-Location:Raches is located south of Patras, west-southwest of the capital city of Athens, south-southeast of Pyrgos, south of Krestena, north-northwest of Zacharo, northwest of...
(south - SamikoSamikoSamiko is a small village in the municipality of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. Its 2001 population was 544.-Nearest places:*Kaiafa, southeast*Raches, northwest*Kato Samiko, west-Population:-Location:...
, west - Epitalio, north
Historical population
| Year | Village population | Municipal district population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1,080 | - |
| 1991 | 1,003 | - |
| 2001 | 1,203 | 1,318 |
History
The intent of centralizing Krounoi and Ladiko was first announced in the time of the military dictatorship in GreeceGreece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, because Ladiko lacks its own water, and both villages lack access to a stream. Thus it seemed obvious to the ruling military powers of that time, according to barracks rules, to build the residents of these towns a prefabricated village with loans and gifts to bait them to moving in. Nearly all of the inhabitants left Krounoi and Ladiko; so in 1970 Kallikomo came into being, until today an unattractive suburb of Krestena
Krestena
Krestena is a town in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is the seat of administration....
, with health-threatening asbestos in the prefabricated houses/roofs, not well liked by most of the inhabitants. Some few, to whom health was more important, decided later to go back to Krounoi. They remain in the small village even today and try to get their lives back together. Ladiko and Krounoi have no municipal building of their own today, being logically assigned to the one in Kallikomo.
On March 26, 2002
March 2002
March 2002: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December- March 1, 2002 :*Space Shuttle mission STS-109 is launched at...
, pilot Pantelis Karantalis was hailed as a hero by the population of Kallikomo for managing to steer his crashing A-7 Corsair bomber away from the village before bailing out. During the forest fire
2007 Greek forest fires
The 2007 Greek forest fires were a series of massive forest fires that broke out in several areas across Greece throughout the summer of 2007. The most destructive and lethal infernos broke out on August 23, expanded rapidly and raged out of control until August 27, until they were put out in early...
that plundered southern and central Ilia prefecture on August 2007, Kallikomo escaped the fire's fury and no harm occurred into Kallikomo even though it is densely forested, the eastern portion received the damages.