Kentro (Ilia), Greece
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Kentro is a village located in the municipal unit of Amaliada
in the northern part of Elis in the western part of the Peloponnese
, Greece
. It is located 16 km E of Gastouni
, about 6 km S of Borsi
, 2 km N of Agias Ilias, about 15 km W of Simopoulo, 16 km NE of Amaliada
, about 25 km ENE of Pyrgos and 15 km E of GR-9
/E55
from the southbound lanes and about 20 km NE from the northbound lanes. The Pineios River
used to flow south of the town centre but today, it flows in the southern part with a suspension bridge in the west making it the only suspension bridge in the Peloponnese and Western Greece until the opening of the Rio-Antirio bridge
.
Residential areas are around the centre and surrounding with a canal and the area with a few forests.
The area sits on a mountain slope which is mainly covered with grasslands while further south, hills cover the south with forests in the valley areas and grasslands to the higher parts and the southwest and further north making it the Peneus valley. The farmlands are mainly made up of a few groves, pastures and fruits and vegetables.
In the central part, north of Kentro and in the Pineios Valley, today, west of Kentro are covered with farmlands. Farmlands used to dominate the northeast until the construction of the Dam.
In the 1960s, The government began building an earth-shaped damnamed the Peneus Dam (Φράγμα Πηνειού Fragma Pineiou) to supply water for Northern and much of Elia. This has flooded a couple of roads including from Gastouni to Simopoulo, and from Borsi to Simopoulo which is now accessible over the earth dam. The direction is almost directly form north to south. The water is not safe for drinking, because it contain some contaminants. It dams up the Pineios River. Its dam is made out of earth and it is considered the highest dam in Elia, but not the Peloponnese. The dam is located to the east. The floodway has cut off two roads relocated. The floodway length is nearly 1 km. Roads were remapped and bypasses Kentro. It contains the Prefecture's (then the Peloponnese's) longest suspended bridge. It is suspended with concrete and is not lighted, and Hills surround this earth-built dam. The length of the road over the dam is nearly 2 km with a water control tower in the middle. The area is about 10 km².
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...
in the northern part of Elis in the western part of the Peloponnese
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus , is a large peninsula , located in a region of southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. It is located 16 km E of Gastouni
Gastouni
Gastouni 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. Distance is south of Lechaina, from Kyllini Baths, from Pyrgos, NW of Amaliada and SW of...
, about 6 km S of Borsi
Borsi
-In Greece:*Borsi, Greece , a village in the northern part of the prefecture of Ilia-In Slovakia:*Borsi is the Hungarian name of the village of Borša in Slovakia.-In India, Asia:*Borsi, India, in the Chhattisgarh state...
, 2 km N of Agias Ilias, about 15 km W of Simopoulo, 16 km NE 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...
, about 25 km ENE of Pyrgos and 15 km E of GR-9
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
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from the southbound lanes and about 20 km NE from the northbound lanes. The Pineios River
Pineios River (Peloponnese)
The Pineiós is a river in Peloponnese, Greece. It is probably not named after the god Peneus. It flows from the mountain Erymanthus , and empties into a bay SW of Gastouni connecting the Ionian Sea. The river flows through the southern half of the Ilia plain...
used to flow south of the town centre but today, it flows in the southern part with a suspension bridge in the west making it the only suspension bridge in the Peloponnese and Western Greece until the opening of the Rio-Antirio bridge
Rio-Antirio bridge
The Rion-Antirion bridge , officially the Charilaos Trikoupis bridge after the statesman who first envisaged it, is the world's longest multi-span cable-stayed bridge...
.
Nearest places
- Agios DimitriosAgios Dimitrios (Ilia), GreeceAgios Dimitrios is a village located in the municipal unit of Amaliada in the northern part of Elis and in the western part of the Peloponnese. The village is connected by a road linking Gastouni and the Peneus Dam which is situated to the east...
, W - BorsiBorsi-In Greece:*Borsi, Greece , a village in the northern part of the prefecture of Ilia-In Slovakia:*Borsi is the Hungarian name of the village of Borša in Slovakia.-In India, Asia:*Borsi, India, in the Chhattisgarh state...
, N - Aigi, SE
- Agios Ilias, S
Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 337 |
| 1991 | 445 |
| 2001 | 481 |
Residential areas are around the centre and surrounding with a canal and the area with a few forests.
The area sits on a mountain slope which is mainly covered with grasslands while further south, hills cover the south with forests in the valley areas and grasslands to the higher parts and the southwest and further north making it the Peneus valley. The farmlands are mainly made up of a few groves, pastures and fruits and vegetables.
In the central part, north of Kentro and in the Pineios Valley, today, west of Kentro are covered with farmlands. Farmlands used to dominate the northeast until the construction of the Dam.
In the 1960s, The government began building an earth-shaped damnamed the Peneus Dam (Φράγμα Πηνειού Fragma Pineiou) to supply water for Northern and much of Elia. This has flooded a couple of roads including from Gastouni to Simopoulo, and from Borsi to Simopoulo which is now accessible over the earth dam. The direction is almost directly form north to south. The water is not safe for drinking, because it contain some contaminants. It dams up the Pineios River. Its dam is made out of earth and it is considered the highest dam in Elia, but not the Peloponnese. The dam is located to the east. The floodway has cut off two roads relocated. The floodway length is nearly 1 km. Roads were remapped and bypasses Kentro. It contains the Prefecture's (then the Peloponnese's) longest suspended bridge. It is suspended with concrete and is not lighted, and Hills surround this earth-built dam. The length of the road over the dam is nearly 2 km with a water control tower in the middle. The area is about 10 km².