Keramidia
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Keramidia is a village in the northeastern part of the municipal unit of Amaliada
in the northwestern part of Elis. It is located on a road connecting Amaliada and Simopoulo along with GR-33 (39th km of the Patras - Tripoli Hwy.). It is located about 30 km ENE of Amaliada
and about 50 km N of Pyrgos, S of Kentro
and W of Simopoulo, about 120 km W of Kalavryta
and W of Lampeia
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Dam of the lake is in the northeast but before the construction, it was forested and bushy. The boundary with Pineia is in the east. Until the 1960s, much of the houses had no electricity and much of its roads weren't paved.
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 northwestern part of Elis. It is located on a road connecting Amaliada and Simopoulo along with GR-33 (39th km of the Patras - Tripoli Hwy.). It is located about 30 km ENE 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...
and about 50 km N of Pyrgos, S of Kentro
Kentro (Ilia), Greece
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...
and W of Simopoulo, about 120 km W of Kalavryta
Kalavryta
Kalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx...
and W of Lampeia
Lampeia
Lampeia is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia, of which it is a municipal unit. The village is also known as Divri. Its population is presently around 1,000. Lampeia is in a valley...
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Nearest places
- Dafni W
- Agios Ilias, N
- Avgi, E
- DafniotissaDafniotissaDafniotissa , is a village in the east-northeastern part of the municipal unit of Amaliada and the northcentral part of Elis, Greece. It is located on a road connecting Amaliada and Simopoulo along with GR-33...
, N - Kryonero, SW
Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 480 |
| 1991 | 345 |
| 2001 | 543 |
Geography
The area has a few farmlands and pastures but much of the community are hilly and forested along with some bushes. Pine trees are situated in the northern part and lots more in the southern and the eastern part. Bushes and grasses are to the north. The Pineios RiverPineios 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...
Dam of the lake is in the northeast but before the construction, it was forested and bushy. The boundary with Pineia is in the east. Until the 1960s, much of the houses had no electricity and much of its roads weren't paved.