Koryfi is a Greek

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 settlement located about 4 km 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...

, Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. Koryfi is connected with the road linking with 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...

. The 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...

 (Patras - Pyrgos - 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,...

 is about 10 and 16 km to the west. Koryfi is also a community of the municipal unit of Iardanos

Iardanos

Iardanos is 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. Its seat of administration was the village Vounargo. Vounargo is accessed by GR-9 about 3 km west. The hills are to...

. Its population in 2001 was 276 for the village and 301 for the community.

Nearest places

• Peristeri
  Peristeri, Elis
  Peristeri is a Greek village located 15 km east of Amaliada, southwest of Simopoulo and north of Pyrgos. Peristeri had a 2001 population of 540 for the village and 452 for the municipal district. Peristeri is in the municipal unit of Amaliada...
  
  , northeast
• Vounargo, south
• 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...
  
  , northwest

Population

Year	Population village	Population municipal district
1981	180	-
1991	178	-
2001	276	301

Geography

Koryfi is situated in a mountains area, its ranges stretches from Katakolo

Katakolo

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 Foloi

Foloi

Foloi 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 seat of the municipality was in the village Lalas...

. The farmlands are within the valley areas, they are predominantly made up of groves, the remainder are forested with pines, firs, spruces and cypresses.

Information

Houses were stone-built until the 1950s and did not surpass modern-style homes until the 1980s. It was linked with pavement in the 1980s. Most of the homes are abandoned today.

After World War II

World War II

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 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...

, much of the population left for larger towns and cities especially the nearby 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...

. The population remained steady since the mid to late 20th century.

Economy

Its main production are olives and cattle, along with some fruits and vegetables. The majority of the population are based in other businesses as well as agriculture.