Melissa (Elia), Greece
Encyclopedia
Melissa is a village in the municipal unit of Lechaina
in the Prefecture of Elis, Greece
. It was known as Zogka until the 20th century. Its 2001 population was 328 for the village. Its elevation is 137 m. It is 7 km E of Lechaina
, and 9 km W of Borsi
. The community includes the hamlet of Melissia which is just southeast on the other side of the valley.
In 1993, an evening fire burnt almost the entire community's worth of farmland, forest but didn't reached the entire village but cut off power supply for a day, but the streetlights weren't until about a week after.
The community used to include the entire eastern half of the municipality, Agios Charalampos and Borsi
.
Lechaina
Lechaina is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is situated 39 km north of the city of Pyrgos, and 60 km southwest of Patras...
in the Prefecture of Elis, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. It was known as Zogka until the 20th century. Its 2001 population was 328 for the village. Its elevation is 137 m. It is 7 km E of Lechaina
Lechaina
Lechaina is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is situated 39 km north of the city of Pyrgos, and 60 km southwest of Patras...
, and 9 km W 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...
. The community includes the hamlet of Melissia which is just southeast on the other side of the valley.
Nearest places
- Agioi Theodoroi, west
- Ano KourtesiKourtesiKourtesi is a village in Elis, Greece. It lies on the highway 9 connecting Patras and Pyrgos. Distance is 52 km SW of Patras. It lies in the southwestern part of the municipal unit of Vouprasia. Its nearest communities are Varda in the northeast, Kapeleto to the east, Areti in the west and...
, northwest - Aetorrachi, east
- Melissia, south
- OlgaOlga, GreeceOlga is a Greek settlement located about 70 km southwest of Patras, about 36 km north-northwest of Pyrgos, east of Andravida and Kyllini and southeast of Lechaina. Olga is connected with the road linking Tragano and Borsi. The GR-9 Olga (Greek: Όλγα) is a Greek settlement located about...
, south
Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 595 |
| 1991 | 224 |
| 2001 | 328 |
About the village
The village has a school in the west, a church named Agios Tryphonas and also a square, and a communal centre. The village is on a hilly setting lying just north of the ravine, and a small one to its east. It is connected by only one east-west paved road while others are accessed by gravel. It is an agricultural village with the majority live in rural areas. It is surrounded by a few forests and groves to the north. Outside the village has a spring in the west.In 1993, an evening fire burnt almost the entire community's worth of farmland, forest but didn't reached the entire village but cut off power supply for a day, but the streetlights weren't until about a week after.
The community used to include the entire eastern half of the municipality, Agios Charalampos and 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...
.