Olga 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 70 km southwest of 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...

, about 36 km north-northwest of Pyrgos, east of Andravida

Andravida

Andravída 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 a municipal unit. Its population is about 4,300. Distance from Patras is around 63 km SW and 33 km NW of...

 and Kyllini

Kyllini

There are several places on the Peloponnesus peninsula in Greece named Kyllíni :* Mount Kyllini , the mythological birthplace of Hermes ....

 and southeast 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...

. Olga is connected with the road linking Tragano and Borsi

Borsi, Greece

Borsi is a hillside community in Greece, connected with a road to the Peneus Dam, Lechaina and Varda. It is part of the municipality of Lechaina. Achaea is located to the northeast...

. 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 5 km to the west. Olga had a 2001 population of 188. Olga is in the municipal unit of Tragano

Tragano

Tragano 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 a municipal unit...

. Its main industry is agriculture with some other services.

Nearest places

• Simiza, north
• Markopoulo
  Markopoulo, Elis
  Markopoulo is a Greek settlement located about 70 km southwest of Patras, about 36 km north-northwest of Pyrgos, east of Andravida, 5 km from Tragano and Kyllini and southeast of Lechaina. Markopoulo is connected with the road linking Tragano and Borsi. The GR-9 Markopoulo (Greek:...
  
  , east
• Ancient Elis, south
• Agia Mavra, southwest
• Tragano
  Tragano
  Tragano 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 a municipal unit...
  
  , west
• Pigadi
  Pigadi, Elis
  Pigadi is a Greek settlement located about 72 km southwest of Patras, about 38 km north-northwest of Pyrgos, east of Andravida, 7 to 8 km from Tragano and Kyllini and southeast of Lechaina. The GR-9 Pigadi (Greek, Modern: Πηγάδι, older form: -on) is a Greek settlement located about...
  
  

Population

Year	Population
1991	111
2001	188

Geography

Olga is situated between the Pineios valley and the plateau. The ravine is south of the village and the plateau is to the central and the northern parts and contains farmlands along with some forests, more farms mixed with forests lie to the south along with 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...

 2 km south which is also a boundary with Ancient Elis.

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 grew since the 1980s.

Economy

Its main production are fruits including watermelon, melon, figs and vegetables including corn, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, cucumbers and others as well as dairy, livestock, olives and others. The majority of the population are based in other businesses as well as agriculture.