Pigadi is a Greek

Greece

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 settlement located about 72 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 38 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...

, 7 to 8 km from 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...

 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...

. 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

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 is about 10 km to the west. Pigadi had a 2001 population of 48. Pigadi 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

• Olga
  Olga, Greece
  Olga 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...
  
  
• Ancient Elis, south
• 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:...
  
  , west
• Simiza, northwest

Population

Year	Settlement population
1991	50
2001	48

Geography

Pigadi 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...

 3 kilometers south which is also a boundary with Ancient Elis.

Pigadi is located near the Chlemoutsi

Chlemoutsi

Chlemoutsi is a medieval castle in the northwest of the Ilia Prefecture, Greece 12 km west of Andravida, 13 km southwest of Lechaina and 6 km south of Kyllini. It was built by the Crusader rulers of the Principality of Achaea as their main stronghold, and is perhaps the finest...

 fortress and valley, and mount Skollis and Erymanthos. Also nearby are the islands of Kefalonia

Kefalonia

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 and Zakynthos

Zakynthos

Zakynthos , also Zante, the other form often used in English and in Italian , is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. It is also a separate regional unit of the Ionian Islands region, and the only municipality of the regional unit. It covers an area of ...

.

Overview

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 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.