Skourochori is a village in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece

Greece

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. As of 2001, it had a population of 584 for the village, and 702 for the community (including the village Kato Kavouri). Located between the Gulf of Corinth

Gulf of Corinth

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 and the GR-8

Greek National Road 8

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 (Athens - Corinth - Patras).

Population

Year	Population	Municipal district population
1981	648	-
1991	619	-
2001	584	702

Location

Skourochori is located 95 km SSW from Patras

Patras

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, 5 km west from the old GR-9

Greek National Road 9

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/E55

European route E55

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 (Patras - Pyrgos - Kyparissia), 8 km northwest of Pyrgos, about 23 km south of Amaliada

Amaliada

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, 26 km WNW of Olympia

Olympia, Greece

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, 72 km north of Kyparissia

Kyparissia

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 and about 6 km ENE of 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...

. They are intersected with two roads connecting Katakolo and the national highway and Amaliada and its nearest beagu.

Geography and history

The village is situated in a valley area filled with farms and consists of fruits, vegetables, livestock, dairy, olives and other crops. The northern portion are mountainous and are partly forested.

Myrtia was ruled until by the Ottomans until the Greek War of Independence

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 of 1821. It adopted its current name in the 20th century.

After World War II

World War II

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 and the Greek Civil War

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, its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate until 1981. Skourochori became connected with asphalt in the 1960s. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. In 1997, the ex-community (now a village and a municipal district) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Pyrgos.

Today, it is a village with a few inhabitants, it is populated during the summer months. The population depends on olive and cattle productions.