Pelopio
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| Pelopio Πελόπιο |
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 Pelopio
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| Coordinates | 37°40′N 21°35′E / 37.667°N 21.583°ECoordinates: 37°40′N 21°35′E / 37.667°N 21.583°E |
| Government | |
| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | West Greece |
| Regional unit: | Elis |
| Municipality: | Archaia Olympia |
| Municipal unit: | Archaia Olympia |
| Population statistics (as of 2001) | |
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| - Population: | 1,057 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
Pelopio (Greek: Πελόπιο, before 1928: Κριεκούκι - Kriekouki[1]) is a settlement in the municipality of Ancient Olympia, Elis, Greece. Pelopio is 3 km east of Smila, 4 km northwest of Olympia and 5 km southwest of Chelidoni. The Greek National Road 74 (Pyrgos - Tripoli) passes south of the village. Pelopio had a population of 1,057 in 2001.
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[edit] History
The village was founded in the 15th century during the Ottoman rule. It was founded by Turkish-Albanians who named it originally "Kriekouki" which means "red head" in their language. In 1928 it was renamed to Pelopio[1] after Pelops, the mythical king of Pisa. Pelopio suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires and from a tornado on 3 November 2009.[2]
[edit] Population
| Year | Population |
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| 1981 | 924 |
| 1991 | 1,023 |
| 2001 | 1,057 |
[edit] Persons
- Vyron Davos, writer, mainly wrote about Elis and its history
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