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Pelopio
Πελόπιο
Settlement
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitElis
MunicipalityArchaia Olympia
Municipal unitArchaia Olympia
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Rural
976
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Pelopio (Greek: Πελόπιο, before 1928: Κριεκούκι - Kriekouki[2]) 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 976 in 2011.

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[2] after Pelops, the mythical king of Pisa. Pelopio suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires and from a tornado on 3 November 2009.[3]

Population

Year Population
1981 924
1991 1,023
2001 1,057
2011 976

Persons

  • Vyron Davos, writer, mainly wrote about Elis and its history

See also

References

  1. ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ a b Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ^ European Severe Weather Database