Platanos (Greek: Πλάτανος meaning plane tree) is a village and a community in the municipality of Ancient Olympia, Elis, Greece. It is located north of the Alfeios valley, 2 km southeast of Pelopio, 3 km northwest of Olympia and 15 km east of Pyrgos. The Greek National Road 74 (Pyrgos - Tripoli) passes south of Platanos. The community includes the small village Agios Georgios.
Platanos
Πλάτανος | |
|---|---|
  Platanos | |
| Coordinates: 37°40′N 21°37′E / 37.667°N 21.617°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Elis |
| Municipality | Archaia Olympia |
| Municipal unit | Archaia Olympia |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 763 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Population
edit| Year | Village population | Community population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 1,185 | - |
| 1991 | 1,192 | - |
| 2001 | 1,583 | 1,590 |
| 2011 | 766 | 780 |
| 2021 | 740 | 763 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
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