Daphnoula

Daphnoula
Dafnoula
Δαφνούλα
Location
Dafnoula is located in Greece
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Dafnoula
Coordinates 37°35′N 21°52′E / 37.583°N 21.867°E / 37.583; 21.867Coordinates: 37°35′N 21°52′E / 37.583°N 21.867°E / 37.583; 21.867
Government
Country: Greece
Region: West Greece
Regional unit: Elis
Municipality: Andritsaina-Krestena
Municipal unit: Andritsaina
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Community
 - Population: 306
Other
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center): 178 m (584 ft)
Postal: 270 62

Daphnoula or Dafnoula (Greek: Δαφνούλα, meaning little laurel) is a mountain village in Elis in Greece, part of the municipal unit Andritsaina. There are no bridges over the Alpheus. The nearest bridge is found on the road linking the nearby villages of Kallithea and Tropaia to the west and the road GR-76 to the southeast. The village of Daphnoula borders with the prefecture of Arcadia to the north and east.

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Location

Dafnoula is located approximately 55 km E of Krestena and GR-9/E55, SE of Olympia, ca. 8 to 10 km N of Andritsaina, approximately 40 km S of Tropaia and about 55 km NW of Megalopoli. The village is linked with a road to Andritsaina.

Subdivision

  • Dafnoula (pop: 287)
  • Chelidoni (pop: 19)

Nearest places

Historical population

Year Village population Population municipal district
1981 236 -
1991 230 -
2001 287 306

About Dafnoula

Dafnoula has a small school, a church, and a small square (plateia). Dafnoula is built on a mountain slope. The mountains surrounding the village are mainly covered with grasslands and a few forests, giving the impression of a rocky landscape. The Alfeios River is located approximately 1 km northeast from the village. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, many of its buildings were rebuilt even though some houses were unaffected in the outskirts of the village. On July 11, 1997 a fire destroyed most of the forests in the southeastern part of Ilia, devastating some square kilometers of forestland. The fire was situated between Matesi and Dafnoula. The fire burnt for about 3 hours and began at 08:00 (UTC)/11:00 (EET). Another forest fire occurred a decade later in 2007. On Sunday August 26, fires spread from nearby Andritsaina and ravaged most of the area leaving some patches of forest unaffected.

Persons

See also

  • List of places in the Elis prefecture

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References

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