Vartholomio

Infobox Greek Dimos
name = Vartholomio
name_local = Βαρθολομιό


periph = West Greece
prefec = Elis
province = Elis
population = 5348
population_as_of = 2001
population_ref = [http://web.archive.org/web/20060413201756/http://www.statistics.gr/gr_tables/S1100_SAP_1_monimos2001.htm source]
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elevation = 24
lat_deg = 37
lat_min = 48
lat_hem = N
lon_deg = 21
lon_min = 21
lon_hem = E
postal_code = 270 50
area_code = 26230
licence = ΗΑ
mayor =
website = [http://www.vartholomio.gr/ vartholomio.gr]


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Vartholomio (Greek: Βαρθολομιο, pre-1970s, -ιον, "-ion") is a town and a municipality in northwestern Ilia in Greece. Its population is around 3,182 ("1991"). Elevation is 3 to 4 m above sea level. The Pineios River flows southeast of the town and empties into the Ionian Sea south of the centre, and a bridge was under repairs in 1997 for lane expansion. Distance is 4 km W of Gastouni, 4 km S of Dimitra, 14 km SE of Kyllini, 10 km E of Kyllini Baths, 34 km NW of Pyrgos, 74 km W of Patras. The closest beaches are founded southwest. The neighboring communities and villages are Dimitra, Kardiakafti and Kastro to the north, Gastouni to the east and Lygia and Kyllini Baths to the west.

Population

*1981: 3,216 (community)
*1991: 3,182 (community), 5,640 (municipality)
*2001: 3,714 (municipal district), 5,348 (municipality}

Population

ubdivisions

*Agios Panteleimonas (pop: 31)
*Vationa (pop: 83)
*Vrana (pop: 342)
*Thines (pop: 23)
*Kokkala (pop: 31)
*Romeika (pop: 76)
*Stroumouli (pop: 25)

Municipal districts

*Dimitra
*Kalyvia Myrtountion
*Lygia
*Machos
*Vartholomio

About Vartholomio

The town has two elementary schools and one high school building, with a standard junior high school and a music oriented junior high school (the only one in the Ilia prefecture). There are also two churches with yards, and a town square with cafes and tavernas. Until 2002, the town had a freight yard which began when SPAP opened the line to Kyllini in the early 20th century. The freight yard stands in the north along with the train tracks where it used to stand. In the late-20th century, one railway going to nearby Lygia closed down due to diminishing use, and later in 2002, the railway line from Kyllini to Kavasilas became abandoned and remains unused to this day.

History

In 1988 and in 2002, two big earthquakes struck the town and most buildings were damaged, including its high school. Nowadays, repairs have been made, destroyed houses have been replaced with new ones and the town has been through a general face lift, resulting in a modern image and a modern way of living as well.

In October 2007 there was an F-1 tornado in Vartholomio, causing no loss of human life but serious property damage in a small part of the town.

The earthquake of June 7, 2008 that occurred at 3:21 PM (15:21) EEST or local time caused some damages to properties and buildings, some of its citizens panicked into the streets watching some debris but they were cleaned up immediately. Fortunately, no major damages occurred to all places west and southwest of Vartholomio especially the municipality.

External links

* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=4517 GTP - Vartholomio]

ee also

*List of places in the Ilia prefecture
*Admininstrative divisons in the Ilia prefecture