Agios Dimitrios, Aghios Dimitrios or Ayios Dimitrios (Greek: Άγιος Δημήτριος meaning Saint Demetrius) is a village located in the municipality of Amaliada in the northern part of the prefecture of Ilia and in the western part of the Peloponnese. The village is connected by a road linking Gastouni and the Peneus Dam which is situated to the east It is located 14 km E of Gastouni, 3 km W of Kentro (Ilia), Greece, about 18 km (old: 13 km) W of Simopoulo, about 13 km NE of Amaliada, about 35 km N of ENE of Pyrgos and 13 km E of GR-9/E55. 12th-century mosaic depicting St Demetrios, from the Golden-Roofed Monastery in Kiev. ... Amaliada (Greek: Modern: Αμαλιάδα, Ancient: Αμαλιάς, Amalias) or Amaliada City is a city in the western Peloponnese, in Greece. ... For other uses of the word Ilia, see Ilia (disambiguation). ... Though Peloponnese is used to refer to the entire peninsula, the periphery with that name includes only part of that landmass. ... Gastouni (Greek: Γαστούνη, -ι) is a town and a municipality in northern Ilia, Greece. ... Kentro, Kendro or Kedro (Greek, Modern: Κέντρο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on, meaning centre (center), older forms Kentron, Kendron, Kedron, mainly named for the central part of the Pineios River is a village located in the municipality of Amaliada in the northern part of the prefecture of Ilia in the western part of... Simopoulo (Greek, Modern: Σιμόπουλον, Ancient/Katharevousa: Simopoulon) is a community located about 5 km west of GR-33 and south of the Peneus valley. ... Amaliada (Greek: Modern: Αμαλιάδα, Ancient: Αμαλιάς, Amalias) or Amaliada City is a city in the western Peloponnese, in Greece. ... For other places that have the same name, click Pyrgos (disambiguation) Pyrgos (Greek: Πύργος) is the capital of the Prefecture of Ilia in Greece. ... Greece Interstate 9 is the second-longest national highway that runs into the Peloponnese. ... The European route E55 passes through the following cities: Helsingborg - Elsinore - Rostock - Berlin - Dresden - Teplice - Prague - Vienna - Ancona - Ioannina - Arta (bypasses) - Amphilochia - Agrinion - Messolonghi - Rhion * Antirrhion - Patras - Kourtesi - Marathia - Pyrgos - Epitalion - Zacharo - Kalo Nero - near Dorio - near Oichalia - Allagi - Thouria - Kalamáta From Helsingborg, the route continues northward through Sweden and...

Subdivisions

• Kolokythas (pop: 129 2001)

Nearest places

• Kentro, E
• Ilida, S
• Ancient Elis, W

Kentro, Kendro or Kedro (Greek, Modern: Κέντρο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on, meaning centre (center), older forms Kentron, Kendron, Kedron, mainly named for the central part of the Pineios River is a village located in the municipality of Amaliada in the northern part of the prefecture of Ilia in the western part of... Elis, or Eleia (Greek, Modern: Ήλιδα Ilida, Ancient/Katharevousa: Ήλις, also Ilis, Doric: Άλις) is an ancient district within the modern prefecture of Ilia. ...

Geography

• Location:
  • Longitude: 21.408 (21°24'30') E
  • Latitude: 37.896 (37°53'40') N
• Postal code: 270 69
• Elevation:
  • lowest: Pineios River
  • centre: 40 m
  • highest: about 100 m
• Dialing code: +11+30-26220 (030-26220)

The Pineiós (Greek: Πηνειός, also Pineus) is a river in Peloponnese, Greece. ... This area code began as 0622, in May 2001, it was changed to 06220 and in November 2002, to 26220. ...

Historical population

Agios Dimitrios has a small school a church which is named Agios Dimitrios and a square (plateia) in the central part. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 (MCMXCI in Roman) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ...

The area sits on a valley which the Peneus river is to the north. Forests surround the village and the western part along with some groves. Farmlands are to the east, the north and partially to the south with pastures and as mixed farming. The hills are to the south and 2 km north. It is mainly grassy but forests are to the south.

A water control for the dam is about 1.5 km E and 1.5 km W of the dam. It was built in the 1960s. The water control sit next to the hills. The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ...

See also

• Communities of Ilia