Amaliada (Greek: Modern: Αμαλιάδα, Ancient: Αμαλιάς, Amalias) or Amaliada City is a city in the western Peloponnese, in Greece. It has 32,040 citizens (of which about 18,000 live in the city and the rest lives within Amalias). It is near the archealogical site of Ancient Elis, which was the city that held the ancient Olympic Games. It is situated on the valley of the Prefecture of Ilia and almost directly south of the Pineios River, 80 km from Patras, 7 km form Savalia, 5 km from Kourouta, 20 km from Pyrgos 291 km from Athens and 5 km from the Ionian sea. It is ranked the second largest city in Ilia. It is the westernmost city in the Peloponnese. Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... For other uses of the word Ilia, see Ilia (disambiguation). ... In Greece, the provinces are a level of administration between prefecture and communities and municipalities. ... Elis (Greek: Επαρχία Ηλείας Eparchia Ilias) is a province covering the northern half of the Elis Prefecture. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... This area code began as 0622, in May 2001, it was changed to 06220 and in November 2002, to 26220. ... ... Though Peloponnese is used to refer to the entire peninsula, the periphery with that name includes only part of that landmass. ... Elis, or Eleia (Greek, Modern: Ήλιδα Ilida, Ancient/Katharevousa: Ήλις, also Ilis, Doric: Άλις) is an ancient district within the modern prefecture of Ilia. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... For other uses of the word Ilia, see Ilia (disambiguation). ... The Pineiós (Greek: Πηνειός, also Pineus) is a river in Peloponnese, Greece. ... Patras, view from the port Patras (Greek: Modern: Πάτρα, Ancient: Πάτραι, Pátrai; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is the third largest city of Greece, and also the capital of the Achaea region of 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. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα Athína IPA ) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world. ... The Ionian Sea. ...

It is named after Queen Amalia in the 1830s by merging the two communes, one of them being Kallitsa into Amalias.

It features city square with beautiful pine trees and a fountain. Local streets are mainly in grid order almost running north to south and east to west. A laike is situated in Amaliada's east side along with a public stadium that mainly plays soccer. Amaliada has a hospital in its southeast and a monastery named Aghia Frangavilli to its southeast. Amaliada has one train station (located west of the city square) and two in the municipality.

A street in Amaliada's west side named Hiroshima is mainly dedicated in memory of victims of the Hiroshima Bombing before the end of WWII. Further west are Amaliada's closest beaches of Kourouta and Palouki. For the town that was formerly named Hiroshima in Hokkaido, see Kitahiroshima. ... World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a large scale military conflict that took place between 1939 and 1945. ...

The radio station for this community is the Radio Station of Amalias (RSA).

The soccer team which plays for the juniors or the tertiary league is Asteras Amaliadas.

Population history:

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Subdivisions:

• Aghios Ioannis (N)
• Kouroutas - an area containing Amaliada's closest beaches. (W)
• Marathia, also Marathea (NW)
• Krineika
• Panagia
• Palouki (WSW)
• Tsafileika
• Tsichleika

Agios Ioannis (Greek:Άγιος Ιωάννης for Saint John) is a village of the community of Amalias in the municipality of Amaliada and the prefecture of Ilia. ... Kurutas redirects here, Kurutas is also a surname Kourouta or Kuruta (Greek, Modern: Κουρούτα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -s), older forms or rarely Kouroutas and Kurutas is a village located 5 km west of Amaliada and is part of that community and the municipality. ... Marathia (Greek: Μαραθιά), also Marathea, is a village that is part of the commune of and the municipality of Amaliada and the prefecture of Ilia. ...

Communities:

• Afgeio
• Agios Dimitrios
• Agios Ilias
  • Kolokythas/Kolokithas
• Ampelokampos (Ilia), Greece
• Chavari
• Dafni
  • Kalathas
• Dafniotissa
• Douneika
• Elis?, Ancient Elis and Nea Ilida
• Geraki
• Kalyvion Ilidos
• Kardamas
• Keramidia
• Kolokythas
• Kryoneri
• Peristeri
• Roviata
  • Kasidiari
  • Roviata Beach
  • Romeika
• Savalia
• Sosti

Afgeio (Greek, Modern: Αυγείο, Ancient/Katharevoussa: -on) is a village that is in the northern part of the municipality of Amaliada in the prefecture of Ilia. ... 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. ... Ampelokampos or Ampelokampos (Greek: Αμπελοκήποι), other uses, Abelokabos, Ambelokambos, is a village in the municipality of Amaliada in the northern part of the prefecture of Ilia. ... Dafni (Greek: Δάφνη, meaning laurel), sometimes called Daphne, is a village lying in a hilly, forested region on a road between Amaliada and Simopoulo in north-central Ilia, Greece. ... There is also a Keramidia in the municipality of Iardanos, see Keramidia Dafniotissa (Greek: Δαφνιώτισσα, from Δάφνη Dafni + -ιώτισσα, -iotissa feminine form of -ιώτη, -ioti), is a village in the east-northeastern part of the municipality of Amaliada and the easternost in the northcentral part of the prefecture of Ilia. ... There is another Douneika in Aitolia-Acarnania, see Douneika (Aitoloakarnania), Greece Douneika (Greek: Δουνέικα, formerly: Δουναίικα), formerly Dounaiika or rarely Duneika is a community located 2 km west of GR-9A/E55 from the southern entrance and about 3 km from the northern entrance in the southern part of the... Elis, or Eleia (Greek, Modern: Ήλιδα Ilida, Ancient/Katharevousa: Ήλις, also Ilis, Doric: Άλις) is an ancient district within the modern prefecture of Ilia. ... Kalyvia (Greek: Καλύβια) or Kalyvion Ilidos, is a village in the northern part of the municipality of Amaliada and the northwen part of the prefecture of Ilia. ... It is also known as Kardama which is also has Kardama as a son Kardamas (Greek: Καρδαμάς) is a community located on a road between Douneika and Amaliada in the municipality of Amaliada and the prefecture of Ilia. ... There is also a Keramidia in the municipality of Iardanos, see Keramidia Keramidia(Greek: Κεραμίδια), is a village in the northeastern part of the municipality of Amaliada in the northwestern part of the prefecture of Ilia. ... Roviata (Greek: Ροβιάτα), is a village in the municipality of Amaliada in the northwestern part of the prefecture of Ilia. ... Savalia, rarely Savalia (Greek: Σαβάλια) is a community located 74 km SE of Patras, 21 km N of Pyrgos, and 5 km NW of Amalias, Savalia was passed by GR-9, but has a branch to Amalias, now bypassed to its west. ... Sosti (Greek, Modern: Σοστί, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on) , older spellings, Sostio, Sostion, formerly Vlachaiika is a community located between Afgeio and Amaliada in the municipality of Amaliada and the prefecture of Ilia. ...

Sporing teams

• Ionikos (played in the first division in the 2004-05 season)

Gastouni (Greek: Γαστούνη, -ι) is a town and a municipality in northern Ilia, Greece. ... Andrav da, (Ανδραβίδα) is a city in the Prefecture of Ilia in Greece that has a military base in the east side. ... Lechainá (Λεχαινά), also Lechena or Lehena is a town in the Prefecture of Ilia, Greece that is 39 km N (old distance: 37 km) north of the nearby city of Pyrgos and regions of Messenia and Arcadia. ... The Ionian Sea. ... Gastouni (Greek: Γαστούνη, -ι) is a town and a municipality in northern Ilia, Greece. ... Simopoulo (Greek, Modern: Σιμόπουλον, Ancient/Katharevousa: Simopoulon) is a community located about 5 km west of GR-33 and south of the Peneus valley. ... Vounargo (Greek, Modern: Βούναργο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older form: Vonargon, is a town in the westcentral part of the prefecture of Ilia. ...

External links

• Indexmundi - Amaliada
• Coordinates: 37°48′N 21°21′E
• http://www.amaliada.gr/
• Amaliada City Web Portal - NEW- www.amaliada.net
• Η Διαδικτυακή Πύλη της Αμαλιάδας - ΝΕΑ- www.amaliada.net
• http://www.calle.com/world/GR/39/Amalias.html
• Mapquest - Amaliada - street map not yet available
• GTP - Amaliada
• GTP - Municipality of Amaliada
• traveljournals.net - Amaliada

See also:

• Communities of Ilia