Epitalio (Greek, Modern: Επιτάλιο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older form: Epitalion, Latin: Epitalium is a port municipality in the western part of the prefecture of Ilia. It is the seat of municipality of Volakas (Greek: Βώλακας). Epitalio is accessed by GR-9 to the north and south in which until the 1980s ran through the town. The Alpheus river flows to the north. The location is SE of Pyrgos and the bypass, WSW of Olympia, W of Tripoli, NW of Krestena and Andirtsaina, NW of Kalamata and NNW of Kyparissia. The name and the settlement dates back to the ancient times. The ancient ruins lie to the north. From the Medieval Times to the late-2nd millennium, the village was known as Agoulitsa. Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos): External link Map Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Prefectures of Greece ... Ilia may refer to: the Greek prefecture Ilia an alternative name of the mother of Romulus and Remus, see Rhea Silvia Ilia a character in Star Trek: The Motion Picture a town in Romania, county Hunedoara, see Ilia, Romania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other... Here are a lists of the provinces (Greek: επαρχεία, eparcheia fr. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Ionian Sea is an arm of the Mediterranean Sea, south of the Adriatic Sea. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... The National Statistical Service of Greece (NSSG) is a General Secretariat of the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance with more than 1100 employees. ... The Greek car license plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (f. ... Katharevousa (Greek Καθαρεύουσα, IPA //) is a form of the Greek language, created during the early 19th century by Adamantios Korais (1748-1833). ... For other uses of the word Ilia, see Ilia (disambiguation). ... Greece Interstate 9 is the second-longest national highway that runs into the Peloponnese. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... In Greek mythology, Alpheus, or Alpheios (Greek: Αλφειός, meaning whitish) was a river and river-god, thus like most river-gods a son of Oceanus and Tethys. ... ... Olympia (Greek: Ολυμπία Olympía or Ολύμπια Olýmpia, older transliterations, Olimpia, Olimbia), a city of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. ... Tripoli (Greek, Modern: Τρίπολη, Ancient/Katharevousa: -s), older form and Latin: Tripolis, rarely Tripolitsa, Tripolitza and Tripolizza is a city in the central part of the Peloponnesos, Greece, and the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the province of Mantineia which is the most populated province in Arcadia. ... Krestena (Greek: Κρέστενα), is a city located in the Prefecture of Ilia. ... There is also a Kalamata in the Democratic Republic of Congo, see Kalamata, Democratic Republic of Congo Kalamata (Greek, Modern: Καλαμάτα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ai), older forms: Kalamai is a city in southern Greece, on the Peloponnesos, by the Mediterranean. ... Kyparissia, rarely Cyparissia is a town of around 4,000 in western Messenia. ... (1st millennium – 2nd millennium – 3rd millennium – other millennia) Events The Black Death Mongol Empires in Asia The Renaissance in Europe The Protestant Reformation The agricultural and industrial revolutions The rise of nationalism and the nation state European discovery of the Americas and Australia and their colonization European colonization and decolonization...

Subdivision

• Epitalio Beach (pop: 166)

Communities and subdivisions

• Agridi (pop: 50)
• Alfeioussa (pop: 1,061)
• Anemochori (pop: 382)

Geography

The geography of Epitalio includes hills with several hilltops, streams and valleys to the east and pine forests to the north and east and to the southeast. Olive groves are slightly north, southeast and to the northwest. The plain which is mainly filled with pastures, fruits and vegetables are to the southwest which stretches for two and three kilometres. The area was once a wetland and a lagoon. Some forests also cover the west. Residential area covers the west and east of the bypass. The pine forests are along the southern part of the Alpheus valley. The view of several mountains are to the southeast near Krestena. The beaches lie to the west. The small airport of Epitalto (ICAO: LGEP) is near Epitalio. The runway is unpaved and is 1 km long. Species About 115. ...

Historical population

1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

In ancient times, Aegis left himself tired, recrossing the Alpheus and he was careful to leave a garrison in Epitalium near the Alpheus. Aegis (Gr. ...

Other

Epitalio has a school, a lyceum, a high school, a church, banks, and a post office, a train station (Pyrgos - Kyparissia - Oichalia) which the tracks runs west, a water tower, and a square (plateia). Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ...

External links

• Mapquest - Epitalio, street map not yet available
• Epitalium
• http://www.e-city.gr/ilia/home/view/1207.php (in Greek)
• http://www.nailias.gr/tourismos_politismos/mnimia_detail.php?id=12 (in Greek)

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See also:

• Communities of Ilia