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Prefecture: Ilia
District: District of Ilia
Location: 37°52′ N 21°15′ E
Communes:
Elevation: 5 m (centre), 13 m (east)
Postal code: 27300
Area/distance code: 26230
Municipal code: 1709
Car designation: HA
3-letter abbreviation GST
Address of administration: 18 Iroon Polytechneiou
Square
Gastouni 27300

Gastouni (Greek: Γαστούνη, -ι) is a town and a municipality in northern Ilia, Greece. Distance is 10 km south of Lechaina, 16 km from Kyllini Baths, 28 km from Pyrgos, 12 km NW of Amalias and 70 km SW of Patras. Its population is around 5000 and 8000 and sits west of the Peneus valley and south of the Pineios River. The neighboring communities are Vartholomio to the west, Kavasila in the north, Agia Mavra in the NE, Koroivos in the east, Savalia in the SE and Palaiochori in the south. GR-9/E55 since the late-1980s bypasses Gastouni. Most of the residential houses lie east of the old GR-9. The town has about 600m to 800m of one-way streets. Elevation is about 4 to 5 m above sea level. A Byzantine church of the Panagia Katholiki is two-columned and built in the 12th century. 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 ... For other uses of the word Ilia, see Ilia (disambiguation). ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... ... For other uses of the word Ilia, see Ilia (disambiguation). ... 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. ... For other places that have the same name, click Pyrgos (disambiguation) Pyrgos City (Greek: Πύργος) is the capital of the Prefecture of Ilia in Greece and its located in the western part of the Pelopennese. ... Amaliada (Greek: Modern: Αμαλιάδα, Ancient: Αμαλιάς, Amalias) or Amaliada City is a city in the western Peloponnese, in Greece. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Pineiós (Greek: Πηνειός, also Pineus) is a river in Peloponnese, Greece. ... Vartholomio (Greek: Βαρθολομιο, pre-1970s, -ιον, -ion) is a town and a municipality in northwestern Ilia in Greece. ... Kavasila, rarely Kavassila (Greek: Modern: Καβάσιλα, Ancient/Katharevoussa: Καβάσιλας) is a small town that is part of Gastouni in NNW Ilia. ... Here are towns, villages and communities that have the name Agia Mavra: In Greece: Agia Mavra, a place in Epirus Agia Mavra, a village in the Prefecture of Ilia Agia Mavra, a village in the island of Lefkada This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages... Koroivos (Greek: Κόροιβος), other spelling Korivos, is a village located about 4 km E of the centre of Gastouni. ... 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. ... 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... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 60s and 70s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ...


Gastouni has a church, school, a town square, a market town, and a train station next to the divided road to the dam. Forests are founded in the northeast, and 2 km southeast while mixed farming surrounds Gastouni sxcept for the south.


The community has a factory and a junkyard to the east. It is famous for a tomato paste factory which is owned by Pelargos S.A., and line up lasts up to the new national highway (GR-9).

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Kardiakafti (Greek, Modern: Καρδιακαύτι, Ancient/Katharevoussa: -on) is a village that is in the northwestern part of the municipality of Gastouni in the prefecture of Ilia. ... Kavasila, rarely Kavassila (Greek: Modern: Καβάσιλα, Ancient/Katharevoussa: Καβάσιλας) is a small town that is part of Gastouni in NNW Ilia. ... Koroivos (Greek: Κόροιβος), other spelling Korivos, is a village located about 4 km E of the centre of Gastouni. ... Roupaki (Greek: Ρουπακι) is a community that is a part of the municipality of Gastouni in the prefecture of Ilia in Greece. ...

Population history:

The populaiton from 1981-2001 has expected to double.

Year Communal population Change Municipal population Change
1981 4,751 - - -
1991 5,883 +1,132/+23.83% 9,350 -
2001 7,524 +1,641/27.89% 11,523 +2,163/23.24%

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: A Space Odyssey. ...

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North: Andravida
West: Vartholomio
Gastouni East: Amaliada
South: Ionian Sea, Amalias

Andrav da, (Ανδραβίδα) is a city in the Prefecture of Ilia in Greece that has a military base in the east side. ... Vartholomio (Greek: Βαρθολομιο, pre-1970s, -ιον, -ion) is a town and a municipality in northwestern Ilia in Greece. ... Amaliada (Greek: Modern: Αμαλιάδα, Ancient: Αμαλιάς, Amalias) or Amaliada City is a city in the western Peloponnese, in Greece. ... The Ionian Sea. ... Amaliada (Greek: Modern: Αμαλιάδα, Ancient: Αμαλιάς, Amalias) or Amaliada City is a city in the western Peloponnese, in Greece. ...

See also

Municipalities of Elis
Alifeira | Amaliada | Andravida | Andritsaina | Ancient Olympia | Figaleia | Foloi | Gastouni | Iardanos | Kastro-Kyllinis | Lampeia | Lasiona | Lechaina | Oleni | Pineia | Pyrgos | Skillounta | Tragano | Volakas | Vouprasia | Zacharo
Provinces of Elis
Elis | Olympia


 

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