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. The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... For other uses of the word Ilia, see Ilia (disambiguation). ... The Pineiós (Greek: Πηνειός, also Pineus) is a river in Peloponnese, Greece. ... The Ionian Sea. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gastouni (Greek: Γαστούνη, -ι) is a town and a municipality in northern Ilia, Greece. ... Dimitra (Greek: Δήμητρα) is a small village located next to the plains of Elis. ... This is about the town in Greece. ... Pyrgos (Greek: Πύργος) is the capital of the Prefecture of Elis in Greece. ... A view of Patras in the summmer, at sunset time from the height of an incoming ship. ... Dimitra (Greek: Δήμητρα) is a small village located next to the plains of Elis. ... 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. ... Kastro (Greek: Modern: Κάστρο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on) is a town located fifteen km west of the GR-9 between Lechaina and Andravida. ... Gastouni (Greek: Γαστούνη, -ι) is a town and a municipality in northern Ilia, Greece. ... The Thermal Springs of Kyllini (Greek: Λούτρα Κυλλήνης, Loutra Kyllinis), also as Kyllini Springs or Kyllini Baths is a thermal spring area with hotels, restaurants, and a beach located on a southwestern tip of this peninsula. ...

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 perfecture. 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 diminsihing use, and later in 2002, the railway line from Kyllini to Kavasilas became abandoned and remains unused to this day. For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... There are several places on the Peloponnesus peninsula in Greece named Kyllíni (classically transliterated as Cyllene or Kyllênê): Mount Kyllini (Cyllene), the mythological birthplace of Hermes (also called Mount Ziria). ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

History

In 1998 a big earthquake 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.

Population

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

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Subdivisions

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

Communities

• Dimitra
• Kalyvia
• Lygia
• Machos
• Vartholomio

Dimitra (Greek: Δήμητρα) is a small village located next to the plains of Elis. ... Machos (Greek: Μάχος, pronunciation: ma-hos), also Mahos is a community in western Ilia in Greece. ...

External links

• Popular Museum of Vartholomio
• Information on the 12/2/2002 earthquake
• GTP - Vartholomio
• traveljournals.net - Vartholomio

This is about the town in Greece. ... Andrav da, (Ανδραβίδα) is a city in the Prefecture of Ilia in Greece that has a military base in the east side. ... This is about the town in Greece. ... Gastouni (Greek: Γαστούνη, -ι) is a town and a municipality in northern Ilia, Greece. ... The Ionian Sea. ...

See also

• Communities in Elia