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Administrative Region : West Greece
Regional unit : Ilia
Greek: Ωλένη) is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pyrgos, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] The seat of the municipality was in Karatoula. It is located about 20 km S of Simopoulo, NE of Pyrgos, SE of Amaliada, E of Vounargo and NW of Olympia. The largest community is Goumero. In the 19th century, the municipality was known as Olenas.
Historical population
Year Village Municipality
1981 594 -
1991 964 7,560
2001 981 9,026
Mayors
Dimosthenos Dogkas (1875-1881)
Dimisthenos Dogkas 1887-several years later
There were no mayors between 1912 and the mid to late 1990s.
History
The place dates back to the ancient times like a town which called "Amphidolis".
Strabo's Geography
Str. 8.3.10 (Weight: 0.2) _ [ 10 ] τὸ δ' Ἀλείσιον ἔστι τὸ νῦν Ἀλεσιαῖον, χώρα περὶ τὴν Ἀμφιδολίδα, ἐν ᾗ καὶ κατὰ μῆνα ἀγορὰν συνάγουσιν οἱ περίοικοι: κεῖται δὲ ἐπὶ τῆς ὀρεινῆς ὁδοῦ τῆς ἐξ Ἤλιδος εἰς Ὀλυμπίαν: πρότερον δ' ἦν πόλις τῆς Πισάτιδος, ἄλλοτ' ἄλλως τῶν ὅρων ἐπαλλαττόντων διὰ τὰς τῶν ἡγεμόνων μεταβολάς:
<<... Aleisium is the present Alesiaeum, a territory in the neighbourhood of Amphidolis, in which the people of the surrounding country hold a monthly market. It is situated on the mountain-road that runs from Elis to Olympia. In earlier times it was a city of Pisatis, for the boundaries have varied at different times on account of the change of rulers. The poet also calls Aleisium "Hill of Aleisium," when he says: "until we caused our horses to set foot on Buprasium, rich in wheat, and on the Olenian Rock, and of Aleisium where is the place called Hill" (we must interpret the words as a case of hyperbole, that is, as equivalent to "and where is the place called Hill of Aleisium"). Some writers point also to a river Aleisius... >>
The Aleisius River is near Karatoula and much of the area and the municipality are forested while the remainder of the land has some farmland, rivers, and streams.
References
^ Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
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Municipalities of the Elis Prefecture
Alifeira | Amaliada | Andravida | Andritsaina | Ancient Olympia | Figaleia | Foloi | Gastouni | Iardanos | Kastro-Kyllinis | Lampeia | Lasiona | Lechaina | Oleni | Pineia | Pyrgos | Skillounta | Tragano |Vartholomio | Volakas | Vouprasia | Zacharo |
| Municipal unit Oleni |
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| Community Agia Anna |
| Agia Anna (Αγία Άννα, η) |
| Community Arvanitis |
| Arvanitis (Αρβανίτης, ο) |
| Community Goumero |
| Goumero (Γούμερο, το) |
| Community Karatoulas |
| Karatoulas (Καράτουλας, ο) |
| Κλειδερέικα, τα |
| Marmara (Μάρμαρα, τα) |
| Community Karya |
| Varvarina (Βαρβαρίνα, η) |
| Καρυά, η |
| Sitochori (Σιτοχώρι, το) |
| Community Klindia |
| Klindia (Κλινδιά, η) |
| Community Koutsochera |
| Koutsochera (Κουτσοχέρα, η) |
| Community Lanthi |
| Λάνθι, το |
| Μονή Κρεμαστής, η |
| Community Latzoi |
| Άγιος Γεώργιος, ο |
| Almyriki (Αλμυρίκι, το) |
| Γραμματικός, ο |
| Latzoi (Λατζόι, το) |
| Community Magoula |
| Κατσομαλιαραίικα, τα |
| Magoula (Μαγούλα, η) |
| Community Mouzaki |
| Mouzaki (Μουζάκι, το) |
| Community Pefki |
| Pefki (Πεύκη, η) |
| Community Sopi |
| Sopi (Σόπι, το) |
| Community Charia |
| Charia (Χαριά, η) |
| Community Cheimadio |
| Cheimadio (Χειμαδιό, το) |
| Community Oleni |
| Oleni (Ωλένη, η) |
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