Lepreo

Lepreo Λέπρεο
Community
Lepreo
Coordinates: 37°26′N 21°43′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Elis
Municipality	Zacharo
Municipal unit	Zacharo
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	362
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Lepreo (Greek: Λέπρεο, before 1916: Στροβίτζι - Strovitzi[2]) is a village and a community in the municipality of Zacharo, Elis, Greece. The community includes the small villages Agrapidia, Drakos, Panagies, Revelaiika and Skoupas. It is situated on a hillside, 2 km southwest of Taxiarches, 5 km west of Nea Figaleia and 8 km southeast of Zacharo. Lepreo was named after the ancient city Lepreum. The ruins of Lepreum, 500 m north of the present village, have been excavated in 1982.

Population

Year	Population	Community population
1981	-	615
1991	-	499
2001	329	532
2011	219	366
2021	221	362

People

• Simon Karas (1903–1999), a Greek musicologist

See also

• List of settlements in Elis

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. Name changes of settlements in Greece