Salmoni, Elis

Salmoni
Σαλμώνη
Community
Salmoni is located in Greece
Salmoni
Salmoni
Coordinates: 37°40′N 21°32′E / 37.667°N 21.533°E / 37.667; 21.533
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitElis
MunicipalityPyrgos
Municipal unitPyrgos
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
462
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Salmoni (Greek: Σαλμώνη, before 1915: Κούκουρα - Koukoura[2]) is a village and a community in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. The community includes the village Alfeios. It is situated in low hills on the right bank of the river Alfeios, at 70 m elevation. It is 2 km southwest of Strefi, 3 km southeast of Varvasaina and 8 km east of Pyrgos. The Greek National Road 74 (Tripoli - Olympia - Pyrgos) passes north of the village. A previously independent community, Salmoni is part of Pyrgos since 1997. The current Greek Orthodox metropolitan of Thessaloniki, Anthimos, was born in Salmoni in 1934.[3] The village Alfeios, 3 km west of Salmoni, has two churches, Metamorfoseos tou Sotiros and Saint Raphael.[citation needed]

Population

Year Population village Population community
1981 715 -
1991 703 -
2001 801 840
2011 612 643
2021 449 462

See also

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
  3. ^ Metropolis of Thessaloniki (in Greek)