Pyrgos (Ilias)

Periphery:West Greece

Prefecture : Elis

Pyrgos (Greek: Πύργος) is the capital of the Prefecture of Ilia in Greece. It is named for a local tower.

The city is located in the western part of the Peloponnese, in the middle of a plain in Triphyllis. It is 96km away from Patra via Greece Interstate 9, 320 km from Athens, 144 km from Tripoli. It is bypassed by GR-9/E-55 or GR-74 (eastbound) to its east. The town of Katakolo lies 12 km to the west. Olympia is also nearby, as are Agios Georgios to the north and Lampeti (Lambeti) to the east. The Alfeios River is about 4 km to the south.

Pyrgos is near the ancient towns of Dyspontium and Letrina.
The population of Pyrgos is approximately 25,000 people. Pyrgos has one of the biggest squares in Greece with loads of coffee shops, bars, restaurants, supermarkets, hospital, hotels, and a large orthodox church. Traffic lights are now installed downtown.
Its television stations are Cosmos and ORT (Olympiaki Radiophonio Teleorassi, lit. Olympic Broadcasting Television). Its daily for the city is Patris.

Statistics

Prefecture: Ilia
Province: Province of Ilia

Location: 37.6883/37°40'1' N lat.

21.441/

21°26'28' W long.

Population: 34,902(2001)

Elevation: 3 to 4 m

Postal code: 271 00

Area/distance code: 11-30-26210-3 (030-26210-3)

Municipal code: 1717

Car designation: HA

Name of inhabitants: Pyrgioti (Πυργιώτη) sing.

-ika (non residential)

Address of administration: Saki Karagiorga, Central Square

Website: www.dimospirgou.gr

The city was founded by Giorgos Tsernotas who during the Ottoman period found a treasury and reported to the Sultan Selim I the discovery. As a gift he was declared owner of the area of Pyrgos. He build a small castle "pyrgos" from which the name of the city is derived.

King Otto of Greece visited two times Pyrgos: 27 October 1833 and 8 May 1840 with his wife Amalia. In 1840 and 1848 farmers of Pyrgos revolted against the King demanding not to pay taxes for their products, a privilege they had in the Ottoman period.

During the second world war, in 1941, 700 Italian soldiers arrived in Pyrgos, later German troups, who finally left Pyrgos on 4th September 1944.

Population history:
Year Communal population Municipal population

1981 21958 -

1991 28465 39183
2001 23791 32090

Communities of the Municipality
Division of the municipality of Pyrgos with a population 34092 in 2001

• Pyrgos / Τ.δ. Πύργου [ 23.791 ]
o Pyrgos / Το Πύργος [ 23.274 ]

o Anthopyrgos / Το Ανθόπυργος [ 217 ]
o Kavasilakia / Ττα Καβασιλάκια [ 74 ]
o Syntriada / Τη Συντριάδα [ 112 ]
o Tragano / Ττο Τραγανό ( Τ.δ. Πύργου) [ 114 ]
• Agios Georgios / ΤΤ.δ. Αγίου Γεωργίου -- ο Άγιος Γεώργιος ( Τ.δ. Αγίου Γεωργίου) [ 706 ]
• Agios Ilias / ΤΤ.δ. Αγίου Ηλία Πύργου (Αγίου Ηλία Λετρίνων) [ 335 ]
o Agios Ilias / Το Άγιος Ηλίας [ 218 ]
o Pyrgi / Ττο Πυργί [ 70 ]
o Stamatelaiika / Ττα Σταματελαίικα [ 47 ]
• Agios Ioannis / ΤΤ.δ. Αγίου Ιωάννου [ 799 ]
o Agios Ioannis / Το Άγιος Ιωάννης [ 526 ]
o Kyani Akti / Τη Κυανή Ακτή [ 118 ]
o Palatas / Το Παλάτας [ 78 ]
o Tragano / Ττο Τραγανό ( Τ.δ. Αγίου Ιωάννου) [ 77 ]
• Ampelon / ΤΤ.δ. Αμπελώνος [ 740 ]
o Ampelon / Το Αμπελών [ 617 ]
o Kouzoulion / Ττο Κουζούλιον [ 116 ]
o Rozeika / Ττα Ροζέικα [ 7 ]
• Varvasaina / ΤΤ.δ. Βαρβασαίνης [ 1.356 ]
o Varvasaina / Τη Βαρβάσαινα [ 1.250 ]
o Kato Varvasaina / Τη Κάτω Βαρβάσαινα [ 106 ]
• Vytinaiika / ΤΤ.δ. Βυτιναίικων -- τα Βυτιναίικα ( Τ.δ. Βυτιναίικων) [ 413 ]
• Granitsaiika / ΤΤ.δ. Γρανιτσαιίκων [ 424 ]
o Granitsaiika / Ττα Γρανιτσαίικα [ 379 ]
o Kavouri / Ττο Καβούρι [ 45 ]
• Elaion / ΤΤ.δ. Ελαιώνος [ 495 ]
o Elaion / Το Ελαιών [ 325 ]
o Vytinaiika / Ττα Βυτιναίικα ( Τ.δ. Ελαιώνος) [ 170 ]
• Katakolon / ΤΤ.δ. Κατακόλου [ 601 ]
o Katakolon / Ττο Κατάκολον [ 595 ]
o Agios Andreas / Το Άγιος Ανδρέας ( Τ.δ. Κατακόλου) [ 6 ]
• Kolirion / ΤΤ.δ. Κολιρίου [ 1.061 ]
o Kolirion / Ττο Κολίριον [ 708 ]
o Kolireikes Paragkes / Τοι Κολιρέικες Παράγκες [ 353 ]
• Korakochorion / ΤΤ.δ. Κορακοχωρίου [ 284 ]
o Korakochorion / Ττο Κορακοχώριον [ 211 ]
o Agios Andreas / Το Άγιος Ανδρέας ( Τ.δ. Κορακοχωρίου) [ 7 ]
o Kallithea / Τη Καλλιθέα [ 51 ]
o Bouka / Τη Μπούκα [ 15 ]
• Lastaiika / ΤΤ.δ. Λασταιίκων [ 612 ]
o Lastaiika / Ττα Λασταίικα [ 436 ]
o Itia / Τη Ιτιά [ 176 ]
• Leventochorion / ΤΤ.δ. Λεβεντοχωρίου -- το Λεβεντοχώριον [ 271 ]
• Myrtea / ΤΤ.δ. Μυρτέας -- η Μυρτέα [ 788 ]
• Palaiovarvasaina / ΤΤ.δ. Παλαιοβαρβασαίνης [ 453 ]
o Palaiovarvasaina / Τη Παλαιοβαρβάσαινα [ 301 ]
o Agios Georgios / Το Άγιος Γεώργιος ( Τ.δ. Παλαιοβαρβασαίνης) [ 88 ]
o Kampos / Το Κάμπος [ 64 ]
• Salmoni / ΤΤ.δ. Σαλμώνης [ 840 ]
o Salmoni / Τη Σαλμώνη [ 801 ]
o Alfeios / Το Αλφειός [ 39 ]
• Skafidia / ΤΤ.δ. Σκαφιδιάς [ 231 ]
o Skafidia / Τη Σκαφιδιά [ 128 ]
o Kalakaiika / Ττα Καλακαίικα [ 98 ]
o Moni Skafidias / Τη Μονή Σκαφιδιάς [ 5 ]
o Patronikolaiika / Ττα Πατρονικολαίικα [ 0 ]
• Skourochorion / ΤΤ.δ. Σκουροχωρίου [ 702 ]
o Skourochorion / Ττο Σκουροχώριον [ 584 ]
o Kato Kavouri / Ττο Κάτω Καβούρι [ 118 ]