Karatoula, Elis
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Karatoula also known as Karatoulas (Greek, Modern: Καράτουλα / Καράτουλας) is a village in Greece
in the municipal unit of Oleni
. Karatoula was the seat of the former municipality of Oleni. It has an altitude of 100 metres.
, about 11 km north-northwest of Olympia
and 17 km northeast of Pyrgos.
. Amphidolis was well known town for her monthly bazzar.
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... >>
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
in the municipal unit of Oleni
Oleni
Oleni 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. The seat of the municipality was in Karatoula. It is located about 20 km S of Simopoulo, NE of Pyrgos, SE...
. Karatoula was the seat of the former municipality of Oleni. It has an altitude of 100 metres.
Nearest place
- Magoula (Magoula, Katsomaliareika), southeast
- ChariaChariaCharia is a village in Greece in the municipal unit of Oleni. It has an altitude of 150 metres.-Nearest place:*Arvaniti, south*Karatoula, east*Sopi, north-Location:...
, west - Arvaniti, southwest
- Sopi, north
Location
Karatoula is located in central Ilia, south of PatrasPatras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
, about 11 km north-northwest of Olympia
Olympia, Greece
Olympia , a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. Both games were held every Olympiad , the Olympic Games dating back possibly further than 776 BC...
and 17 km northeast of Pyrgos.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 594 |
| 1991 | 964 |
| 2001 | 981 |
Geography
Karatoula is located in central Ilia much of the area are farmland while the remainder of the land are forested, there is river Alyseios also known as Karatoulaiko Potami.History
The place dates back to the ancient times like a town which called AmphidolisAmphidolis
Amphidolis or Amphidolia was an ancient city north of Olympia, Greece and was a market town. It was situated on the mountain road that runs from Elis to Olympia. In earlier times it was a city in the Pisatis district....
. Amphidolis was well known town for her monthly bazzar.
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... >>