Kardamas
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Kardamas is a village in the municipal unit of Amaliada
Amaliada
Amaliada is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It has 32,090 citizens...

, in Elis, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. It is located on the road between Douneika
Douneika
Douneika is a community located 2 km west of GR-9A/E55 in the southern part of the municipal unit of Amaliada in Elis, Greece. It is located on a road linking Amaliada and Katakolo...

 and Amaliada. Distance from Palouki is 3 km E, 4 km SW of downtown Amaliada, 82 km SW of Patras and 14 km NW of Pyrgos.

Nearest places

  • Amaliada
    Amaliada
    Amaliada is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Ilida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It has 32,090 citizens...

     (north)
  • Koryfi (east)
  • Douneika
    Douneika
    Douneika is a community located 2 km west of GR-9A/E55 in the southern part of the municipal unit of Amaliada in Elis, Greece. It is located on a road linking Amaliada and Katakolo...

     (south)
  • Palouki, village (west)
  • Kourouta
    Kourouta
    -External links:* http://www.kouroutabeach.com/eng/index.htm...

     (northwest)

Population

Year Municipal district population Village population
1981  - 873
1991  - 1,001
2001  1,196 1,097

About Kardamas

It has a train station because a railway line connects Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...

 - Kato Achaia
Kato Achaia
Kato Achaia is a town in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is the seat of administration.-Population history :...

 - Lechaina
Lechaina
Lechaina is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is situated 39 km north of the city of Pyrgos, and 60 km southwest of Patras...

 - Amaliada - Pyrgos. The area has mixed farming while forests are founded in the west, around the village and hills cover the south and southeast where some olive groves are found. Its nearest beach is in Palouki. The surname Rigopoulos originated from this area. The community also has a radio station on 102.7 FM where it transmits to nearby Amaliada. The station name is Radio Kardama and plays pop
Pop music
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 and also has news, sports and weather.

People

  • Panagiotis Adraktas
    Panagiotis Adraktas
    Panagiotis Adraktas is a Greek politician. He was born in Kardamas in the northwestern Ilia Prefecture. He is a doctor and doctorate at the Medical Faculty of the University of Athens. He was elected in the 2nd Athens constituency in June 1989, November 1989 and 1990...

     (b. September 28, 1948), politician who ran as a politician of the prefecture between 2000 and 2004 and as councillor in suburban cities of Chaidari
    Chaidari
    Chaidari , is a suburb in the west northwestern part of Athens, Greece. The two mountaintops of Aigaleo lies to the north and south...

     and Peristeri
    Peristeri
    Peristeri is a suburban municipality in Athens, Greece, located about 5 km NW of the downtown area. The municipality is bordered by the Cephissus/Cephissos River, Athinon Avenue , Chaidari in the west and Petroupoli in the northwest, with a size of around...

    , west-northwest of Athens
    Athens
    Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...


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Also has a soccer team name Thiella (or Thyella) Kardama
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