Lampeia
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| Prefecture: | Ilia |
| Province: | Province of Olympia |
| Location: | Template:Coor dms |
| Area: -Total -Water -Rank | kmē |
| Population: (2001) - Total - Density¹ - Rank | -2,152 -135.72/kmē</small> |
| Communes: | 2 |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: -highest: | Ladon valley 803 m 1,797 m Divri/Mount Lampeia |
| Postal code: | 270 63 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-30-26240-8 (030-26240-8) |
| Municipal code: | 1713 |
| Car designation: | HA
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Lampeia (Greek: Λαμπεία, Romanization before the 1990s, Lambia), rarely Lampia, is a Greek town and a muinicipality on the southern part of the Divri (Δίβρη) range and is also known as that name. Its population is presently around 1,000. Lampeia is in a valley setting and GR-33 passes through narrowly. Distance from Patras is 82 km S, nearly 50 km N of Olympia and 70 km NW of Tripoli. The town sprawls over the southwestern shoulder and does not cover. GR-33 runs within the valley with the length of about 5 km. The land outside Lampeia is mostly rocky.
In ancient times it was part of Arcadia. It is presently in the northeastern part of the prefecture of Ilia.
Nearest places (commune)
- Amygdali
- Astra
- Tripotamia (east)
Subdivisions:
Communes:
Historical population:
The population went to low as 575.
| Year | Communal population | Change | Municipal population | Change |
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| 1981 | 757 | - | - | - |
| 1991 | 576 | -171/22.59% | 1,243 | - |
| 2001 | 764 | 3/% | 1,374 | 131/10.54% |
The commune has a school, a gymnasium, a church, and a square (plateia).
External links
- Lampeia municipality homepage (http://ekecherina.ilei.schl.gr/LAMPEIA.HTM) (in Greek)
- http://arcadia.ecid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/labeia.htm (in Greek)
- http://users.otenet.gr/~ancoil/divria.htm (in Greek)
- http://users.otenet.gr/~ancoil/trick.htm (in Greek)
- traveljournals.net - Lampeia (http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/greece/map/m1208142/lambia.html)
- GTP - Lampeina (http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=4407)
- GTP - Municipality of Lampeia (http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=4408)
- Indexmundi - Lampeia (http://indexmundi.com/z/?lat=37.85=21.8&t=p&r=5560&p=andritsaina&cc=gr&c=greece.htm)
See also
| North: Tritea | ||
| West: Panopoulo |
Lampeia | East: [[]] |
| South: Foloi |