Pelopio
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|municipality = Archaia Olympia
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Pelopio ({{langx|el|Πελόπιο}}, before 1928: Κριεκούκι - Kriekouki[http://pandektis.ekt.gr/pandektis/handle/10442/172052 Name changes of settlements in Greece]) is a settlement in the municipality of Ancient Olympia, Elis, Greece. Pelopio is 3 km east of Smila, 4 km northwest of Olympia and 5 km southwest of Chelidoni. The Greek National Road 74 (Pyrgos - Tripoli) passes south of the village.
History
The village was founded in the 15th century during the Ottoman rule. It was founded by Turkish-Albanians who named it originally "Kriekouki" which means "red head" in their language. In 1928 it was renamed to Pelopio after Pelops, the mythical king of Pisa. Pelopio suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires and from a tornado on 3 November 2009.[http://essl.org/cgi-bin/eswd/eswd.cgi European Severe Weather Database]
Population
| class="wikitable" | |
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 924 |
| 1991 | 1,023 |
| 2001 | 1,057 |
| 2011 | 976 |
| 2021 | 944 |
Persons
- Vyron Davos, writer, mainly wrote about Elis and its history