词条 | Irakleia, Elis | ||||||||||
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|name = Irakleia |name_local = Ηράκλεια |image_skyline = |caption_skyline = |coordinates = {{coord|37|42|N|21|34|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation_min = |elevation = |elevation_max = |periph = West Greece |periphunit = Elis |municipality = Archaia Olympia |municunit = Archaia Olympia |population_as_of = 2011 |population_village = 272 |area = |postal_code = |area_code = |licence = |website = }} Irakleia ({{lang-el|Ηράκλεια}}, before 1915: Μπρούμα - Brouma[1]) is a village in the municipality of Ancient Olympia, Elis, Greece. Its population in 2011 was 272. Irakleia is located 3 km northwest of Pelopio, 6 km southeast of Karatoula, 7 km northwest of Olympia and 15 km northeast of Pyrgos. Population
HistoryIrakleia was named after Heracleia, a town of the ancient Eleans, located about 50 stadia (9 km) from Olympia and near the river Kytheros. It had a spring and a sanctuary of the Ionides: the nymphs Calliphaea, Synallasia, Pegaea and Iasis. It was believed that the spring water cured all sorts of aches and pains.[2][3] See also
References1. ^Name changes of settlements in Greece 2. ^Pausanias Description of Greece 6.22.7 3. ^Strabo V External links
3 : Geography of ancient Elis|Cities in ancient Peloponnese|Populated places in Elis |
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