Frixa
Φρίξα | |
|---|---|
  Frixa | |
| Coordinates: 37°37′N 21°42′E / 37.617°N 21.700°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Elis |
| Municipality | Andritsaina-Krestena |
| Municipal unit | Skillounta |
| Population (2021)
[1] | |
| • Community | 301 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Frixa ( Greek: Φρίξα, before 1916: Ανεμοχωράκιον - Anemochorakion [2]) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. The community includes the village Anemochoraki. Frixa is on a hill near the left bank of the river Alfeios, 2 km northeast of Skillountia, 7 km southeast of Olympia and 8 km northeast of Krestena.
| Year | Population village | Community population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 350 | - |
| 1991 | 430 | - |
| 2001 | 319 | 523 |
| 2011 | 200 | 309 |
| 2021 | 257 | 301 |
Phrixa was a hilltop town in the ancient land of Pisa. The town was already ruined in Pausanias' days (2nd century AD). It had a temple of Cydonian Athena. It was said that the temple was founded by Clymenus from Kydonia in Crete, a descendant of Heracles of Ida. [3]
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
- ^ Pausanias Description of Greece 6.21
Frixa
Φρίξα | |
|---|---|
Frixa | |
| Coordinates: 37°37′N 21°42′E / 37.617°N 21.700°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Elis |
| Municipality | Andritsaina-Krestena |
| Municipal unit | Skillounta |
| Population (2021)
[1] | |
| • Community | 301 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Frixa ( Greek: Φρίξα, before 1916: Ανεμοχωράκιον - Anemochorakion [2]) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. The community includes the village Anemochoraki. Frixa is on a hill near the left bank of the river Alfeios, 2 km northeast of Skillountia, 7 km southeast of Olympia and 8 km northeast of Krestena.
| Year | Population village | Community population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 350 | - |
| 1991 | 430 | - |
| 2001 | 319 | 523 |
| 2011 | 200 | 309 |
| 2021 | 257 | 301 |
Phrixa was a hilltop town in the ancient land of Pisa. The town was already ruined in Pausanias' days (2nd century AD). It had a temple of Cydonian Athena. It was said that the temple was founded by Clymenus from Kydonia in Crete, a descendant of Heracles of Ida. [3]
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
- ^ Pausanias Description of Greece 6.21