Salmoni, Elis

Salmoni (Greek: Σαλμώνη, before 1915: Κούκουρα - Koukoura[2]) is a village and a community in the municipality of Pyrgos, Elis, Greece. According to the 2011 census, the village had 612 inhabitants and the community, including the village Alfeios, 643. It is situated in low hills on the right bank of the river Alfeios, at 70 m elevation. It is 2 km southwest of Strefi, 3 km southeast of Varvasaina and 8 km east of Pyrgos. The Greek National Road 74 (Tripoli - Olympia - Pyrgos) passes north of the village. A previously independent community, Salmoni is part of Pyrgos since 1997. The current Greek Orthodox metropolitan of Thessaloniki, Anthimos, was born in Salmoni in 1934.[3] The village Alfeios, 3 km west of Salmoni, has two churches, Metamorfoseos tou Sotiros and Saint Raphael.

Salmoni Σαλμώνη
Salmoni
Coordinates: 37°40′N 21°32′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Elis
Municipality	Pyrgos
Municipal unit	Pyrgos
Community [1]
• Population	643 (2011)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Population

Year	Population village	Population community
1981	715	-
1991	703	-
2001	801	840
2011	612	643

See also

• List of settlements in Elis

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
3. Metropolis of Thessaloniki (in Greek)