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Samiko
Σαμικό | |
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 Acropolis of Samiko | |
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| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Elis |
| Municipality | Andritsaina-Krestena |
| Municipal unit | Skillounta |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 370 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Samiko (Greek: Σαμικό, before 1923: Αλή Τσελεπή - Ali Tselepi[2]) is a village in the municipality of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. It is situated on a hill near the Ionian Sea, 2 km south of Kallikomo, 2 km southeast of Raches, 3 km north of Kato Samiko and 4 km southwest of Krestena.
Population
[edit | edit source]| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 540 |
| 1991 | 540 |
| 2001 | 563 |
| 2011 | 389 |
| 2021 | 370 |
History
[edit | edit source]Samiko takes its name from the ancient Elean city Samikon (Latin: Samicum), which was also known as Samos and Samia. It was probably identical with the Homeric Arene. Samikon was located in the ancient country of Triphylia, near the river Anigros. Near the city and the river was the cave of the Anigrid nymphs. The water here reputedly cured skin diseases.[3][4] The remains of ancient Samikon have been found on a hill 1 km south of Kato Samiko.
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
- ^ Pausanias Description of Greece 5.5 and 5.6
- ^ Strabo Geographica 8.3