Platanos (Greek: Πλάτανος meaning plane tree) is a village and a community in the municipality of Ancient Olympia, Elis, Greece. It is located north of the Alfeios valley, 2 km southeast of Pelopio, 3 km northwest of Olympia and 15 km east of Pyrgos. The Greek National Road 74 (Pyrgos - Tripoli) passes south of Platanos. The community includes the small village Agios Georgios.
Platanos
Πλάτανος | |
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Platanos | |
Coordinates: 37°40′N 21°37′E / 37.667°N 21.617°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | West Greece |
Regional unit | Elis |
Municipality | Archaia Olympia |
Municipal unit | Archaia Olympia |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 763 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Year | Village population | Community population |
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1981 | 1,185 | - |
1991 | 1,192 | - |
2001 | 1,583 | 1,590 |
2011 | 766 | 780 |
2021 | - | 763 |