Androusa
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Androussa (Ανδρούσσα) is a municipality in Messenia, Greece. Predominantly a farming region, the principal exports include kalamata olives, and livestock. The regional capital shares the name of the municipality; Androussa, and is located 22km north-west of Kalamata.
Noteworthy attractions include:
- Ruins of medieval castle, built by the Franks in the 13th century, of which only remains of the outside fortification enclosure are preserved. Traces of Roman bath and constructions of marble were also revealed.
- The church of Agia Samarina, one of the most significant byzantine monuments of the prefecture -3km northwards, in the area of Kalogerorachi.
- The abandoned monastery of Andronikos (a Byzantine emperor) in Maganiako, 10km north-west.
Municipality Population 2,820 (2001). Regional Capital Population 786 (2001).
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