Melissa, Elis
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| Melissa or Melisa Μέλισσα |
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| Statistics | |
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| Prefecture: | Ilia |
| Province: | Ilia |
| Municipality: | Lechaina |
| Municipal district: | Melissa (seat) |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: |
37.945 (37° 56' 53") N 21.372 (21° 22' 20") E |
| Population: (2001) -Village: (Change from 1991) -percent of the municipal district: Percent of the municipal district:-Percent of the municipality: - Rank (Village): |
69 +16 or +30.19%) 1.8% 1.09% |
| Altitude: -lowest: -centre: |
Ionian Sea 3 m about 5 m (1.5 km south) |
| Postal code: | GR-270 53 |
| Car designation (as of 2006): | HA |
Mélissa or Mélisa (Greek: Μέλισσα meaning bee) is a village and a community/commune in the municipality of Lechaina in the Prefecture of Elis, Greece. It was known as Zogka (Zoga or Zonga) until the 20th century. Its 2001 population was 328 for the village. Its dialing code is 26230. Its elevation is 137 m. It is 7 km E of Lechaina, and 9 km W of Borsi. Ite commune includes the hamlet of Melissia which is just southeast on the other side of the valley.
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[edit] Nearest places
- Agioi Theodoroi, west
- Ano Kourtesi, northwest
- Aetorrachi, east
- Melissia, south
- Olga, south
[edit] Historical population
| Year | Communal population | Change | Ranking |
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| 1981 | 595 | - | - |
| 1991 | 224 | -371 or -35% | - |
| 2001 | 328 | 105 or 46.88% | 5th |
[edit] Data
- Postal code: 270 52
- Area code: 26230
- Latitude: 37.945/37°56'53' N
- Longitude: 21.372/21°22'20' E.
[edit] About the village
The village has a school in the west, a church named Agios Tryphonas and also a square, and a communal centre. The village is on a hilly setting lying just north of the ravine, and a small one to its east. It is connected by only one east-west paved road while others are accessed by gravel. It is an agricultural village with the majority live in rural areas. It is surrounded by a few forests and groves to the north. Outside the village has a spring in the west.
In 1993, an evening fire burnt almost the entire community's worth of farmland, forest but didn't reached the entire village but cut off power supply for a day, but the streetlights weren't until about a week after.
The community used to include the entire eastern half of the municipality, Agios Charalampos and Borsi.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- GTP - Melissa
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