Samiko

Samiko (Greek: Σαμικό, before 1923: Αλή Τσελεπή - Ali Tselepi[2]) is a village in the municipality of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. In 2011 its population was 389. 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.

Samiko Σαμικό
Acropolis of Samiko
Samiko
Coordinates: 37°34′N 21°35′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Elis
Municipality	Andritsaina-Krestena
Municipal unit	Skillounta
Community [1]
• Population	389 (2011)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Population

Year	Population
1981	540
1991	540
2001	563
2011	389

History

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

• 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. Pausanias Description of Greece 5.5 and 5.6
4. Strabo Geographica 8.3

External links

• Samiko at the GTP Travel Pages