Aspra Spitia | |
Name Local: | Άσπρα Σπίτια |
Type: | community |
Coordinates: | 37.6167°N 68°W |
Periph: | West Greece |
Periphunit: | Elis |
Municipality: | Archaia Olympia |
Municunit: | Archaia Olympia |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population: | 148 |
Aspra Spitia (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Άσπρα Σπίτια) is a village in the municipality Olympia, eastern Elis, Greece. It is situated between the rivers Alfeios and Erymanthos, 4 km northwest of their confluence. It is 2 km west of Tripotamia (Arcadia), 4 km southeast of Vasilaki, 14 km east of Olympia and 30 km east of Pyrgos. Near the village, archeologists have excavated remains of housing from the Neolithic period.[1] The village was affected by the 2007 Greek forest fires.
Year | Village population | |
---|---|---|
1981 | 385 | |
1991 | 313 | |
2001 | 316 | |
2011 | 195 | |
2021 | 148 |