| Irakleia | |
| Name Local: | Ηράκλεια |
| Type: | community |
| Coordinates: | 37.7°N 55°W |
| Periph: | West Greece |
| Periphunit: | Elis |
| Municipality: | Archaia Olympia |
| Municunit: | Archaia Olympia |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population: | 276 |
Irakleia (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ηράκλεια, before 1915: Μπρούμα - Brouma[1]) is a village in the municipality of Ancient Olympia, Elis, Greece. Irakleia is located 3 km northwest of Pelopio, 6 km southeast of Karatoula, 7 km northwest of Olympia and 15 km northeast of Pyrgos.
| Year | Population | |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 352 | |
| 1991 | 343 | |
| 2001 | 388 | |
| 2011 | 272 | |
| 2021 | 276 |
Irakleia was named after Heracleia, a town of the ancient Eleans, located about 50 stadia (9 km) from Olympia and near the river Kytheros. It had a spring and a sanctuary of the Ionides: the nymphs Calliphaea, Synallasia, Pegaea and Iasis. It was believed that the spring water cured all sorts of aches and pains.[2] [3]