Melissa | |
Name Local: | Μέλισσα |
Type: | community |
Periph: | West Greece |
Periphunit: | Elis |
Municipality: | Andravida-Kyllini |
Municunit: | Lechaina |
Pop Community: | 211 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Coordinates: | 37.95°N 43°W |
Area Code: | 26230 |
Melissa (Greek: Μέλισσα meaning "bee", before 1957: Καστράκι - Kastraki[1]) is a village in the municipal unit of Lechaina in Elis, Greece. Its elevation is 100 m. The village is situated on a low hill, 10 km east of Lechaina proper, on the road to Borsi. The village has a school and a church named Agios Tryphonas.
Year | Population | |
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1981 | 595 | |
1991 | 224 | |
2001 | 328 | |
2011 | 301 | |
2021 | 211 |