Samiko
title: "Samiko" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-elis", "andritsaina-krestena", "skillounta", "geography-of-ancient-elis", "cities-in-ancient-peloponnese"] topic_path: "technology/web" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samiko" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Samiko |
| name_local | Σαμικό |
| type | community |
| image_skyline | Samia acropolis.jpg |
| caption_skyline | Acropolis of Samiko |
| coordinates | |
| periph | West Greece |
| periphunit | Elis |
| municipality | Andritsaina-Krestena |
| municunit | Skillounta |
| pop_community | 370 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| :: |
|name = Samiko |name_local = Σαμικό |type = community |image_skyline = Samia acropolis.jpg |caption_skyline = Acropolis of Samiko |coordinates = |elevation_min = |elevation_max = |periph = West Greece |periphunit = Elis |municipality = Andritsaina-Krestena |municunit = Skillounta |pop_community = 370 |population_as_of = 2021 |postal_code = |area_code = |licence = |website = Samiko (, before 1923: Αλή Τσελεπή - Ali Tselepi) is a village in the municipality of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. 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.
Population
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| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 540 |
| 1991 | 540 |
| 2001 | 563 |
| 2011 | 389 |
| 2021 | 370 |
| :: |
History
Samiko takes its name from the ancient Elean city Samikon (), 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. The remains of ancient Samikon have been found on a hill 1 km south of Kato Samiko.
References
References
- [http://pandektis.ekt.gr/pandektis/handle/10442/171850 Name changes of settlements in Greece]
- [[Pausanias (geographer). Pausanias]] ''Description of Greece'' 5.5 and 5.6
- [[Strabo]] ''[[Geographica]]'' 8.3
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