Gryllos (, before 1927: Μουνδράζα - ''Moundraza''Name changes of settlements in Greece
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Skillounta Skillounta is a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Elis (regional unit), Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is a municipal ...

Elis Elis also known as Ellis or Ilia (, ''Eleia'') is a historic region in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. It is administered as a regional unit of the modern region of Western Greece. Its capital is Pyrgos. Until 2011 it ...

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. The community includes the small village Chani Gryllou. It is 3 km northwest of

Graikas Graikas () is a mountain village in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. It is situated on a hillside, 3 km southeast of Gryllos, 8 km southeast of Krestena and 9 km northeast of Zacharo. The Greek National Road 76 pass ...

, 3 km northeast of Vrina and 5 km southeast of

Krestena Krestena () is a town and a community in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is the seat of administration. Krestena is situated in the low hills betwe ...

. The Greek National Road 76 (Krestena - Andritsaina -

Megalopoli Megalopoli () is a town in the southwestern part of the regional unit of Arcadia, southern Greece. It is located in the same site as ancient Megalopolis ( literally ''large/great city''). When it was founded in 371 BCE, it was the first large urba ...

) runs through Chani Gryllou. Gryllos suffered damage from the

2007 Greek forest fires The 2007 Greek forest fires were a series of massive wildfire, forest fires that broke out in several areas across Greece throughout the summer of 2007. The most destructive and lethal infernos broke out on 23 August, expanded rapidly and raged ...

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{{Skillounta Populated places in Elis Andritsaina-Krestena Skillounta

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