Nea Manolada (
Greek: Νέα Μανολάδα) is a community in the municipal unit of
Vouprasia
Vouprasia ( el, Βουπρασία) is a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was Vard ...
,
Elis, southwestern
Greece
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. It is located in a vast, rural plain, It is 3 km southwest of
Neo Vouprasio
Metochi (Greek: Μετόχι) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Larissos, western Achaea, Greece. The community consists of the villages Metochi, Vouprasio, Neo Vouprasio and Lappas. Lappas was the seat of the former municipal ...
, 3 km northeast of
Varda
Varda may refer to:
People
* Agnès Varda (1928–2019), French film director and professor
*Jean Varda (1893–1971), Greek artist
* Ratko Varda (born 1979), Bosnian basketball player
*Rosalie Varda (born 1958), French costume designer, produce ...
and 37 km southwest of
Patras
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. The
Greek National Road 9
Greek National Road 9 ( el, Εθνική Οδός 9, abbreviated as EO9) is a single carriageway with at-grade intersections in the West Greece and Peloponnese regions. It runs along the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, from Patras to Me ...
(Patras -
Pyrgos) passes east of the village, and the railway Patras - Pyrgos runs through the village. In 2001, a train derailment occurred in Nea Manolada injuring two passengers as a train was heading from
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
to
Kyparissia
Kyparissia ( el, Κυπαρισσία) is a town and a former municipality in northwestern Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. ...
.
See also
*
List of settlements in Elis
References
External links
{{Vouprasia
Populated places in Elis