Dafnoula (, meaning little

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) is a community and a mountain village in

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. It is part of the municipal unit

Andritsaina Andritsaina () is a village, a community and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andritsaina-Krestena, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has a ...

. It is located in the hills on the left bank of the river

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, about north of the town Andritsaina. The Alfeios forms the border with Arcadia to the north and east, the nearest village across the river is Agios Ioannis. The community Dafnoula includes the small village Chelidoni. Dafnoula has a small school, a church, and a small square.

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* Ioannis G. Tsatsaris (born in 1934) is a Greek author

External links

Biography of Ioannis G. Tsatsaris

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{{Andritsaina Populated places in Elis Andritsaina-Krestena Andritsaina

Historical population

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