Theisoa (, before 1915: Λάβδα - ''Lavda''Name changes of settlements in Greece
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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 ...

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 ...

, southwestern

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. Theisoa is situated on a mountain slope above the left bank of the river

Alfeios The Alpheios (, , Latin Alpheus), sometimes spelled Alfeiós, is the main stream of the Alpheios Valley drainage system, a dendritic type, originating on the north slopes of Mount Taygetus, located in the center of the Peloponnesus of Greece, a ...

, 3 km southeast of

Matesi Matesi (Greek: Μάτεσι) is a small mountain village in the municipal unit of Andritsaina, Elis, Greece.It is located on a hill above the left bank of the river Alfeios. It is 3 km northwest of Theisoa, 6 km east of Alifeira and 6&nb ...

, 3 km northeast of

Rovia Rovia (Greek: Ρόβια) is a little mountain village in the municipal unit of Andritsaina, Elis (regional unit), Elis, Greece. Rovia is situated on a mountain slope, 2 km southeast of Karmio, 3 km southwest of Theisoa, Greece, Theisoa a ...

, 6 km northeast of connected Andritsaina and 8 km northwest of

Karytaina Karytaina or Karitaina () is a village and a community in Arcadia, Greece. Karytaina is situated on a hill on the right bank of the river Alpheios, near its confluence with the Lousios. The village dates back to the Middle Ages, but its history ...

. The

Greek National Road 76 National Road 76 (, abbreviated as EO76) is a single carriageway road in southern Greece that connects the Greek National Road 9 near Krestena with Megalopoli, passing Andritsaina and Karytaina. It traverses through the western and central parts o ...

(Megalopoli - Andritsaina - Krestena) passes through the village.

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Ioannis Paraskevopoulos Ioannis Paraskevopoulos (; 25 December 1900 – 8 April 1984) was a Greek banker and politician who served twice as interim Prime Minister of Greece during the 1960s. He was born in Lavda, Elis Elis also known as Ellis or Ilia (, ''Eleia'') i ...

(1900–1984) banker and politician, former

Prime Minister of Greece The prime minister of the Hellenic Republic (), usually referred to as the prime minister of Greece (), is the head of government of the Greece, Hellenic Republic and the leader of the Cabinet of Greece, Greek Cabinet. The officeholder's of ...

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{{Andritsaina Populated places in Elis Andritsaina-Krestena

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