Aspra Spitia (Greek: Άσπρα Σπίτια) is a village in the municipality Olympia, eastern Elis, Greece. It is situated between the rivers Alfeios and Erymanthos, 4 km northwest of their confluence. It is 2 km west of Tripotamia (Arcadia), 4 km southeast of Vasilaki, 14 km east of Olympia and 30 km east of Pyrgos. Near the village, archeologists have excavated remains of housing from the Neolithic period.[2] The village was affected by the 2007 Greek forest fires.

Aspra Spitia
Άσπρα Σπίτια
Aspra Spitia is located in Greece
Aspra Spitia
Aspra Spitia
Coordinates: 37°37′N 21°47′E / 37.617°N 21.783°E / 37.617; 21.783
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitElis
MunicipalityArchaia Olympia
Municipal unitArchaia Olympia
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community148
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Population edit

Year Village population
1981 385
1991 313
2001 316
2011 195
2021 148

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References edit

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ Hellenic Republic - Ministry of Foreign Affairs[dead link]