Frixa
Frixa is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. The community includes the village Anemochoraki. Frixa is on a hill near the left bank of the river Alfeios, 2 km northeast of Skillountia, 7 km southeast of Olympia and 8 km northeast of Krestena.- Type: Village with 301 residents
- Description: village in Greece, Peloponnese, Elis
- Also known as: “Anemokhoráki”, “Anemokhorákion”, “Fríxa”, and “Príxa”
- Postal code: 27055
Places of Interest
Highlights include Makistos.
Makistos
Archaeological site
Macistus or Makistos, or Macistum or Makiston, was a city of ancient Elis, in Greece. It is one of the six cities founded by the Minyans in the territory of the Paroreatae and Caucones. Makistos is situated 3 km southwest of Frixa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skillountia and Archaia Pisa.
Skillountia
Village
Skillountia is a small village and a community in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. The community includes the village Nea Skillountia. Skillountia is located in the hills south of the river Alfeios.
Archaia Pisa
Village
Ancient or Archaia Pisa, sometimes distinguished in Greek as Archaía Písa Ileías, is a modern village located 2.15 kilometers of Ancient or Archaia Olympia on the northwest corner of the Peloponnese in southern Greece. Archaia Pisa is situated 5 km northwest of Frixa.
Gryllos
Village
Gryllos is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. The community includes the small village Chani Gryllou. It is 3 km northwest of Graikas, 3 km northeast of Vrina and 5 km southeast of Krestena. Gryllos is situated 5 km southwest of Frixa.
Frixa
- Categories: human settlement, building, and locality
- Location: Andritsaina-Krestena, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.62147° or 37° 37′ 17″ northLongitude
21.70256° or 21° 42′ 9″ eastPopulation
301Elevation
219 metres (719 feet)Open location code
8G93JPC3+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 1265097486OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Turkish—“Frixa” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Ανεμοχωράκι”
- Greek: “Φρίξα Ηλείας”
- Greek: “Φρίξα”
- Irish: “Frixa”
- Russian: “Фрикса”
- Turkish: “Fraksa”
- “Anemochoraki”
- “Frixa”
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