Alfeios Reservoir
Alfeios Reservoir is a reservoir in Olympia, Elis, West Greece. Alfeios Reservoir is situated nearby to the village Flokas, as well as near Drouva.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: reservoir in Peloponnese, Greece
- Also known as: “Alfeios Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Olympia and Museum of the History of the Olympic Games in Antiquity.
Olympia
Olympia is a town and UNESCO World Heritage Site in Peloponnese, Greece. This was the site of the original Olympic Games from 776 BCE. The games, held every four years in honor of the Greek god Zeus, lasted through the entire Classical Age until the late 4th century CE.
Statue of Zeus at Olympia
Work of art
Photo: Quatremère de Quincy, Public domain.
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia was a giant seated figure, about 12.4 m tall, made by the Greek sculptor Phidias around 435 BC at the sanctuary of Olympia, Greece, and erected in the Temple of Zeus there.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ancient Olympia and Makrisia.
Ancient Olympia
Town
Photo: Codas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Olympia, officially Archaia Olympia, is a small town in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, famous for the nearby archaeological site of the same name.
Makrisia
Village
Makrisia is a village in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. It is situated near the left bank of the river Alfeios, 2 km northwest of Krestena, 3 km northeast of Kallikomo, 4 km southwest of Olympia and 16 km southeast of Pyrgos.
Alfeiousa
Village
Alfeiousa is a village in Elis, Greece. It belongs to the municipal unit of Volakas, in the Municipality of Pyrgos. The village is approximately 9 km southeast of Pyrgos, 8 km west of Olympia, 4 km northeast of Epitalio and 2 km south of Salmoni, at an altitude of 31 meters.
Alfeios Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: Olympia, Elis, West Greece, Peloponnese, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.634° or 37° 38′ 2″ northLongitude
21.5814° or 21° 34′ 53″ eastOpen location code
8G93JHMJ+JGOpenStreetMap ID
way 1008706507OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoirWikidata ID
Q15137647
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In Other Languages
From Greek to Russian—“Alfeios Reservoir” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Λίμνη Αλφειού”
- Greek: “Τεχνητή λίμνη Αλφειού”
- Greek: “Τεχνητή Λίμνη Αλφειού”
- Russian: “Алфиос”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Flokas and Drouva.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Θαλαμωτοί τάφοι Μακρύσια and Άγιος Δημήτριος.
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