Platanos, Elis

For the village in Achaea, see Platanos, Achaea.

Platanos (Greek: Πλάτανος meaning plane tree) is a village and a community in the municipality of Ancient Olympia, Elis, Greece. It is located north of the Alfeios valley, 2 km southeast of Pelopio, 3 km northwest of Olympia and 15 km east of Pyrgos. The Greek National Road 74 (Pyrgos - Tripoli) passes south of Platanos. The community includes the small village Agios Georgios.

Platanos Πλάτανος
Community
Platanos
Coordinates: 37°40′N 21°37′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Elis
Municipality	Archaia Olympia
Municipal unit	Archaia Olympia
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	763
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)

Population

Year	Village population	Community population
1981	1,185	-
1991	1,192	-
2001	1,583	1,590
2011	766	780
2021	740	763

See also

• List of settlements in Elis