Olympia, Greece
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Olympia (Greek: Ὀλυμπία; Auncient Greek: [ˈolympia]; Modren Greek: [oliˈbia] Olympía), a sanctuary o auncient Greece in Elis on the Peloponnese peninsula, is kent for havin been the steid o the Olympic Gemmes in clessical times.
Auncient Olympia Αρχαία Ολυμπία | |
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  Auncient Olympia Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 37°38′17″N 21°37′48″E | |
| Kintra | Greece |
| Admeenistrative region | Wast Greece |
| Regional unit | Elis |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 544.9 km2 (210.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 63 m (207 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipality | 13409 |
| • Municipality density | 25/km2 (64/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 8128 |
| Community | |
| • Population | 972 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 270 25 |
| Aurie code(s) | 26240 |
| Vehicle registration | OG |
Olympia, Greece is twinned wit:
Ryal Borough o Greenwich, Unitit Kinrick
Antibes, Fraunce
Großostheim, Germany
Atlanta, Unitit States- Olympia, United States
Yakutsk, Roushie
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