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Coordinates: 37°44′N 21°33′E

Oleni (Ωλένη)
Coordinates	37°44′ N 21°33′ E
Country	Greece
Periphery	West Greece
Prefecture	Elis
Province	Elis
Population	9,026 source (2001)
Elevation	240 m
Postal code	270 64
Area code	26210
Licence plate code	ΗΑ

Oleni (Greek: Ωλένη) is a village and a municipality in the northcentral part of the prefecture of Ilia. The seat of the municipality is in Karatoulas. It is located about 20 km S of Simopoulo, NE of Pyrgos, SE of Amaliada, E of Vounargo and NW of Olympia. The largest community is Goumero.

Contents 1 Communes 2 Historical population 3 External links 4 See also

• Agia Anna
• Arvaniti
• Charia
• Cheimadi
• Goumero
• Karatoulas
  • Klidereika (pop: 8)
  • Marmara (pop: 3)
• Karya
  • Varvarina (pop: 46)
  • Sitochori (pop: 91)
• Klindia
• Koutsochera
• Lanthio
  • Kremasti Monastery
• Latzoio
  • Agios Georgios
  • Almyriki (pop: 96)
  • Grammatikos (pop: 28)
• Magoula
  • Katsomaliareika
• Mouzaki
• Oleni
• Pefki
• Sopi

Year	Communal population	Change	Municipal population	Change
1981	594	-	-	-
1991	964	13/2.19%	7,560	-
2001	981	92/15.16%	9,026	1,466/19.39%

The village of Karatoula has a school, a secondary school, a lyceum, three churches, a post office,a football ground, a sporting hall and a square (plateia). The place dates back to the ancient times like a town which called "Amphidolis".

Strabo's Geography

Str. 8.3.10 (Weight: 0.2) _ [ 10 ] τὸ δ' Ἀλείσιον ἔστι τὸ νῦν Ἀλεσιαῖον, χώρα περὶ τὴν Ἀμφιδολίδα, ἐν ᾗ καὶ κατὰ μῆνα ἀγορὰν συνάγουσιν οἱ περίοικοι: κεῖται δὲ ἐπὶ τῆς ὀρεινῆς ὁδοῦ τῆς ἐξ Ἤλιδος εἰς Ὀλυμπίαν: πρότερον δ' ἦν πόλις τῆς Πισάτιδος, ἄλλοτ' ἄλλως τῶν ὅρων ἐπαλλαττόντων διὰ τὰς τῶν ἡγεμόνων μεταβολάς:

<<... Aleisium is the present Alesiaeum, a territory in the neighbourhood of Amphidolis, in which the people of the surrounding country hold a monthly market. It is situated on the mountain-road that runs from Elis to Olympia. In earlier times it was a city of Pisatis, for the boundaries have varied at different times on account of the change of rulers. The poet also calls Aleisium "Hill of Aleisium," when he says: "until we caused our horses to set foot on Buprasium, rich in wheat, and on the Olenian Rock, and of Aleisium where is the place called Hill" (we must interpret the words as a case of hyperbaton, that is, as equivalent to "and p43 where is the place called Hill of Aleisium"). Some writers point also to a river Aleisius... >>

• River Aleisius is near Karatoula. E.Ko.

Much of the area and the municipality are forests while the remainder of the land are some farmland rivers and streams.

'Municipality Of Oleni Web Site

Panoleniakos Karatoula Football Club. Web Site By Eugene Kotsonis

Karatoula Fans Of Panathinaikos Athletic Club. Web Site By Eugene Kotsonis

	North: Pineia
West: Iardanos	Oleni	East: Foloi?
	South: Pyrgos

Municipalities of the Elis Prefecture
Alifeira • Amaliada • Andravida • Andritsaina • Ancient Olympia • Figaleia • Foloi • Gastouni • Iardanos • Kastro-Kyllini • Lampeia • Lasiona • Lechaina • Oleni • Pineia • Pyrgos • Skillounta • Tragano • Vartholomio • Volakas • Vouprasia • Zacharo

• Communities of Ilia