Andritsaina (Greek: Ανδρίτσαινα), also Andritsena is a community and a municipality located in the southeastern part of the prefecture of Ilia in the middle of a highway, officially and unofficially GR-76 between Krestena and Megalopoli. The road in the town is narrow with only one lane from the circle to the eastern part of the village. It is also the seat of the province of Olympia . Distance from Krestena is around 45 km SE and 62 km SE of Pyrgos, 47 km SE from GR-9/E55, about 25 km SW of Karytaina and about 280 km SW of Athens, 45 km NW of Megalopoli and the old GR-7/E55 and NE of Figaleia , Epicurium and Vasses (Bassae). The prefecture of Arcadia is bounded to the north and east. The area in ancient times used to be in Arcadia.

Nearest places (commune)

• Karytaina NW

Subdivisions:

• Karmi
• Myloi
• Sykies

Communes:

• Andritsaina
• Chelidoni
• Dafnoula
• Dragogi
  • Kastrougaina
  • Plateia
• Fanari
• Koufopoulo
• Linistaina
• Matesi
• Theisoa
• Rovia
• Sekoula
  • Baleika

Historical population:

The population went to low as 575.

The community has a school, a gymnasium, a church, a library (Nikolopoulios Library ) and a (plateia) with a statue and a tree which runs near the main highway.

The area west of Andritsaina is mainly grassy and bushy. Pine trees are founded in the east, south and north. It has about three mountaintops and north of Andritsaina is the Alpheus river. The road to Epicurium and Figaleia is about 500 m west.

External links:

• http://www.hellas.teipir.gr/prefectures/english/Hleias/Andritsaina.htm, greek/Hleias/Andritsaina.htm (in Greek)
• Andritsaina Village
• http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/arkadia/places/andr.htm
• http://arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr/ arkadia/engversion/places/andr.htm
• http://www.in.gr/Reviews/placeholder. asp?lngItemID=8077&lngReviewID=7552
• traveljournals.net - Andritsaina
• GTP - Andritsaina
• GTP - Municipality of Andritsaina
• Indexmundi - Andritsaina

See also:

• Communities of Ilia