Frixa
Frixa (Greek: Φρίξα, before 1916: Ανεμοχωράκιον - Anemochorakion) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Skillounta, Elis, Greece. The community includes the village Anemochoraki. Frixa is on a hill near the left bank of the river Alfeios, 2 km northeast of Skillountia, 7 km southeast of Olympia and 8 km northeast of Krestena.
Population
| Year | Population village | Community population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 350 | - |
| 1991 | 430 | - |
| 2001 | 319 | 523 |
| 2011 | 200 | 309 |
| 2021 | 257 | 301 |
History
Phrixa was a hilltop town in the ancient land of Pisa. The town was already ruined in Pausanias' days (2nd century AD). It had a temple of Cydonian Athena. It was said that the temple was founded by Clymenus from Kydonia in Crete, a descendant of Heracles of Ida.
See also
References
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
- ^ Pausanias Description of Greece 6.21