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Administrative Region : West Greece
Regional unit : Ilia


Manolada (Greek: Μανολάδα) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Vouprasia, Elis, Greece.


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It is situated in a vast, rural plain near the Ionian sea, 2 km northwest of Varda, 3 km west of Nea Manolada and 40 km southwest of Patras. Manolada had a 2001 population of 1,522 for the village and 1,835 for the community, which includes the small villages Brinia, Karvounaiika, Loutra Yrminis, Mega Pefko and Samaraiika.

History

The area was the site of the Battle of Manolada in 1316, a battle between the Franks and the Catalans over the hegemony over the Principality of Achaea.


Population
Year Village population Community population
1981 1,160 -
1991 1,234 -
2001 1,522 1,835

Municipal unit Vouprasia
Municipal Community Varda
Varda (Βάρδα, η)
Kougaiika (Κουγαίικα, τα)
Komi (Κώμη, η)
Sympani (Συμπάνι, το)
Psari (Ψάρι, το)
Community Aetorrachi
Aetorrachi (Αετορράχη, η)
Δάφνη, η
Community Kapeleto
Thanasoulaiika (Θανασουλαίικα, τα)
Kapeleto (Καπελέτο, το)
Community Kourtesi
Ano Kourtesi (Άνω Κουρτέσι, το)
Kotteika (Κοττέικα, τα)
Kourtesi (Κουρτέσι, το)
Community Manolada
Karvounaiika (Καρβουναίικα, τα)
Λουτρά Υρμίνης, τα
Manolada (Μανολάς, η)
Μέγα Πεύκο, το
Brinia (Μπρίνια, τα)
Samaraiika (Σαμαραίικα, τα)
Community Neapoli
Neapoli (Νεάπολις, η)
Community Nea Manolada
Nea Manolada (Νέα Μανολάς, η)
Community Nisi
Αγία Μαρίνα, η
Άγιος Αθανάσιος, ο
Karavoulaiika (Καραβουλαίικα, τα)
Kremmydi (Κρεμμύδι, το)
Nisi (Νησί, το)
Community Xenies
Καλυβάκια, τα
Xenies (Ξενιές, οι)
Palaiochora (Παλαιοχώρα, η)

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