Andravida

Andravída (Greek: Ανδραβίδα, [anðraˈviða]) is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population is about 4,300. Andravida is located in the plains of northwestern Elis, at about 7 km from the Ionian Sea coast. It is 3 km south of Lechaina, 6 km north of Gastouni, 30 km northwest of Pyrgos and 55 km southwest of Patras. The Greek National Road 9 (also E55) Patras-Pyrgos-Pylos passes east of the town. Andravida has a disused railway station on the line from Patras to Kalamata, which opened in the 1860s. The Andravida Air Base is 2.5 km to the east of the city center. Construction began in...