Gastouni

Gastouni (Γαστούνη) is a town and a municipality in northern Elis, Greece. Distance is 10 km south of Lechaina, 16 km from Kyllini Baths, 28 km from Pyrgos, 12 km NW of Amalias and 70 km SW of Patras. Its population is 7,524 and is the prefectures' third largest community which includes towns and cities as well as the metropolitan area of Pyrgos. It sits west of the Peneus valley and south of the Pineios River. The neighboring communities are Vartholomio to the west, Kavasila in the north, Agia Mavra in the NE, Koroivos in the east, Savalia in the SE and Palaiochori in the south. GR-9/E55 since the late-1980s bypasses Gastouni. Most of the residential houses lie east of the old GR-9. The town has about 600 m to 800 m of one-way streets. Elevation is about 4 to 5 m above sea level. A Byzantine church of the Panagia Katholiki is two-columned and built in the 12th century.

The town has a factory and a junkyard to the east. It is famous for a tomato paste factory which is owned by Pelargos S.A., and line up lasts up to the new national highway (GR-9).

Gastouni has a church, kindergarten schools, schools, lyceums (middle school), gymnasia (secondary school), a town square, a market town, and a train station next to the divided road to the dam. Forests are founded in the northeast, and 2 km southeast while mixed farming surrounds Gastouni except to the south.

Municipal districts

• 'Gastouni'
• Kardiakafti
• Kavasila
• Koroivos
• Lefkochori
• Palaiochori
• Roupaki

Population history:

The population from 1981-2001 had expected to double.

Year	Communal population	Change	Municipal population	Change
1981	4,751	-	-	-
1991	5,883	+1,132 or /+23.83%	9,350	-
2001	7,524	+1,641 or 27.89%	11,523	+2,163/23.24%

People

• Nikos Kachtistis
• The Sisinis family
• Chrysanthos Sisinis
• Georgios Sisinis or Sissinis, one of the famous Greek revolutionary leaders of the area.

External links

• Hellenic Ministry of Culture: Church of Panagia Katholiki at Gastouni
• Gastouni.com (in Greek)
• Gastouni (town) on GTP Travel Pages
• Gastouni (municipality) on GTP Travel Pages

See also

• List of settlements in the Elis prefecture

	North: Andravida
West: Vartholomio	Gastouni	East: Amaliada
	South: Ionian Sea and Amaliada