Dafnoula (, meaning little laurel) is a community and a mountain village in Elis in Greece. It is part of the municipal unit Andritsaina. It is located in the hills on the left bank of the river Alfeios, about north of the town Andritsaina. The Alfeios forms the border with Arcadia to the north and east, the nearest village across the river is Agios Ioannis. The community Dafnoula includes the small village Chelidoni. Dafnoula has a small school, a church, and a small square.
History Ancient building remains were found to the west of Dafnoula, a thermal bath from the Roman imperial period and a building with an apse. In antiquity, there was a bridge over the Alfeios near the village, which, however, cannot be located exactly.Mattern, Torsten; Goester, Yvonne C. (2023). Thisoa am Lykaion. Ergebnisse der Forschungen [Thisoa on the Lykaion. Results of the investigation]. Wiesbaden: Reichert, , p. 110.
Historical population Year Village population Community population 1981 236 - 1991 230 - 2001 287 306 2011 127 133 2021 158 162
Persons Ioannis G. Tsatsaris (born in 1934) is a Greek author
See also List of settlements in Elis
External links Biography of Ioannis G. Tsatsaris
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