Kyllini Κυλλ?νη
Community
Kyllini
Coordinates: 37°56.1′N 21°8.7′E  /  37.9350°N 21.1450°E  / 37.9350; 21.1450
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Elis
Municipality	Andravida-Kyllini
Municipal unit	Kastro-Kyllini
Population   (2021) [1]
? Community	534
Time zone	UTC+2 ( EET )
? Summer ( DST )	UTC+3 ( EEST )

Kyllini ( Greek : Κυλλ?νη ) is a port town and a community in the municipal unit of Kastro-Kyllini , Elis , Greece . It is situated on the Ionian Sea coast, 11 km west of Andravida , 28 km northeast of Zakynthos and 39 km northwest of Pyrgos . From the port of Kyllini there are several ferry connections to the Ionian islands Zakynthos and Cephalonia . It was the terminus of the now dismantled Kavasila?Kyllini railway .

History [ edit ]

Kyllini was first mentioned by Homer in his epic poem Iliad where Otos from Kyllini was killed during the Trojan War . ^[2] The ruins of the medieval town Glarentza are situated in Kyllini. ^[3] The town was named after Cyllene ( Ancient Greek : Κυλλ?νη ), a port town of ancient Elis . Following the Ottoman invasion of the Duchy of Athens in 1458, the Arvanite population migrated westward toward Kalavryta and later Glarentza. The town remained largely Arvanitic-speaking until a mixture of language attrition and assimilation from Greece. ^{[ citation needed ]}

Population [ edit ]

See also [ edit ]

• List of settlements in Elis
• Otus of Cyllene

References [ edit ]

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