Pisa, Greece
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Pisa (Ancient Greek: Πῖσα) is a village situated 2.15 kilometres (1.34 mi) to the east of Olympia, Greece, located on the northwest side of the Peloponnesus peninsula. Currently it is not politically independent but it is a community of the municipality of Ancient Olympia, in the regional unit of Elis.[2]
Pisa
Αρχαία Πίσα | |
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Coordinates: 37°38′38″N 21°39′14″E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Western Greece |
Regional unit | Elis |
Municipality | Archaia Olympia |
Municipal unit | Archaia Olympia |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 331 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Modern Pisa is the putative location of ancient Pisa. Greek history tells of a contention between Olympia, Pisa, and Elis, a village of ancient Elis, for supremacy of the region and management of the sacred precinct. The existence of an ancient district called Pisatis (ἡ Πισᾶτις), which included 8 villages over half of modern Elis, is indicated by many ancient authors. Such a political unit is certain for the 4th century BC.[3] The tradition of an earlier unit is not an unreasonable one. Eventually Olympia was victorious in the contention and Pisa became part of Olympia rather than vice versa.