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Skillounta
Europe is one of the five inhabited traditional continents of the Earth. Physically and geologically, Europe is the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, west of Asia. Europe is bounded to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the west by the Atlantic Ocean, to the south by the Mediterranean Sea, and to the southeast by the waterways adjoining the Mediterranean to and including the Black Sea and the Caucasus Mountains. On the east, Europe is divided from Asia by the water divide of the Ural Mountains and by the Caspian Sea. Europe is the world's second-smallest continent in terms of area and third-largest continent after Asia and Africa in population.
Skillounta is a municipality in the Prefecture of Elis, Greece. It is named after Scillus, an ancient name for the area. In 2001 the city had a population of 15,931 inhabitants lying situated at an elevation of 276 meters above sea level. Its seat of administration is in the town Krestena . The town is connected with three paved roads. It is 22 kilometers away from Pyrgos, south of Olympia, about 43 kilometers northwest of Andritsaina, 88 kilometers northwest of Megalopolis and north of Kyparissia. Its neighboring communities and villages are Kallikomi and Raches to the west, Ladiko to the northwest, Makrissia to the north, Grillos to the east and Vrina and Krouni to the south.
The city is situated near small mountains while the western part is flat. and is covered with pine trees almost surrounding Krestena. GR76 unofficially bypasses Krestena for Andritsaina. Its nearest reservoir at the Alfeios River is about 3 kilometers north. It supplies water for the Pyrgos, central and southern Ileia areas. It is also a flood control dam. A small creek runs south of Krestena and follows GR-76 to its southeast up to west of Andritsaina.
Greece lies at the juncture of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Today, Greece is a developed country, member of the European Union since 1981 and a member of the Economic and Monetary Union of the European Union since 2001.
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