Filiatra

Filiatra Φιλιατρά
Municipal unit
Street with St Charalampos church
Filiatra Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°9′N 21°35′E / 37.150°N 21.583°E / 37.150; 21.583
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Peloponnese
Regional unit	Messenia
Municipality	Trifylia
Area
• Municipal unit	114.9 km2 (44.4 sq mi)
Elevation	66 m (217 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	5,359
• Municipal unit density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Community	4,729
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	243 00
Area code(s)	27610
Vehicle registration	ΚΜ
Website	filiatra.gr

Filiatra (Greek: Φιλιατρά), is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] The municipal unit has an area of 114.877 km².^[3] Filiatra is situated near the Ionian Sea coast in western Messenia. It is located 11 km northwest of Gargalianoi, 13 km southwest of Kyparissia, 29 km northwest of Pylos and 49 km west of Kalamata. The Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos - Kyparissia - Pylos) passes through the town. Filiatra was founded around the 12th and the 13th centuries.^{[citation needed]} It was built near the site of the ancient city Erana. Filiatra has several schools, churches and shops. A scaled reproduction of the Eiffel Tower stands at the entrance to the village. The local soccer club is Erani Filiatra.

The municipal unit Filiatra is subdivided into the following communities (2021 population in brackets):

• Chalazoni (120)
• Christianoupoli (244)
• Exochiko (167)
• Filiatra
• Mali (46)
• Plati (53)

The community Filiatra consists of the following settlements, besides the Filiatra town proper:

• Agia Kyriaki
• Agrilos
• Kountri
• Lagkouvardos - a beach area located near Agia Kyriaki
• Lempestena
• Limenari, the access from Filiatra to the sea. It is around 2 km from the town centre
• Merolithi
• Stomio
• Vryses

• The Liberopoulos brothers:
  • Nikos Liberopoulos, soccer player
  • Sotiris Liberopoulos, soccer player
• Nikolaos Frousos, soccer player
• Pavlos Dionysopoulos, artist
• Theodoros Marangos, Film Director

• List of settlements in Messenia

• Municipal website (in Greek)
• Municipality of Filiatra Internet Portal (in Greek)
• Filiatra Forum (in Greek)
• Filiatra Archived 2004-09-24 at the Wayback Machine
• Pirsos
• Fykia Lyceum/Middle School (in Greek)
• Erani Sporting Club (in Greek)