Manolada
village in Elis, Greece
Manolada (Greek: Μανολάδα) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Vouprasia, Elis, Greece. It is situated in a vast, rural plain near the Ionian Sea, 2 km northwest of Varda, 3 km west of Nea Manolada and 40 km southwest of Patras. The community includes the small villages of Brinia, Karvounaiika, Loutra Yrminis, Mega Pefko and Samaraiika.
History
The area was the site of the Battle of Manolada in 1316, a battle between the Franks and the Catalans over the hegemony over the Principality of Achaea.
2013 shooting of migrant workers in strawberry fields
Manolada's economy is based on farming and is home to many strawberry fields. Many migrants work on these farms as Greeks are unwilling or unable to do this work. In 2013, after enduring years of unpaid wages and poor living conditions, an incident broke out on Nikos Vangelatos's farm where migrants protesting their conditions were shot and killed by the overseers. The Greek courts later acquitted the 3 overseers and the owner Nikos Vangelatos from all charges without explanation. The migrants were undocumented workers from Bangladesh and the perpetrators were ethnically Greek. The case is cited as an example of the hostile racism faced by minorities in the EU and Greece and the deception of migrant workers by Europeans.
“Manolada” enters the record as village in Elis, Greece. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Manolada, village and Elis can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q3813820. Authority coordinates are 38.050, 21.350. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1316 and 2013.
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