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Larissos
Larissos ( el, Λαρίσσος) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 225.729 km2. Its seat of administration was in the village Lappas, part of the community Metochi. The municipal unit was named after the river Larissos, which flows through it. It is the westernmost municipal unit of Achaea, stretching along the Ionian Sea coast and the border with Elis to the southern part of the Movri hills. It is about 32 km southwest of Patras is 37and 50 km north of Pyrgos. The area is mostly flat, except the Movri hills in the southeast and the lower Mavra Vouna hills in the northwest, near Cape Araxos. Araxos Airport (GPA). The archaeological site of the ancient town of Dyme is located 1 km south. Subdivisions The municipal unit Larissos is subdivided into the following communities (constituent vill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movri
Movri () is a forested mountain range in western Achaea, Greece. Its highest point is 719 m amsl. It covers part of the municipal units Movri (named after this mountain), Dymi, Larissos and Olenia, all in the municipality of West Achaea. It is located about 30 km southwest of Patras. The higher mountain range Skollis lies to its southeast. The river Larissos has its source in the Movri, and flows to the west. Villages around the Movri are, from the north clockwise: Myrtos, Vythoulkas, Eleochori, Arla, Fostaina, Polylofo. Ano Velitses, Michoi, Agios Nikolaos Spaton, Mataragka, Riolos, Petas Preta ( sa, प्रेत, bo, ཡི་དྭགས་ ''yi dags''), also known as hungry ghost, is the Sanskrit name for a type of supernatural being described in Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Chinese folk religion as undergoing sufferin ..., Krinos. References {{Reflist Landforms of Achaea Mountain ranges of Greece Landforms of Western Greece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riolos
Riolos ( el, Ρίολος), is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Larissos, Achaea, Greece. It is located on the northwestern edge of the Movri hills, 4 km north of Mataragka, 3 km southwest of Krinos, 6 km southeast of Lappas and 32 km southwest of Patras. In 2001 Riolos had a population of 801 for the village and 810 for the community, which includes the small village Mazaiika. The river Larissos flows southwest of the village. During the Greek War of Independence a battle took place in Riolos in which the Greeks, led by Thallis Theodoridis the Elder, were victorious. Historic population See also *List of settlements in Achaea This is a list of settlements in Achaea, Greece: * Achaiko * Agia Marina * Agia Varvara, Akrata * Agia Varvara, Tritaia * Agios Konstantinos * Agios Nikolaos Kralis * Agios Nikolaos Spaton * Agios Nikolaos * Agios Stefanos (Peristera) * A ... References {{Larissos Populated places in Achaea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metochi, Larissos
Metochi (Greek: Μετόχι) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Larissos, western Achaea, Greece. The community consists of the villages Metochi, Vouprasio, Neo Vouprasio and Lappas. Lappas was the seat of the former municipality of Larissos. Metochi is located in the plains near the Ionian Sea coast, 5 km south of Araxos, 3 km southwest of Araxos Airport, 14 km west of Kato Achaia and 32 km west of Patras. The Prokopos lagoon, which is fed by the river Larissos, is 1 km north of Metochi. Lappas is on the Greek National Road 9 Greek National Road 9 ( el, Εθνική Οδός 9, abbreviated as EO9) is a single carriageway with at-grade intersections in the West Greece and Peloponnese regions. It runs along the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, from Patras to ... (Patras - Pyrgos) and on the railway from Patras to Pyrgos. Historical population See also * List of settlements in Achaea References {{West Achaea div Popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movri (municipality)
Movri ( el, Μόβρη) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality of West Achaea, of which it is a municipal unit. It has a population of 4,605 as of 2011, and is named after the mountain range Movri. The seat of the municipality is in Sageika. Its area is 86.484 km². Subdivisions The municipal unit Movri is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): * Fragka (Fragka, Spaneika, Tsakonika) * Kareika (Kareika, Gomosto, Karamesineika, Rachi) * Krinos * Limnochori (Limnochori, Kalamaki, Kato Limnochori, Paralia Kalamakiou) *Myrtos Myrtos is a coastal village in the west of the municipality of Ierapetra, in the Regional Unit (previously called prefecture) of Lasithi on the Greek island of Crete. It is located from Agios Nikolaos and from Ierapetra, on the road to V ... (Myrtos, Giouleika, Pournari) * Sageika (Sageika, Apostoli, Bouteika, Gerouseika ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mataragka, Achaea
Mataragka ( el, Ματαράγκα, also ''Mataranga'') is a Greek village in the municipal unit of Larissos, Achaea, Greece. It is located on the western edge of the Movri hills, 4 km south of Riolos, 5 km east of Neapoli and 34 km southwest of Patras. In 2011 Mataragka had a population of 117 for the village and 282 for the municipal district, which includes the village Kefalaiika. Until 1974, Mataragka was part of the Elis Prefecture. Population See also *List of settlements in Achaea This is a list of settlements in Achaea, Greece: * Achaiko * Agia Marina * Agia Varvara, Akrata * Agia Varvara, Tritaia * Agios Konstantinos * Agios Nikolaos Kralis * Agios Nikolaos Spaton * Agios Nikolaos * Agios Stefanos (Peristera) * A ... External linksWebsite of the municipality of Larissos References {{Larissos Populated places in Achaea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larissos (river)
Larissos ( el, Λάρισσος, also ''Riolitiko'', la, Larisus) is a river in the western part of Achaea, southern Greece. Its source is on the western slope of the mountain Movri, near the village Mataragka. It flows through the Prokopos lagoon, and empties into the Ionian Sea in the village Kalogria. Other villages along its course are Kagkadi, Apideonas and Lappas. Its complete course lies within the municipal unit Larissos, which took its name from the river. It is long. History In antiquity it was the boundary between Achaea and Elis.Pausanias, ''Description of Greece''6.26.10/ref> Near the river the ancient city Dyme Dyme ( grc, Δύμη), or Dymae, was a town and polis (city-state) of ancient Achaea, and the most westerly of the 12 Achaean cities, from which circumstance it is said to have derived its name. The location of Dyme is near the modern Kato Acha ... was located. References External links Landforms of Achaea Rivers of Greece Rivers of West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apideonas
Apideonas (Greek: Απιδεώνας) is a village in the municipal unit of Larissos, in Achaea, Greece. It is located in the plains near the Ionian Sea, 3 km southeast of Lappas, 7 km northeast of Varda and 33 km southwest of Patras. It had a population of 309 in 2011. The name comes from απιδιά (''apidia'') meaning "wild pear". The village was founded in 1924, when the government of Greece brought in forty families of refugees from Asia Minor Anatolia, tr, Anadolu Yarımadası), and the Anatolian plateau, also known as Asia Minor, is a large peninsula in Western Asia and the westernmost protrusion of the Asian continent. It constitutes the major part of modern-day Turkey. The re .... Before, the area was part of a royal estate. Population External linksHomepage of the municipal unit of Larissou Apideonas GTP Travel Pages See also * List of settlements in Achaea References {{Larissos Populated places established in 1924 Populated places i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakkopetra
Lakkopetra ( el, Λακκόπετρα) is a village and a community in the northeastern part of the municipal unit of Larissos, northwestern Achaea, Greece. The community consists of the villages Lakkopetra, Ioniki Akti, Karnari and Limanaki. It is located on the Gulf of Patras, 4 km east of Araxos, 4 km northwest of Limnochori, 9 km west of Kato Achaia and 26 km southwest of Patras. It is 3 km northeast of the Araxos Airport Araxos Airport ( el, Αεροδρόμιο Αράξου) is the airport of Patras, the third-largest city in Greece. It serves as a combined civilian and military airport and is located near its namesake, the village of Araxos, Achaea. It is also .... Ioniki Akti is a known beach resort. Historical population See also * List of settlements in Achaea External linksEurosion on Lakkopetra's Beach R ...
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Araxos
Araxos ( el, Άραξος, la, Araxus) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Larissos of the municipality West Achaea in the northwestern part of Achaea, Greece. The community consists of the villages Araxos, Akrotirio Araxos and Taxiarches. It is located in the coastal plains near Cape Araxos, which separates the Gulf of Patras from the Ionian Sea. There are two lagoons near the village Araxos: Prokopos to the southwest and Kalogria (or ''Pappas'' or ''Araxos'') to the north. The Mavra Vouna hills are in the north, Cape Araxos being their northernmost point. It is 4 km west of Lakkopetra, 1 km west of Araxos Airport, 5 km north of Metochi and 13 km west of Kato Achaia. Strofilia wetlands natural park Near the village of Araxos we find the Strofilia natural park and the famous Kalogria beach. Strofilia is a national park of 22 km² which is part of the Natura 2000 network and is protected under the Ramsar Convention. The wetlands ecos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achaea
Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaïa'' ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras which is the third largest city in Greece. Geography Achaea is bordered by Elis to the west and southwest, Arcadia to the south, and Corinthia to the east and southeast. The Gulf of Corinth lies to its northeast, and the Gulf of Patras to its northwest. The mountain Panachaiko (1926 m), though not the highest of Achaea, dominates the coastal area near Patras. Higher mountains are found in the south, such as Aroania (2341 m) and Erymanthos (2224 m). Other mountain ranges in Achaea are Skollis, Omplos, Kombovouni and Movri. Its main rivers ordered from west to east are the Larissos, Tytheus, Peiros, Charadros, Selinountas and Vouraikos. Most of the forests are in the mountain ranges, though several ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Settlements In Achaea
This is a list of settlements in Achaea, Greece: * Achaiko * Agia Marina * Agia Varvara, Akrata * Agia Varvara, Tritaia * Agios Konstantinos * Agios Nikolaos Kralis * Agios Nikolaos Spaton * Agios Nikolaos * Agios Stefanos (Peristera) * Agios Stefanos Saravaliou * Agios Vasileios * Agiovlasitika * Agrampela * Agridi * Agrilia * Aigeira * Aiges * Aigio * Akrata * Aktaio * Alestaina * Alissos * Alpochori * Alsos * Ampelokipoi * Ampelos * Amygdalea * Anastasi * Ano Achaia * Ano Diakopto * Ano Katsaiteika * Ano Kastritsi * Ano Kleitoria * Ano Lousoi * Ano Mazaraki * Ano Soudenaiika * Ano Thomeika * Ano Vlasia * Ano Zachlorou * Apideonas * Arachovitika * Araxos * Argyra * Arla * Armpounas * Aroania * Arravonitsa * Avgereika * Chaikali * Chalandritsa * Charavgi * Chatzis * Chiona * Chovoli * Chrysanthio * Chrysopigi * Dafnes * Dafni * Damakini * Demesticha * Desino * Diakopto * Didacheika * Digeliotika * Dimitropoulo * Doukanaiika * Doumena * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Achaea
West Achaea ( el, Δυτική Αχαΐα – ''Dytiki Achaia'') is a municipal subdivision within greater Achaea – an ancient region of West Greece which forms part of the modern territory of larger Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Kato Achaia. The municipality has an area of 573.30 km2. Municipality The municipality West Achaea was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 4 former municipalities, that became municipal units: *Dymi, Achaea, Dymi *Larissos *Movri (municipality), Movri *Olenia References External links Municipalities of Western Greece Populated places in Achaea {{WGreece-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
