Apideonas (Greek: Απιδεώνας) is a village in the municipal unit of
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. ...
, in
Achaea,
Greece
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. It is located in the plains near the
Ionian Sea, 3 km southeast of
Lappas, 7 km northeast of
Varda
Varda may refer to:
People
* Agnès Varda (1928–2019), French film director and professor
*Jean Varda (1893–1971), Greek artist
* Ratko Varda (born 1979), Bosnian basketball player
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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
Government of Greece (officially: Government of the Hellenic Republic; also Greek Government or Hellenic Government) brought in forty families of refugees from
Asia Minor
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. Before, the area was part of a royal estate.
Population
External links
Homepage 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 in Achaea