Filia ( el, Φίλια) is a village in southern
Achaea,
Greece
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. Filia is located at the northwestern foot of the hill Mouzakeika (Μουζακεϊκα), at 850 m elevation. It is 1 km south of
Lefkasio, 20 km south of
Kalavryta
Kalavryta ( el, Καλάβρυτα) is a town and a municipality in the mountainous east-central part of the regional unit of Achaea, Greece. The town is located on the right bank of the river Vouraikos, south of Aigio, southeast of Patras and ...
, and 45 km northwest of
Tripoli
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. Filia's population in 2011 was 130 for the village, and 211 for the community, which includes the smaller villages Agioi Theodoroi, Kalyvia and Zevgolatio.
Population
People
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Panos Paparrigopoulos
Panos Paparrigopoulos (Greek: Πάνος Παπαρρηγόπουλος, 1913 – 1985) was a Greek poet and writer. He was born in Filia in southern Achaia
Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaïa'' ...
, poet
See also
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List of settlements in Achaea
References
External links
Filia GTP Travel Pages
{{Kalavryta div
Populated places in Achaea