Filia ( el, Φίλια) is a village in southern
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 ...
,
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
Lefkasio ( el, Λευκάσιο) is a village and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. The municipality was renamed to Kleitoria in 2008, and in 2011 it became part of the municipality Kalavryta
Kalavryta ( el, Καλάβρυτ ...
, 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
Tripoli or Tripolis may refer to:
Cities and other geographic units Greece
*Tripoli, Greece, the capital of Arcadia, Greece
* Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece
* Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in ...
. 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
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
External links
Filia GTP Travel Pages
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Populated places in Achaea