Loutraki-Perachora (Greek: Λουτράκι-Περαχώρα) is a former municipality in

Corinthia Corinthia ( el, Κορινθία ''Korinthía'') is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Peloponnese. It is situated around the city of Corinth, in the north-eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Geography Cori ...

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. Since the 2011 local governmental reform it is part of the municipality

Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi ( el, Λουτράκι-Περαχώρα-Άγιοι Θεόδωροι) is a municipality in the Corinthia regional unit, Peloponnese, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Loutraki. The municipality has ...

, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 196.870 km². The region of Loutraki-Perachora is a tourist destination for summer and weekend visitors from the Athens metropolitan area, due to its proximity (about 80 km) and the clean and sandy beaches surrounding the town of Loutraki and other seaside settlements. The area is also famous for the

Heraion of Perachora The Heraion of Perachora ( el, Ηραίο Περαχώρας) is a sanctuary of the goddess Hera In ancient Greek religion, Hera (; grc-gre, Ἥρα, Hḗrā; grc, Ἥρη, Hḗrē, label=none in Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of ...

(sanctuary of the goddess

Hera In ancient Greek religion, Hera (; grc-gre, Ἥρα, Hḗrā; grc, Ἥρη, Hḗrē, label=none in Ionic and Homeric Greek) is the goddess of marriage, women and family, and the protector of women during childbirth. In Greek mythology, she ...

), an archaeological site of significance located at the end of the

Perachora Perachora ( el, Περαχώρα) is an inland settlement in Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi, Corinthia, in the region of Peloponnese in Greece. In Antiquity it was called Peiraion. It is located about 7 km northwest of the town of Loutra ...

peninsula.

Loutraki

Loutraki Loutraki ( el, Λουτράκι) is a seaside resort on the Gulf of Corinth, in Corinthia, Greece. It is located west of Athens and northeast of Corinth. Loutraki is the seat of the municipality Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi. The tow ...

, the most important settlement and the seat of the municipality, is a seaside town with a population of 11,564 inhabitants (2011 census), known for its natural environment, spas and mineral water springs. Recently one of the biggest

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s in Europe has been built in Loutraki. A modern convention center has opened gates and a

marina A marina (from Spanish , Portuguese and Italian : ''marina'', "coast" or "shore") is a dock or basin with moorings and supplies for yachts and small boats. A marina differs from a port in that a marina does not handle large passenger ships o ...

is also planned. Loutraki sometimes is perceived as the last boundary of the

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...

metropolitan area. Many Athenians live in the community permanently or seasonally. The municipality lies on both sides of the

Corinth Canal The Corinth Canal ( el, Διώρυγα της Κορίνθου, translit=Dhioryga tis Korinthou) is an artificial canal in Greece, that connects the Gulf of Corinth in the Ionian Sea with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the ...

, but primarily to its northeast; a small part lies on the southwest side of the canal, on the

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The Corinth Canal is a partial border between the Corinthian Community and the Loutraki-Perachora Community. The Canal area, however, is the responsibility of the latter. A privately owned company operates ship traffic on the canal. Loutraki's springs of mineral water are well known for their qualities, and a bottling industry has been developed due to this fact.

Perachora

is a smaller village (1,141 inhabitants) NW of Loutraki at a landlocked position surrounded by mountainous landscape. Large pine forests are found there. These are the main source of the local production of natural resin. Other large towns include Kyras Vrysi (1,128 inhabitants) and Isthmia (1,134 inhabitants), the latter of which lies at the southeast entrance to the Corinth Canal. Together they form the Loutraki-Perachora Municipality. Smaller settlements like

Pisia Pisia ( el, Πίσια) is a village and a community in northeastern Corinthia, Greece. Part of the municipality Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi, it is situated south of the Alkyonides Gulf The Alkyonides Gulf ( el, Κόλπος Αλκυονί� ...

(80 inhabitants) and Schinos (61 inhabitants) are also attached to the Municipality.

Historical population

References

{{Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi div Loutraki-Perachora-Agioi Theodoroi Populated places in Corinthia