Loggos ( el, Λόγγος) is a village in the municipal unit of
Aigialeia
Aigialeia ( el, Αιγιάλεια, ) is a municipality and a former province (επαρχία) in the eastern part of the Achaea regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Aigio. The municipality has an area of 723.063 km ...
in the northeastern part of
Achaea in the
Peloponnese,
Greece
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. The villages Loggos and
Selianitika (adjacent to the southeast) share a beautiful beach on the
Gulf of Corinth which is approximately 1.5 km long. Both villages are among the most popular summer destinations of Achaea. Loggos is 2 km east of
Kamares, 4 km northwest of
Rododafni
Rododafni (Greek: Ροδοδάφνη, before 1928: Μουρλά - ''Mourla'') is a town in northern Achaea, Greece. It is located on the Gulf of Corinth, 4 km northwest of Aigio and 28 km east of Patras. Rododafni had a population of 2,5 ...
and 7 km northwest of
Aigio
Aigio, also written as ''Aeghion, Aegion, Aegio, Egio'' ( el, Αίγιο, Aígio, ; la, Aegium), is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, on the Peloponnese. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipal ...
. The
Greek National Road 8A
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(
Athens
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- Corinth - Patras) runs southwest of the village.
Historical population
Sports
The "Loggos Football Field" is located in the southwestern side of Longos village near Foinikas River. Loggos historical football team, "Aris Loggou", used to be the pride of the natives due to the participation in the First Local Division. Aris Loggou produced skilled football players such as
Giannis Baltimas - former Panachaiki goalkeeper who participated in the Greek Super League. Loggos sport activities include also 5x5 football fields and a basketball court.
References
External links
Cultural Society Longos "Lord Byron"{dead link, date=December 2017 , bot=InternetArchiveBot , fix-attempted=yes
Longos(in German)
(Municipality of Sympoliteia official site)(in Greek)
* http://iason.minenv.gr/GMAP2.asp?DHMOS=ΣΥΜΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΑΣ&NOMOS=ΑΧΑΙΑΣ (in Greek)
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Sources
*Christos Koryllos ''Chorography of Greece'', Athens, 1903
See also
*
List of settlements in Achaea
Populated places in Achaea
Aigialeia