Skioessa (Greek: Σκιόεσσα, meaning "umbrageous") is a
neighbourhood
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; American and British English spelling differences, see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community ...
and a settlement in the northeastern part of the city of
Patras. Skioessa had a population of 526 for the settlement. Skioessa is located 5 km from downtown Patras, about 5 km southeast of
Rio
Rio or Río is the Portuguese, Spanish, Italian, and Maltese word for "river". When spoken on its own, the word often means Rio de Janeiro, a major city in Brazil.
Rio or Río may also refer to:
Geography Brazil
* Rio de Janeiro
* Rio do Sul, a ...
, about 37 km west 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 ...
and 2 km east of the
GR-8/
E55 (
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 ...
-
Corinth
Corinth ( ; el, Κόρινθος, Kórinthos, ) is the successor to an ancient city, and is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Since the 2011 local government refor ...
- Patras and
Aretha Street. The previous name of this suburb, Voudeni, is still in use.
![ΒΟΥΝΤΕΝΗ 03](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/83/%CE%92%CE%9F%CE%A5%CE%9D%CE%A4%CE%95%CE%9D%CE%97_03.jpg)
Nearest places
*
Charadros
The Charadros ( el, Χάραδρος) is a river in the northern part of Achaea, Greece. Its course lies entirely within the municipality of Patras. It is long.
Geography
The source of the river Charadros is in the Panachaiko mountains, north ...
, north and northeast
*
Patras, south and west
Population
Geography
The area are mountainous and hills and has houses and farmlands in the valley areas, grasslands along with bushes and forests are in the mountain areas. The village has beautiful houses and is next to the
Meilichos river. It has a large football field and a small bridge.
See also
*
List of settlements in Achaea
References
*''The first version of the article is translated and is based from the
article at the Greek Wikipedia (
el:Main Page)''
External links
Skioessa GTP Travel Pages
{{coord, 38, 15, 31, N, 21, 47, 12, E, type:city(635)_region:GR, display=title
Neighborhoods in Patras