Skioessa (Greek: Σκιόεσσα, meaning "umbrageous") is a

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and a settlement in the northeastern part of the city of

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. Skioessa had a population of 526 for the settlement. Skioessa is located 5 km from downtown Patras, about 5 km southeast of

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, about 37 km west of

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and 2 km east of the GR-8/ E55 (

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- Patras and Aretha Street. The previous name of this suburb, Voudeni, is still in use. Voudeni Village

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 *

, 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 Meilichos (, ) is a torrent in the northwestern part of Achaea, southern Greece. The river flows from a spring near Skioessa near the northern part of the Panachaiko mountain west of the ravine of Charadros to the Gulf of Patras. It passes north ...

river. It has a large football field and a small bridge.

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at the Greek Wikipedia ( el:Main Page)''

External links

Skioessa GTP Travel Pages
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