Kamares ( Greek: Καμάρες) is a village and a community in the east-northeastern part of

Achaea Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek language, Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaḯa'', ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwest ...

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. Kamares was an independent commune until 1994 when it became part of the municipality of Erineos. Erineos became part of the municipality

Aigialeia Aigialeia (, ) is a municipality and a former Provinces of Greece, 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 km2. ...

in 2011. The community Kamares consists of the villages Kamares, Bouka and Pefka. Kamares is situated near the

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, 9 km northwest of

Aigio Aigio, also written as ''Aeghion, Aegion, Aegio, Egio'' (, ; ), is a town and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Achaea, West Greece, on the Peloponnese. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the mun ...

. The Greek National Road 8A (Patras - Corinth) and the railway from Patras to Corinth (not in operation anymore since OSE announced the suspension of all the rail service in the Peloponnese in January 2011) run through the village.

Historical population

References

External links

Official website of the municipality of Aigialeia
(in Greek)
Official website of the municipal unit of Erineos
(in Greek) {{Erineos Populated places in Achaea Aigialeia