Neo Souli () is a village in the municipality of

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. It is the main village of the community Souli, which consists of the villages Neo Souli, Agios Ioannis, Kefalovryso, Mintzaiika, Panagia and Profitis Ilias. Souli was part of the municipality of Patras between 1841 and 1912, and again after 1997. Between 1912 and 1997, it was an independent community.EETAA local government changes
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Geography

Neo Souli is located in the plains, 5 km southeast of the city centre of Patras, just outside the beltway. The

Panachaiko The Panachaiko (, "Panachaean"), also known as Vodias (Βοδιάς) mainly at the Middle Ages, is a mountain range in Achaea, Peloponnese, Greece. It spans about 20 km in length from north to south, and 15–20 km from east to west. I ...

mountains lie to the east. It is located between two rivers, the Glafkos and the Diakoniaris, both flowing from the Panachaiko.

Folk dance festival

Neo Souli is known for its

folk dance A folk dance is a dance that reflects the life of the people of a certain country or region. Not all ethnic dances are folk dances. For example, Ritual, ritual dances or dances of ritual origin are not considered to be folk dances. Ritual dances ...

festival (''Φεστιβάλ Λαϊκού Χορού''), which has been held annually since 1993 in the last weekend of July. Dance groups from all over Greece perform at the festival.

Population

References

{{Patras div Populated places in Achaea Patras

Geography

Folk dance festival

Population

See also

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