Velo () is a town and a former municipality in
Corinthia
Corinthia (; ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese. It is situated around the city of Corinth, in the north-eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula.
Ge ...
,
Peloponnese
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,
Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Velo-Vocha, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of 76.952 km
2.
It is situated on the
Gulf of Corinth
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coast, about 15 km west from
Corinth
Corinth ( ; , ) is a municipality in Corinthia in Greece. The successor to the ancient Corinth, ancient city of Corinth, it is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Sin ...
, and 5 km southeast of
Kiato
Kiato () is a town in the northern part of Corinthia in the Peloponnese, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of Sikyona. Kiato is situated on the Gulf of Corinth, near the mouth of the river Asopos. It has much tourist activity mainly in ...
.
Greek National Road 8
Greek National Road 8 (, abbreviated as EO8, common name: old Athens-Patras national road) is a single carriageway with at-grade intersections in the Attica, Peloponnese and West Greece regions. It connects Athens with the cities of Corinth and ...
, the old Corinth-
Patras
Patras (; ; Katharevousa and ; ) is Greece's List of cities in Greece, third-largest city and the regional capital and largest city of Western Greece, in the northern Peloponnese, west of Athens. The city is built at the foot of Mount Panachaiko ...
highway, passes through the town.
The community has an elementary school, a secondary school, a semi-professional soccer team named Ellas Velou and a square called 'Liberty square'.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Velo is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
* Velo (Velo, Sataiika)
*
Ellinochori
*
Kokkoni
*
Krines
*
Nerantza
*
Poulitsa
*
Stimagka
*
Tarsina
Historical population
Notable people
*
Stathis Psaltis, actor
*Alexis Kougias, lawyer
*Tryfon Papoutsis, actor
See also
*
List of settlements in Corinthia
This is a list of settlements in Corinthia, Greece.
* Agioi Theodoroi
* Agionori
* Agios Ioannis
* Agios Vasileios
* Aidonia
* Ancient Corinth
* Angelokastro
* Ano Trikala
* Archaia Feneos
* Archaia Nemea
* Archaies Kleones
* Asprokampos ...
References
External links
Our Homeland ( www.pelopas.webs.com)
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Populated places in Corinthia
Velo-Vocha