Infobox Greek Dimos name Arachovitika name local image skyline caption skyline city flag city seal lat deg 38 lat min 19 lon deg 21 lon min 50 elevation min 0 elevation max 10 periph West Greece periphunit Achaea municipality Patras municunit Rio, Greece Rio established c established m districts 2 mayor party since population as of 2001 population village 743 area village pop municipality 13270 area municipality postal code 265 00 area code 2610 licence AX website Arachovitika lang el is a village located in the municipal unit of Rio in the northern part of Achaea , Greece . Cape Drepano is a trapezoidal cape facing the northwest and is the northernmost point in the Peloponnese and the prefecture of Achaia. The village is connected slightly northwest of the old Greek National Road 8 GR 8 linking Patras and Corinth and the road to nearby Drepano to the south. The nearest interchange for the Greek National Road 8A GR 8A superhighway is nearly 6 km SW via the roundabout. The Gulf of Corinth lies directly to the north and the Strait of Rio Antirio west of the cape. It is located about 6 km NE of Rio, Greece Rio , about 12 km NE of Patras about 6 km ENE of the Rio Antirio Bridge and 211 km W of Athens via the new road and about 215 km W from the old highway. Subdivision Kato Arachovitika pop 334 1991 a village that lies next to Arachovitika s beach. Kato Arachotivika is one of the northernmost settlements in the Peloponnese and the prefecture. Nearest places Agios Vasileios Achaia , Greece Agios Vasileios , west Drepano Achaia ... feature , north Kato Arachovitika, NW Geography Arachovitika is also the northernmost and then easternmost ... named Arachovitika to its northwest. The area around Arachovitika has mainly groves with a few ... Psathopyrgos. There have never been suburban housing developments. Arachovitika is bounded by the superhighway ... maps map.adp?tb 1&city Arachovitika&country GR Mapquest Arachovitika Category Populated places ... more details
Infobox Greek Dimos name Platani name local image skyline caption skyline city flag city seal lat deg 38 lat min 18 lon deg 21 lon min 49 elevation min elevation max periph West Greece periphunit Achaea municipality Patras municunit Rio, Greece Rio population as of 2001 population village 460 area village postal code area code licence AX website Platani , Greek is a village in the municipal unit of Rio, Greece Rio , Achaia prefecture, Greece . As of 2001, it had a population of 460. The Volinaios River flows to east and the Panachaiko mountains are to the south. The municipal boundary with Erineos is to the east. Nearest places Arachovitika , north Drepano, Achaia Drepano , northeast Argyra, Greece Argyra , southeast Ano Kastritsi , south Kato Kastritsi , southwest Rio, Greece Rio , west Agios Georgios Rio , Greece Agios Georgios Rio , west Aktaio , WNW Population class wikitable Year Population 1981 235 1991 370 2001 460 Location The village sits on a bushy hill on the northern Panachaiko mountains. Platani is located 10 km east from Patras , 3 km from the Greek National Road 8 GR 8 European route E65 E65 Athens Corinth Patras , and the Greek National Road 5 GR 5 European route E55 E55 with the Greek National Road 48 GR 48 European route E65 E65 interchange 4 km away, 5 km from the centre of Rio, Greece Rio , and about 30 km west of Aigio . Geography and history After World War II and the Greek Civil War , its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate until 1981, it became one of the few villages in mountainous Achaia to regain is population. Platani became connected with asphalt in the 2000s. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid 20th century, television in the late 20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. In 1997 , the ex community now a village and a municipal district joined to become the newly formed municipality of Rio. See also List of places i ... more details
Other uses Drepano disambiguation Drepano Infobox Greek Dimos name Drepano name local image skyline caption skyline city flag city seal lat deg 38 lat min 19 lon deg 21 lon min 51 elevation min 40 elevation max 450 periph West Greece periphunit Achaea municipality Patras municunit Rio, Greece Rio established c established m districts mayor party since population as of 2001 population village 557 area village pop municipality 13270 area municipality postal code 265 00 area code licence AX website Drepano , lang el is a village in the municipality of Patras , Achaea , Greece . As of 2001, it had a population of 388 for the village and sits at 1,000 m above sea level. The Volinaios River flows to north and the Panachaiko mountains are to the south. Nearest places Psathopyrgos , NNE Rodini, Achaia Rodini , east Sella, Achaia Sella , southeast Argyra, Greece Argyra , south Platani, Achaia Platani , south Agios Vasileios, Achaia Agios Vasileios , northwest Arachovitika , WNW Population class wikitable Year Population Change 1981 461 1991 601 140 or 30.37 2001 557 45 or 7.49 Location and transportation Drepano is located 15 km east from Patras , 2 km from the old Greek National Road 8 GR 8 European route E65 E65 Athens Corinth Patras , and the Greek National Road 5 GR 5 European route E55 E55 with the Greek National Road 48 GR 48 European route E65 E65 interchange, east from the centre of Rio, Greece Rio , and about 25 km west of Aigio . Its nearest interchange is in Rio. Geography and history Drepano was ruled until by the Ottomans until the Greek War of Independence of 1821. It adopted its current name in the 20th century. After World War II and the Greek Civil War , its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate until 1981 through to 1991, it became one of the few villages in mountainous Achaia to regain is population. Dessino became connected with asphalt in the 2000s. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduce ... more details
Infobox Greek Dimos name Agios Vasileios name local image skyline caption skyline city flag city seal lat deg 38 lat min 19 lon deg 21 lon min 49 elevation 15 periph West Greece periphunit Achaea municipality Patras municunit Rio, Greece Rio population as of 2001 population village 2045 area village postal code 265 00 area code licence AX website Agios Vasileios Lang el is a village located in the municipal unit of Rio, Greece Rio in the northern part of Achaea in the Peloponnese , Greece . The village is connected slightly northwest of the old Greek National Road 8 GR 8 linking Patras and Corinth. The nearest interchange for the Greek National Road 8A GR 8A highway is nearly 3 km SW via the roundabout. It is located about 4 km NE of Rio, Greece Rio , about 10 km NE of Patras about 4 km ENE of the Rio Antirio Bridge and 208 km W of Athens . The main streets include Miaouli Street. Nearest places Aktaio Rio , Greece Aktaio , southwest, and is partially bounded by Kanaris Street Drepano Achaia , Greece Drepano Arachovitika , Northeast Historical population border 1 cellpadding 2 cellspacing 0 bgcolor efefef Year Population 1981 640 1991 1,491 2001 2,045 Geography The area around Agios Vasileios has mainly groves with a few pasture lands and other types of crop surrounding the area while in the southwest, the central part and along the Gulf of Corinth are urbanized but most of the housing developments occurred in the 1980s and became a suburb of Patras. The population boomed and was one of the fastest growing communities in the prefecture between 1981 and 1991. Forests are sporadically founded including the northern part which is next to the factory and in the mountains. It is bounded by the highway Greek National Road 8A GR 8A European route E65 E65 Patras Athens which also accesses to Greek National Road 5 GR 5 European route E55 E55 , Greek National Road 9 GR 9 E55 and Greek National Road 48 GR 48 European rou ... more details
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