Selinountas (Greek : Σελινούντας, older form Selinous) is a village in the municipal unit of Aigio, Achaea, Greece. It is located on the right bank of the river Selinountas, about 4 km southeast of Aigio. The Greek National Road 8A (Patras - Aigio - Corinth) passes the village in the north.
Year | Population |
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1981 | 567 |
1991 | 561 |
2001 | 634 |
2011 | 449 |
2021 | 534 |
Achaea or Achaia, sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia, is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras which is the third largest city in Greece.
Aigio, also written as Aeghion, Aegion, Aegio, Egio, is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, on the Peloponnese. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.
Eliki, is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. It was named after the nearby ancient town Helike. Eliki is located near the river Selinountas and the Gulf of Corinth. It is 5 km (3.1 mi) southeast of Aigio and 7 km (4.3 mi) west of Diakopto. Nea Keryneia is adjacent to the east. The community includes the small village Kalanteri. The Greek National Road 8A passes south of the village.
Temeni is a village in the municipal unit of Aigio, Achaea, Greece. It is situated between the river Selinountas and the Gulf of Corinth, 4 km southeast of Aigio town centre and 1 km west of Valimitika. The spring water Avra is manufactured near Temeni.
Pteri is a village and a community in Achaea, Greece. It is located about 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Aigio, and east of the Selinountas river valley. Pteri is part of the municipal unit of Aigio.
Aigialeia is a municipality and a former 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. The main towns are Aigio, Akrata and Diakopto. The municipality Aigialeia stretches from the south coast of the Gulf of Corinth to the mountainous interior of the Peloponnese peninsula. The main rivers of the municipality are the Selinountas and the Vouraikos.
Ziria is a village and a community in Achaea, Greece. It is situated in the hills near the Gulf of Corinth coast, 11 km northwest of Aigio. The community consists of the villages Ziria, Ano Ziria, Kyani Akti, Lampiri, Rodini and Sarkounas. Ziria is part of the municipal unit of Erineos. The community had a population of 769 in 2021. Until 1998, Ziria was an independent commune. It became part of Erineos under the 1998 Capodistrian Plan, and Erineos became part of Aigialeia through the 2011 Kallikratis reform.
Arravonitsa is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Erineos, Achaea, Greece. It is located in a hilly area, 15 km west of Aigio. The community consists of the villages Arravonitsa and Synania.
Keryneia is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. The community consists of the villages Keryneia and Nea Keryneia. It is located 6 km southeast of Aigio and 7 km west of Diakopto. The Greek National Road 8A passes between Keryneia and Nea Keryneia. The town takes its name from the ancient town of Ceryneia
Elaeonas or Elaionas is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Diakopto, in the northern part of the Peloponnese peninsula, Greece. It is on the Gulf of Corinth, 3 km west of Diakopto and 9 km southeast of Aigio. The Olympia Odos passes south of the village. The community consists of the villages Elaionas, Metochi and Terpsithea.
Mavriki is a community in the municipal unit of Aigio, Achaea, Greece. It consists of the villages Kato Mavriki, Ano Mavriki and Agios Ioannis. It is located on the left bank of the river Selinountas, 5 km south of Aigio. Mavriki suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires.
Kounina is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Aigio, Achaea, Greece. It is located west of the river Selinountas, and 8 km southwest of Aigio. The community includes the villages Agia Anna, Pelekistra and Petrovouni. The village suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires.
Zachloritika is a village and community in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. It is located on the left bank of the river Vouraikos, 1 km west of Diakopto. The Greek National Road 8A passes south of the village.
Chatzis is a village in the municipal unit of Aigio, Achaea, Greece. It is located 6 km southwest of Aigio town.Chatzis suffered damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires.
Melissia is a village and a community in Achaea, Greece, part of the municipal unit of Aigio. It is located 8 km south of Aigio, near the right bank of the river Selinountas. The community includes the villages Lakka and Pyrgaki. Melissia suffered damage from the July 2007 forest fires.
Paraskevi is a village in the municipal unit of Aigio, Achaea, Greece. It is located in a hilly area, 3 km west of Kounina and 11 km southwest of Aigio. It was severely damaged by the 2007 Greek forest fires.
Valimitika is a village in the municipal unit of Aigio, Achaea, Greece. It is situated at the outflow of the river Selinountas into the Gulf of Corinth, 5 km east of Aigio. The railway from Corinth to Patras passes through the village.
Rizomylos is a village in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. Its beach on the Gulf of Corinth, 2 km northeast of the village, is well known. Aigio is 6 km to the northwest, and the village Nea Keryneia is adjacent to the west. The Greek National Road 8A passes south of the village.
Selinous or Selinountas may refer to:
The Selinountas is a river in Achaea, Greece. It is 47.8 km (29.7 mi) long. Its source is on Mount Erymanthos, near the village Kato Vlasia in southern Achaea. It flows in generally northeastern direction, through the municipalities Kalavryta and Aigialeia. It flows into the Gulf of Corinth in the village Valimitika, near the town Aigio.