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Larissos is a municipality in the western part of Achaea in Greece. Its seat of administration is in the village Lappa (Greek, Modern: Λάππα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -s), rarely Lapa The distance from Patras is 37 km SW and 58 km (old 64 km) N of Pyrgos. The nearest communities are Metochi and Kalogria to the north, Araxos also to the north, Bonteika to the east and Riolos to the south. The area code is 26930. It is the seat of the municipality of Larissos (the postal code reads Metochi). The municipal boundary of Larissos and Movri is about 500 m east of town hall. It is part of the community of Metochi. The community has about 200 to 250 dwellings. The town has a square, a school, and next to is a small town hall of Larissos, and a train station. Forests are founded along with a few roads in the south, one in the north and one in the west which was the property of King Constantine II of Greece?. Nearby is a small tiny hydro station SW of Lappa. Northwest and Northeast si covered with miexd farming with access to Araxos Airport (GPA). There is an archaeological site of the ancient town of Dyme founded 1 km south. The municipality formerly excluded Mataranga and Spata. In the late-20th century, these areas were reverted to Larissos from Vouprasia and the prefecture of Ilia. Population history: Year Village population 1991 974 Division of the municipality with a population 8.683 (2001)
Population history: Year Municipal population 1981 The municipality is bounded by Larissos river along with the Achaia-Ilia to the west, the range of west Skollis and south Movri with a river in the east, and with Niforeika to the east. Apideonas (or older form Apideon) is a village founded in the period 1924/25 by 40 refugee families from Minor Asia. Each family obtained some area as farmland a horse and a cow. The village was named by the pear trees (gr. Apidi for Pear)
Metochi (older form Metochion) Metochi Google Earth Links:
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