Kryovryssi, Ilia

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Kryovryssi or Kriovrissi Κρυόβρυση
Statistics
Prefecture:	Ilia
Province:	Ilia
Municipality:	Lasiona
Municipal district:	Kryovryssi
Location: Latitude: Longitude:	37.9173 (37° 55' 3") N 21.807 (21° 48' 4") E
Population: (2001) -Village: (Change from 1991) -Municipal district population -Percent of the municipal district -Percent of the municipality: - Rank (Village):	544 (+147 or +37.03%) 622 97.45% 21.23% 1st in the municipality
Altitude:  -lowest:  -centre:	about 400 to 450 m 958 m about 2,000 m
Postal code:	GR-270 63
Car designation (as of 2006):	HA

Kryovryssi, also Kryovrysi, Kriovrissi and Kriovrisi (Greek: Κρυόβρυση meaning cold spring) is a village in Greece in the municipality of Lasiona^[1] and 70 km from Patras on the "111" Greek National Road 33. It has an altitude of 958 metres. The place's population is ranked before Chania Spartoulia and after Tsipiana. The village was known as Vervini (Βερβινή) or Dervini (Δερβινή) until the early to mid 20th century.

Contents 1 Settlement 2 Nearest places 3 Location 4 Population 5 Geography 6 Information 7 About Kryovryssi 8 Economy 9 Other 10 References 11 See also 12 External links

[edit] Settlement

• Kalyvia Kryovryssis

[edit] Nearest places

• Tripotama, southeast
• Lampeia, south
• Agia Kyriaki, southwest
• Kalyvia Kryovryssis
• Drosia, northwest

[edit] Location

Kryovryssi is located 75 km from Pyrgos, 65 km east of Amaliada, 65 km south of Patras and 95 km west-northwest of Tripoli.

[edit] Population

Year	Village population	Change	Municipal district population	Percent of the municipal district	Percent of the municipality	Population ranking
1981	410	-	-	-
1991	397	-13 or -3.17%	-	-
2001	544	+147 or +37.03%	622	87.45%	21.23% (village) 24.27% (municipal district)	1st (place) 6th (municipal district)

[edit] Geography

Kryovryssi is located on mount Erymanthos and is the most highest village in the Ilia prefecture with the elevation of 1,000 m. Kryogryssi is one the largest valley with only snow (icicles) and caves. It is bordered with Tripotama and Drosia. Farmlands are within the village.

[edit] Information

Kryovryssi has approximately 5 to 6 km of paved roads and 10 km of gravel roads. Agia Kyriaki also has approximately 5 to 6 km of hydro lines as well as phone lines.

[edit] About Kryovryssi

The location is founded in the only mountain in the prefecture and borders with the Achaia prefecture to the north and east. At a small distance featured an old earthened runway which in 1940 had air battles during World War II. By the village springs the Erymanthos River, nearby features Drakotrypa (Δρακότρυπα) or Diakotrypa (Διακότρυπα)^[2]. Today, it has fewer inhabitants with the 2001 census of 600. The population decline after the mid 20th century but it saw a small comeback between 1991 and 2001. In 1840, Kryovryssi was part of the old municipality of Lampeia ^[3]

In mythological times. Hercules (Heracles) was killed by the Erymanthian Boar. Erymanthus before the civilization and the mythological periods which organized human society and made Arcas weaving. Famously the descendant of Zacynthus and Dardanus. He was the first to be an inhabitant of the island of Zakynthos and the second that ran Troy and the Dardanelles, the station was in Samothrace which had mysterious Kaviri signs with the name Dardanus^[4].

[edit] Economy

Its residents live off in agriculture.

[edit] Other

Kryovryssi has a school, a church, and a square (plateia). Its nearest lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (secondary school) and banks are in Panopoulo and its nearby hospital is in Pyrgos.

[edit] References

1. ^ http://www.antroni.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=37&Itemid=69
2. ^ http://www.antroni.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=117&Itemid=289
3. ^ http://www.freewebs.com/onoma/1840.htm+%CE%A7%CE%B1%CF%8A%CE%BA%CE%AC%CE%BB%CE%B9&hl=el&gl=gr&ct=clnk&cd=12
4. ^ http://www.antroni.gr/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=31&Itemid=63

[edit] See also

• List of places in the Ilia prefecture

[edit] External links

• Kryovryssi GTP Travel Pages
• Map and aerial photos:
  • Street map information from: Mapquest, LiveLocal or Google or Yahoo! Maps
  • Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
• Coordinates: 37°55′3″N, 21°48′4″E

Coordinates: 37°55′3, N°21′48

Municipal districts of the municipality of Lasiona
Antroni (Agios Georgios | Chania Spartoulia | Panopoulos) | Agia Kyriaki | Agia Triada | Kakotari | Kryovryssi (Kalyvia) | Tsipana (Agios Andreas | Keressova)