Platanos, Achaea

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Platanos Πλάτανος
Statistics
Prefecture:	Achaia
Province:	Aigeira
Municipality:	Akrata
Municipal district:	Pteri (seat)
Location: Latitude: Longitude:	38.3135 (38° 15' 47") N 22.1625 (22° 9' 43") E
Population: (2001) -Municipal district -Village Percent of the municipality (village)	530 408 20 5.79%
Altitude:  -lowest:  -centre:	about 100 m 228 m about 800 m (south)
Postal code:	GR-250 18
Area/distance code:	11-(00)30-26940
Car designation:	AX

Platanos (Greek: Πλάτανος) is a Greek village in the Achaia prefecture. Pteri located about 25 km east of Aigio, about 60 km east of Patras, east of Diakopto and west of Akrata and Corinth. Platanos is also in the municipality of Akrata and had a population of 409 in 2001. Platanos is built on a mountain slope overlooking the Gulf of Corinth to the north. Platanos is linked with the old GR-8 (Athens - Corinth - Patras) with the new road (see GR-8A, also the E65) just slightly north.

Contents 1 Subdivisions 2 Nearest places 3 Population 4 Geography 5 Other 6 External links 7 See also

[edit] Subdivisions

• Korinthiako Balkoni
• Tsivlos

[edit] Nearest places

• Paralia Platanou, Seashore / North

[edit] Population

Year	Village population	Change	Municipal district population	Percent of the municipal district population	Percent of the municipality
1981	359	-	-	-	-
1991	396	+36 or +10.03%	-	-	-
2001	409	+13 or 3/03%	530	76.98%	5.79%

[edit] Geography

Platanos is situated in a valley area. Farmlands are around the village, the forests dominate the area as well as grasslands and mountains to the south, the west and the east, the Gulf of Corinth can be seen to the north. A stream flows near the village.

[edit] Other

Platanos has a school, a church, and a square (plateia). Its nearest lyceum (middle school) is in the north and the gymnasium (secondary school) is in Akrata.

[edit] External links

• Akrata on 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: 38°15′47″N, 22°9′43″E

[edit] See also

• List of settlements in the Achaia prefecture

v • d • e Municipal districts of Akrata Agia Varvara (Vounaki) Akrata (Fourni | Palaiostafidia | Pyrgos) | Ampelos | Kalamia (Kato Potamia | Potamitikos Gialos | Krathio (Goumeika) Messorougi (Ano Messorougi | Solos) | Paralia Platanou | Peristera, Achaea (Agridi | Chalkianika) | Platanos (Ano Potamia | Korinthiako Balkoni | Tsivlos) | Porovitsa (Palaio Porovitsa) | Sylivena | Valimi | Voutsimos | Zaroucha