Keryneia, Greece
Community in Greece
Keryneia Κερύνεια | |
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38°12′N 22°07′E / 38.200°N 22.117°E / 38.200; 22.117 | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | West Greece |
Regional unit | Achaea |
Municipality | Aigialeia |
Municipal unit | Diakopto |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 324 |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Keryneia (Greek: Κερύνεια) 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 (Patras - Aigio - Corinth) passes between Keryneia and Nea Keryneia. The town takes its name from the ancient town of Ceryneia
Population
Year | Population | Community population |
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1981 | - | 361 |
1991 | 112 | 518 |
2001 | 103 | 435 |
2011 | 35 | 362 |
2021 | 72 | 324 |
History
Ceryneia was one of the twelve towns of the ancient Achaeans.[2] The city Kyrenia in Cyprus was settled by Achaeans, probably from Ceryneia.
People
- Margos, (c. 300-229 BC) strategos and navarch of the Achaean League
See also
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Subdivisions of the municipality of Aigialeia
- Aigeira
- Aiges
- Ampelokipoi
- Chrysanthio
- Exochi
- Monastiri
- Oasi
- Perithori
- Seliana
- Sinevro
- Vela
- Aigio
- Chatzis
- Dafnes
- Digeliotika
- Kouloura
- Koumari
- Kounina
- Mavriki
- Melissia
- Paraskevi
- Pteri
- Selinountas
- Temeni
- Valimitika
- Agia Varvara
- Akrata
- Ampelos
- Kalamias
- Krathio
- Mesorrougi
- Paralia Platanou
- Peristera
- Platanos
- Porovitsa
- Sylivainiotika
- Valimi
- Voutsimos
- Zarouchla
- Ano Diakopto
- Diakopto
- Elaionas
- Eliki
- Katholiko
- Keryneia
- Mamousia
- Nikolaiika
- Rizomylos
- Rodia
- Trapeza
- Zachloritika
- Arravonitsa
- Damakini
- Kamares
- Neos Erineos
- Salmeniko
- Ziria
- Agios Konstantinos
- Alsos
- Dimitropoulo
- Doukanaiika
- Gkraika
- Grigori
- Krini Aigaleias
- Lakka
- Longos
- Mageiras
- Myrovrysi
- Nerantzies
- Rododafni
- Selianitika
- Toumpa
- Verino