Platanos ( el, Πλάτανος) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of
Akrata,
Achaea,
Greece
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. In 2011 Platanos had a population of 231 for the village, and 259 for the community, which includes the mountain villages Ano Potamia, Korinthiako Balkoni and
Tsivlos
Tsivlos ( el, Τσιβλός) is a small mountain village in the municipality of Akrata, Achaea, Greece. It is part of the community Platanos. In 2011, it had a population of 9. It is built on the slopes of Mount Chelmos (Aroania), above the rive ...
. The village Platanos consists of two parts: the seaside settlement Paralia Platanou (or
Paralia Platanos) on the
Gulf of Corinth and Platanos proper at about 250 m elevation on a mountain slope directly above
Paralia Platanou. The villages Ano Potamia and Tsivlos are about 10 km south of Platanos. Platanos is 5 km west of Akrata and 18 km southeast of
Aigio
Aigio, also written as ''Aeghion, Aegion, Aegio, Egio'' ( el, Αίγιο, Aígio, ; la, Aegium), 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 municipal ...
. The
Greek National Road 8A
Greek National Road 8a ( el, Εθνική Οδός 8a, abbreviated as EO8a) was a toll road in the Attica, Peloponnese and West Greece regions. It connected Athens with the cities of Corinth and Patras. It was built in the 1960s as a replacemen ...
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Athens
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Corinth
Corinth ( ; el, Κόρινθος, Kórinthos, ) is the successor to an ancient city, and is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Since the 2011 local government refor ...
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Patras) and the railway Corinth - Patras pass north of Platanos.
Population
External links
Akrata on GTP Travel Pages
See also
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List of settlements in Achaea
References
{{Akrata
Populated places in Achaea