Lechouri () is a mountain village and a community in the municipal unit of

Aroania Aroania () (also known as "Sopoto") is a village and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, of which it is ...

, Achaea, Greece. The community includes the villages Kerasia and Selli. The village is situated at about above sea level, near the mountain Kallifoni, which is part of the Erymanthos range. It is northeast of

Livartzi Livartzi () is a mountain village and a community in the municipal unit of Aroania, Achaea, Greece. The community includes the villages Livadi and Livartzino. Livartzi is situated at 850 m above sea level, in the southeastern foothills of Mount Er ...

, south of Ano Vlasia, northwest of

Kamenianoi Kamenianoi () is a mountain village and a community in the municipal unit of Aroania, Achaea, Greece. The community includes the village Drovolovo. It is situated in the eastern foothills of Mount Erymanthos. Kamenianoi is 2 km west of Desino, 4 ...

and southwest of

Kalavryta Kalavryta () is a town and a municipality in the mountainous east-central part of the regional unit of Achaea, Greece. The town is located on the right bank of the river Vouraikos, south of Aigio, southeast of Patras and northwest of Tripoli, G ...

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Historian G. Poretsano has two theories about the origin of the name Lechouri. The first is the Homeric word "ουρέα" which means "mountain peaks" and the second is the Cretan word "λέσκες" which means "ridges".G. Poretsano, ''Erymanthos kai Chelmos'', Athens (1973), p. 118. Roman villas and cemeteries have been found in the region. Lechouri was the crossroads of mountain trails leading to Patras by Vlasia and

Chalandritsa Chalandritsa () is a town and a community in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is the seat of administration. Chalandritsa is situated in hills north of the riv ...

. Many fighters in the 1821

Greek War of Independence The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. In 1826, the Greeks were assisted ...

came from Lechouri. Imvraim Arnaoutoglou, the Turkish commander of Kalavryta, was imprisoned in the village tower after the liberation of the town. This tower, also known as Lechouritis Tower, has been converted into a museum. Another important monument of the past is the small 16th century monastery of St George. To Lechouri now kept alive with rich events Association of Athens and Patras.

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Lechouri-News

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{{Aroania Populated places in Achaea Kalavryta Aroania

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