Santomeri (Greek: Σαντομέρι) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of
Olenia
Olenia () is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 189.534 km2. Population ...
,
Achaea
Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek language, Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaḯa'', ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwest ...
,
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
. It is located on the northern end of Mount
Skollis
Skollis (), also known as Santameri, is a mountain in southwestern Achaea in the Peloponnese in western Greece. Its elevation is .Portes, 18 km south of
Kato Achaia
Kato Achaia () is a town and a community in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is the seat of administration. The community Kato Achaia consists of the town ...
and 32 km southwest of
Patras
Patras (; ; Katharevousa and ; ) is Greece's List of cities in Greece, third-largest city and the regional capital and largest city of Western Greece, in the northern Peloponnese, west of Athens. The city is built at the foot of Mount Panachaiko ...
. The community includes the villages Ampelakia and Polylofo.
Population
History
Santomeri is named after
Nicholas III of Saint Omer
Nicholas III of Saint-Omer (died 30 January 1314) was one of the most powerful and influential lords of Frankish Greece. He was hereditary Marshal of the Principality of Achaea, lord of one third of Akova and of one half of Thebes. He also served ...
, a French baron of Thebes who gave his name to the castle
Santameri Santameri (Σανταμέρι) or Santomeri (Σαντομέρι) may refer to places in Greece:
* Santomeri, a village in Achaea
Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek language, Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaḯa'', ), is one of t ...
and the nearby mountain, now known as
Skollis
Skollis (), also known as Santameri, is a mountain in southwestern Achaea in the Peloponnese in western Greece. Its elevation is .List of settlements in Achaea
This is a list of settlements in Achaea, Greece:
* Achaiko
* Agia Marina
* Agia Varvara, Akrata
* Agia Varvara, Tritaia
* Agios Konstantinos
* Agios Nikolaos Kralis
* Agios Nikolaos Spaton
* Agios Nikolaos
* Agios Stefanos (Peristera)
* ...