Skioessa (, meaning "umbrageous", before 1955: Βούντενη - ''Voudeni'')
[Σκιόεσσα (Αχαΐας)]
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neighbourhood
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neighbourh ...
and a settlement in the northeastern part of the city 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 ...
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[ Skioessa had a population of 529 in 2021.] The previous name of this suburb, Voudeni, is still in use.
Nearest places
* Charadros, north and northeast
*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 ...
, south and west
Population
Geography
Skioessa lies in the hills east of Patras, near the river Meilichos. The village is located 5 km from downtown Patras and about 5 km southeast of Rio. The Patras bypass, part of the A5 motorway, passes west of the village.
See also
*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)
* ...
References
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Neighborhoods in Patras