Erateini is a Greek

Greece

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 village in the southern part of Phocis

Phocis

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. It was the municipal seat of the municipality of Tolofon, it is Erateini is connected with the new GR-48

Greek National Road 48

Greek National Road 48 is a highway in Western and Central Greece. It runs from 2 km south of Rio at GR-8/GR-9 , or at the beginning of the Patras By-Pass in the south up to near Levadia. It is now connected with a new bridge, the Rio-Antirio bridge and for 5 km is a joint with GR-5...

 linking Antirrio

Antirrio

Antirrio is a former municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a municipal unit...

 as well as Patras and Itea

Itea, Greece

Itea , is a town and a former municipality in the southeastern part of Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is a municipal unit. The Greek National Road 48/E65 connects Itea with Antirrio, Naupactus and Livadeia, the GR-27 with...

 along with Amfissa

Amfissa

Amfissa is a town and a former municipality in Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is also the capital of the regional unit of Phocis...

 and the GR-27

Greek National Road 27

Greek National Road 27 is a highway linking Itea, Amfissa and Lamia. The south to north highway is divided into two sections, the Itea and Amfissa Highway and the Amfissa - Lamia Highway. It is now the only highway linking Patras and the western Peloponnese and Central, Northcentral and Northern...

 and is also the E65

European route E65

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. Erateini is located south of Lidoriki

Lidoriki

Lidoriki is a village and a former municipality in Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dorida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. In 2001 the population was 4,225. Its area is 409.5 km² covering nearly one-fifth of Phocis. Lidoriki...

, 50 km southwest of Amfissa

Amfissa

Amfissa is a town and a former municipality in Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is also the capital of the regional unit of Phocis...

 and about 30 to 35 km southwestItea

Itea, Greece

Itea , is a town and a former municipality in the southeastern part of Phocis, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Delphi, of which it is a municipal unit. The Greek National Road 48/E65 connects Itea with Antirrio, Naupactus and Livadeia, the GR-27 with...

 and east of Nafpaktos

Naupactus

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 and Antirrio

Antirrio

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. As of 2001, Erateini had a population of 726.

Population

Year	Population
1981	529
1991	572
2001	726

Geography

The geography around Erateini is situated by a bay that has a beach and a small harbor. Its mountains surround the area and are mainly made up of bushes and grasslands, forests are sporadically founded. During clear days, it offers a view of the Peloponnese

Peloponnese

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 peninsula that sees the mountains within Diakopto

Diakopto

Diakopto is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is a municipal unit. Population app. 7,005 . The town of Diakopto is situated on the Gulf of Corinth, and at the lower end of...

 and the Mavria Mountains southward.

Information

After World War II

World War II

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 and the Greek Civil War

Greek Civil War

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, many of the buildings were rebuilt. Houses were stone-built until the 1950s and did not surpass modern-style homes until the 1980s. It was linked with pavement in the 1980s. Most of the homes are abandoned today.