Seires, Greece
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Seires is a village in the municipal unity of Aroania
, Achaea
, Greece
. As of 2001, it had a population of 73 for the village and 328 for the municipal district. Seires sits at 940 m above sea level.
It dates back to the ancient times and was located in Arcadia
n Azania
.
, south of Patras
, southwest of Kalavryta
, west-northwest of Tripoli
and northeast of Olympia
and Pyrgos. It is connected with the road connecting the GR-33
(Patras - Tripoli) located 5 km to the southwest.
which he visited the area, Seirai was an Arcadian city in the country of Kleitor
and at the border with Psophis, Arcadian. The city was located near the Soron
Forest and nearby had the ruined settlement of Paos. Almost nothing was to be recorded after the Slavic invasion later up to the 19th century and the Greek War of Independence.
The village used to be known as Versitsi (Βερσίτσι, older forms: -o and -on) which is Slavic for area with many waters. It adopted its current name in the early-to-mid-20th century, its name comes from an ancient city.
After World War II
and the Greek Civil War
, its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate until 1961 through to 1991, it became one of the few villages in mountainous Achaia to regain is population. Dessino became connected with asphalt in the first decade of the 21st century. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. In 1997, the ex-community (now a village and a municipal district) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Aroania.
Today, it is a village with a few inhabitants, it is populated during the summer months. The population depends on olive productions.
Aroania
Aroania is a village and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, of which it is a municipal unit. The population is 2,551 . The seat of administration was in the town Psofida...
, Achaea
Achaea
Achaea is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras. The population exceeds 300,000 since 2001.-Geography:...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. As of 2001, it had a population of 73 for the village and 328 for the municipal district. Seires sits at 940 m above sea level.
It dates back to the ancient times and was located in Arcadia
Arcadia
Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...
n Azania
Arcadian Azania
Arcadian Azania was one of the subdivisions in ancient Arcadia along with Parrhasia and Lycaonia.Ancient Azania was in an area that are now the area of Kalavryta, Achaea and Feneos, western Corinthia...
.
Settlements
- Agioi Theodoroi
- Agios Vasileios, Seires
- Krini, Seires
- Thomaiika or Thomeika
Nearest places
- Agios Georgios, south
- Agios Vasileios, SSW
- TripotamaTripotamaTripotama is a village in the municipal unit of Aroania in the southern part of Achaea. It is part of the community Psofida. It is linked by GR-33, the Patras to Tripoli highway. It is located ESE of Patras, SW of Kalavryta, W of Kleitoria, NW of Tripoli, NNW of Megalopoli, NE of Olympia and E of...
, west - AlestenaAlestenaAlestaina is a village in the municipal unit of Aroania, Achaea, Greece. As of 2001, it had a population of 27 for the village. The village is situated in the mountainous area.-Nearest places:*Agridi, north*Aroania , east*Paos, south...
, ENE - Paos, southeast
- Neos Paos, southeast
Population
| Year | Population | Municipal district population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 397 | - |
| 1991 | 107 | - |
| 2001 | 118 | 392 |
Location
Seires is located 6 km east of TripotamaTripotama
Tripotama is a village in the municipal unit of Aroania in the southern part of Achaea. It is part of the community Psofida. It is linked by GR-33, the Patras to Tripoli highway. It is located ESE of Patras, SW of Kalavryta, W of Kleitoria, NW of Tripoli, NNW of Megalopoli, NE of Olympia and E of...
, south of Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
, southwest of Kalavryta
Kalavryta
Kalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx...
, west-northwest of Tripoli
Tripoli, Greece
Tripoli is a city of about 25,000 inhabitants in the central part of the Peloponnese, in Greece. It is the capital of the prefecture of Arcadia and the centre of the municipality of Tripolis, pop...
and northeast of Olympia
Olympia, Greece
Olympia , a sanctuary of ancient Greece in Elis, is known for having been the site of the Olympic Games in classical times, comparable in importance to the Pythian Games held in Delphi. Both games were held every Olympiad , the Olympic Games dating back possibly further than 776 BC...
and Pyrgos. It is connected with the road connecting the GR-33
Greek National Road 33
Greek National Road 33 is a highway that runs from Patras, originally at Dimitris Gounaris Street, now begins at the beltway, and had a branch ending at Olympia, and ends near Vytina, and Levídi, and some think it still ends at Ellinikon near Andritsaina and Megalopolis...
(Patras - Tripoli) located 5 km to the southwest.
Geography and history
According to PausaniasPausanias (geographer)
Pausanias was a Greek traveler and geographer of the 2nd century AD, who lived in the times of Hadrian, Antoninus Pius and Marcus Aurelius. He is famous for his Description of Greece , a lengthy work that describes ancient Greece from firsthand observations, and is a crucial link between classical...
which he visited the area, Seirai was an Arcadian city in the country of Kleitor
Kleitor
Kleitor is a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Gortynia, of which it is a municipal unit. Its population was 2,584 as of 2001...
and at the border with Psophis, Arcadian. The city was located near the Soron
Soron
Soron is a town and a municipal board in Kanshiram Nagar district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Soron is located at . It has an average elevation of 179 m ....
Forest and nearby had the ruined settlement of Paos. Almost nothing was to be recorded after the Slavic invasion later up to the 19th century and the Greek War of Independence.
The village used to be known as Versitsi (Βερσίτσι, older forms: -o and -on) which is Slavic for area with many waters. It adopted its current name in the early-to-mid-20th century, its name comes from an ancient city.
After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
, its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate until 1961 through to 1991, it became one of the few villages in mountainous Achaia to regain is population. Dessino became connected with asphalt in the first decade of the 21st century. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium. In 1997, the ex-community (now a village and a municipal district) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Aroania.
Today, it is a village with a few inhabitants, it is populated during the summer months. The population depends on olive productions.