Arla is a Greek

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

 village located about approximately 15 km southeast of Kato Achaia

Kato Achaia

Kato Achaia is a town 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.-Population history :...

, 10 km south of Alissos

Alissos

Alissos is a village in Achaea, Greece. The nearby communities are Kato Achaia to the west and Kaminia to the northeast in the municipality of Vrachneika. It is located 20 km southwest of Patras and 78 km northeast of Pyrgos...

, 31 km 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...

 and about 90 km northeast of Pyrgos

Pyrgos, Elis

Pyrgos is the capital of the Elis peripheral unit in Greece. It is named after a local tower. The city is located in the western part of the Peloponnese, in the middle of a plain near the Ionian Sea. It is 96 km away from Patras via Greek National Road 9, 320 km from Athens, and...

. The GR-9

Greek National Road 9

Greek National Road 9 is the second-longest national highway of Greece. It runs through the western Peloponnese, from Patras to Pylos. Its length is around .This highway travels near:*Bypasses:*Patras and Area, since 2002*Vrachneika*Alissos*Kato Achaia...

 (Patras - Pyrgos - Kyparissia

Kyparissia

Kyparissia is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The town proper has around 5,708 inhabitants. The town is located on Greek National Road 9,...

 is 10 km to the north and 11 km with the older one. Lousika had a 2001 population of was 329 for the village. Arla is connected with the road linking the GR-9 and Santomeri

Santomeri

Santomeri is a Greek village located about approximately south-southeast of Kato Achaia, south of Alissos, south-southwest of Patras and northeast of Pyrgos. The GR-9 Santomeri (Greek: Σαντομέρι) is a Greek village located about approximately south-southeast of Kato Achaia, south of Alissos,...

 along with Portes

Portes, Greece

Portes is a Greek village located about approximately south-southeast of Kato Achaia, south of Alissos, south-southwest of Patras and northeast of Pyrgos. The GR-9 Portes (Greek: Πόρτες meaning doors) is a Greek village located about approximately south-southeast of Kato Achaia, south of Alissos,...

  Arla was part of the former municipality of Olenia

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. Population 6,822 . The seat of the municipality was in Lousika...

. The Parapeiros river flows through the village.

Geography

Arla is situated in a plateau, hilly and a valley area, it also contains several valleys. The farmlands covers sporadically and the valley along with forests, hills and mountains, mostly in the western and the eastern parts. The small mountain range extending south of Kareika

Kareika

Kareika is a village in the municipal unit of Movri, Achaea, Greece. It is located north of the Movri mountains, about 1.5 km S of Gomosto and about 2 km SE of Rachi. Kareika is connected with the road linking to Riolos and Spata and is connected with GR-9/E55 1 km to the north. Riolos is...

 to near Ovrya

Ovrya

Ovrya is a town in Greece, located just 3 mi directly south of Patras, and 4 mi south from the GR-33 highway. It is a suburb within the Patras metropolitan area. It was the seat of the former municipality of Messatida....

 is to the north and another to the south. Its main production are fruits including watermelon, melon, figs and vegetables including corn, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, cucumbers and others as well as dairy, livestock, olives and others. The majority of the population are based in other businesses as well as agriculture.

Information

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.

After World War II

World War II

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 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...

, much of the population left for larger towns and cities especially the nearby 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...

. The population decline between the 1981 and the 1991 census, but it recovered the 1991 and the 2001 censuses.

Population

Year	Population
1981	395
1991	350
2001	392

External links

• Arla GTP Travel Pages