Longos is a village located in the municipal unit of Sympoliteia

Sympoliteia

Sympoliteia is 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 7,840 . The seat of the municipality was in Rododafni. Sympoliteia was one of several ancient terms...

 in the northeastern part of 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:...

 in the Peloponnese

Peloponnese

The Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus , is a large peninsula , located in a region of southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth...

, Greece

Greece

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. The village is connected with the old national road (Greek:Παλαιά Εθνική Οδός) GR-8

Greek National Road 8

The National Road 8 in Greece is a single carriageway with at-grade intersections in the Attica and Peloponnese regions. It links the cities of Patras, Corinth and Athens. Until the 1960s when the National Road 8A, a toll road, replaced it as a major route, it was the only road linking Athens and...

 and through the interchange of Selianitika/Longos with the New National Road (GR-8A

Greek National Road 8A

Greek National Road 8A is a toll road running from Kifissou avenue, in Athens up to the northeast of Patras. It is a highway from Kifissou avenue up to Corinth, for about 85 km and the rest is an undivided highway with just one lane per direction. The total length is 215 km, but for the...

, Athens

Athens

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 - Corinth - Patras). The village is located about 7 km west of Aigio

Aigio

Aigio 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 the seat and a municipal unit. Its population is around 30,000. Aigio is surrounded by trees in the north and cliffs in the...

 and about 35 km E 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...

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Longos and its adjacent village Selianitika

Selianitika

Selianitika , is a Greek coastal village located in northern Peloponnese 187 km west of Athens and nearly 30 km east of Patras. Selianitika and its adjacent village Longos share a beautiful beach which is approximately 1.5 km long. Both villages are among the most popular...

 share a beautiful beach which is approximately 1.5 km long. Both villages are among the most popular destinations of Achaia during the summer months.

Nearest places

• Selianitika
  Selianitika
  Selianitika , is a Greek coastal village located in northern Peloponnese 187 km west of Athens and nearly 30 km east of Patras. Selianitika and its adjacent village Longos share a beautiful beach which is approximately 1.5 km long. Both villages are among the most popular...
  
  , SE
• Rododafni, SW
• Akoli
  Akoli
  Akoli may refer to:*Akoli, Ghana*Akoli, Greece, a beach area in the northern part of Achaea, Greece*Akoli , a stream in Uganda...
  
  Beach, W

Historical population

Year	Population
1981	811
1991	729
2001	623

Sports

Additionally the municipality offers plenty of sport opportunities. The "Longos Football Field" is located in the southwestern side of Longos village near Foinikas (palmtree) River. Longos historical football team, "Aris Longou", used to be the pride of the natives due to the participation in the First Local Division. Aris Longou produced skilled football players (i.e. Yiannis Baltimas - former Panachaiki goalkeeper) who participated in the National Division (Greek Super League). Longos sport activities include also 5x5 football fields and a basketball court. In the summertime the basketball court hosts local 3 on 3 (or 4 on 4) tournaments with "Valtaki All-Stars" being the most historical team in these mini local competitions (since 1996).

External links

• Cultural Society Longos "Lord Byron"
• Longos (in German)
• (Municipality of Sympoliteia official site) (in Greek)
• http://iason.minenv.gr/GMAP2.asp?DHMOS=ΣΥΜΠΟΛΙΤΕΙΑΣ&NOMOS=ΑΧΑΙΑΣ (in Greek) [2]

Map and aerial photos

• Mapquest - Longos