Paos
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Paos is a small village in Achaea
, Greece
. It was the seat of the municipality of Paion
. Its 2001 population was 367 for the village and 508 for the municipal district.
, northwest of Levidi
and Tripoli
, east-northeast of Pyrgos, east of Lampeia
and southeast of Patras
. The GR-33
(Patras - Tripoli) is near the area.
. When Pausanias
visited the city, it was ruined and destroyed and said it was located by the side of the Soron Forest which was near the city of Seirai. After the Roman rule, its inhabitants lived in another village.
Its stream is located to the south, the plan had an almost a flat triangular shape with its point facing west with its Acropolis
in the middle and some ancient buildings to the south, its springs used to be to the northeast with its aqueduct north of the old city.
Paos was ruled by the Ottoman
Turks
with the exception from 1681 until 1715 with the last of the Venetian rule, it became a part of Greece
after the Greek War of Independence
. It adopted its current name in the early 20th century in order to no longer remind of a name during the Turkish rule. After World War II
and the Greek Civil War
, its buildings were rebuilt and emigration occurred at a higher rate and emigration will be to the lowest, the population lost by 40% between 1981 and 1991 and recovered between 1991 until 2001. Mesorrougi became connected with asphalt in the 1960s. More pavement was accessed in the late 20th 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 the late-1990s, the ex-community (now a village) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Paion.
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....
. It was the seat of the municipality of Paion
Paion
Paion is 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. Its 2001 population was 2,579. The seat of the municipality was in Dafni. The municipality was created after the Greek...
. Its 2001 population was 367 for the village and 508 for the municipal district.
Settlements
- Paos, pop. 367
- Dechounaiika, pop. 31
- Palaios Paos, pop. 1
- Potamia, pop. 54
- Vesini, pop. 55
Population
| Year | Population village | Municipal district population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 649 | - |
| 1991 | 415 | - |
| 2001 | 367 | 508 |
Location
Paos is located south of KalavrytaKalavryta
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...
, northwest of Levidi
Levidi
Levidi is a small town and a former municipality in Arcadia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tripoli, of which it is a municipal unit. The village sits on the eastern part of the slope of the Mainalo mountains. The pine forests are...
and 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...
, east-northeast of Pyrgos, east of Lampeia
Lampeia
Lampeia is a village and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Archaia Olympia, of which it is a municipal unit. The village is also known as Divri. Its population is presently around 1,000. Lampeia is in a valley...
and southeast 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...
. 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) is near the area.
Geography
Its geography consists of forests and grasslands, the forests covers much of the area with some grasslands in parts. Farmlands are within the village.History
The location of the ancient city has been founded near the modern centre, of which the remainder remains to be unexcavated. It founded ancient artifacts and remains by the walls which studied that it had a perimeter of 516 m, relics from the temple and other remaining buildings. In the city worshipped the Dioscouroi and said that 'Laphanis which he welcomed into his house and those who pass by Paos. Paos in later years annexed with the neighboring KleitorKleitor
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...
. When Pausanias
Pausanias (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...
visited the city, it was ruined and destroyed and said it was located by the side of the Soron Forest which was near the city of Seirai. After the Roman rule, its inhabitants lived in another village.
Its stream is located to the south, the plan had an almost a flat triangular shape with its point facing west with its Acropolis
Acropolis
Acropolis means "high city" in Greek, literally city on the extremity and is usually translated into English as Citadel . For purposes of defense, early people naturally chose elevated ground to build a new settlement, frequently a hill with precipitous sides...
in the middle and some ancient buildings to the south, its springs used to be to the northeast with its aqueduct north of the old city.
Paos was ruled by the Ottoman
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
Turks
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
with the exception from 1681 until 1715 with the last of the Venetian rule, it became a part of Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
after the Greek War of Independence
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
. It adopted its current name in the early 20th century in order to no longer remind of a name during the Turkish rule. 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 and emigration will be to the lowest, the population lost by 40% between 1981 and 1991 and recovered between 1991 until 2001. Mesorrougi became connected with asphalt in the 1960s. More pavement was accessed in the late 20th 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 the late-1990s, the ex-community (now a village) joined to become the newly formed municipality of Paion.