Alykes, Achaea
Encyclopedia
Alykes is a Greek
village located 3.5 km north of the centre of Kato Achaia
, 24 km south of Patras
and 78 km north-northeast of Pyrgos
. Fares or Farres had a population of 206 for the settlement in 2001. Alykes is in the community of Kato Achaia
. Alykes is connected with the road linking the GR-62 (Kato Achaia
- Araxos
).
and it has a beach that strecthes for 2 km, it is next to Kato Achaia Beach Alykes is situated in a narrow plain that stretches east to northeast Kato Alissos. The small mountains that stretches from south of Gomosto to Ovrya
are to the south. Its main production are olive
groves, cattle and dafrywhich dominates much of the area, other crops includes fruits including watermelon, melon, figs and vegetables including corn, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, cucumbers and others. The majority of the population since the 1980s are based in tourism and some businesses, agriculture is the second leading industry, until the arrival of tourism, it was the primary industry in the settlement. It has approximately 6 km of paved roads, hydro lines and not as much residential roads.
After World War II
and the Greek Civil War
, much of the population left for larger towns and cities especially the nearby Patras
.
Greece
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village located 3.5 km north of the centre 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 :...
, 24 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 78 km north-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...
. Fares or Farres had a population of 206 for the settlement in 2001. Alykes is in the community 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 :...
. Alykes is connected with the road linking the GR-62 (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 :...
- Araxos
Araxos
Araxos , Latin form: Araxus is a village located in the municipal unit of Larissos in the northwestern part of Achaea, Greece. It is located on a road connecting south to Lappa and east to Lakkopetra and Kato Achaia and also a road to Kalogria and Metochi...
).
Geography
Alykes is situated by the Gulf of PatrasGulf of Patras
The Gulf of Patras is a branch of the Ionian Sea. On the east, it is closed by the Strait of Rion between capes Rio, Greece and Antirrio, near the Rio-Antirio bridge. On the west, it is bounded by a line from Oxeia island to Cape Araxos...
and it has a beach that strecthes for 2 km, it is next to Kato Achaia Beach Alykes is situated in a narrow plain that stretches east to northeast Kato Alissos. The small mountains that stretches from south of Gomosto to 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....
are to the south. Its main production are olive
Olive
The olive , Olea europaea), is a species of a small tree in the family Oleaceae, native to the coastal areas of the eastern Mediterranean Basin as well as northern Iran at the south end of the Caspian Sea.Its fruit, also called the olive, is of major agricultural importance in the...
groves, cattle and dafrywhich dominates much of the area, other crops includes fruits including watermelon, melon, figs and vegetables including corn, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, cucumbers and others. The majority of the population since the 1980s are based in tourism and some businesses, agriculture is the second leading industry, until the arrival of tourism, it was the primary industry in the settlement. It has approximately 6 km of paved roads, hydro lines and not as much residential roads.
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. Radio and automobiles arrived in the 1950s, the highway was being paved as well, television in 1980s, in the same time, tourism skyrocketed which led to construction and completion of hotels, villas and restaurants, computer and Internet arrived in the late-1990s.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...
, 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...
.
Population
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | - | - |
| 1991 | 171 | - |
| 2001 | 206 | - |