Perachora, also
Perahora or
Perakhora (Greek: Περαχώρα) is an inland settlement in the Loutraki-Perachoras municipality of the
CorinthiaCorinthia is the area around the city of Corinth, located in the north-eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It is a prefecture of Greece, part of the periphery of Peloponnese...
prefecture in the
peripheryGenerally, a periphery is a boundary or outer part of any space or body.- In national divisions :* Periphery countries includes nations that are not core countries - capitalist or industrialized nations...
of
PeloponneseThe Peloponnese or Peloponnesus is a large peninsula and region in southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth...
in
GreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula....
. It is located about 7 km NW of the town of
LoutrakiLoutraki is a seaside town located 4 km NE of Corinth in the Prefecture of Corinthia, Greece. Loutraki is the seat of the municipality Loutraki-Perachora. It is largely a tourist town, and is well-known in Greece for its vast natural springs. The name itself, Loutraki, derives from the Greek word...
in a hilly environment surrounded by higher elevation of the
GeraneiaMount Geraneia or Gerania , rarely Yerania is a mountain range that spans about 5 km from north to south and from east to west from 15 to 20 km. Mount Geraneia or Gerania , rarely Yerania is a mountain range that spans about 5 km from north to south (about 5 km N of Agioi Theodoroi to the Gulf...
mountains. Officially it shares the seat of the municipality with Loutraki.
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PrefectureGreece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 3 super-prefectures and 54 prefectures or nomes ....
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CorinthiaCorinthia is the area around the city of Corinth, located in the north-eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It is a prefecture of Greece, part of the periphery of Peloponnese...
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| Municipality: |
Loutraki-Perachoras
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Population: (1991)
- Total
- Density
- Rank |
1,296
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Elevation:
-lowest:
-centre: |
Gulf of CorinthThe Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. It is bounded in the east by the Isthmus of Corinth which includes the shipping route of the Corinth Canal, and in the west by the Strait of Rion, which separates...
300 m
northern part |
| Postal code: |
281 00 |
| Area/distance code: |
11-(00)30-26710 |
| Car designation: |
KP |
Perachora, also
Perahora or
Perakhora (Greek: Περαχώρα) is an inland settlement in the Loutraki-Perachoras municipality of the
CorinthiaCorinthia is the area around the city of Corinth, located in the north-eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It is a prefecture of Greece, part of the periphery of Peloponnese...
prefecture in the
peripheryGenerally, a periphery is a boundary or outer part of any space or body.- In national divisions :* Periphery countries includes nations that are not core countries - capitalist or industrialized nations...
of
PeloponneseThe Peloponnese or Peloponnesus is a large peninsula and region in southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth...
in
GreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula....
. It is located about 7 km NW of the town of
LoutrakiLoutraki is a seaside town located 4 km NE of Corinth in the Prefecture of Corinthia, Greece. Loutraki is the seat of the municipality Loutraki-Perachora. It is largely a tourist town, and is well-known in Greece for its vast natural springs. The name itself, Loutraki, derives from the Greek word...
in a hilly environment surrounded by higher elevation of the
GeraneiaMount Geraneia or Gerania , rarely Yerania is a mountain range that spans about 5 km from north to south and from east to west from 15 to 20 km. Mount Geraneia or Gerania , rarely Yerania is a mountain range that spans about 5 km from north to south (about 5 km N of Agioi Theodoroi to the Gulf...
mountains. Officially it shares the seat of the municipality with Loutraki. Perachora's name is a transformation of the phrase "Peraia Hora" meaning in
GreekGreek , an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages, is the language of the Greeks. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. In its ancient form, it is the language of classical...
"the land on the other side" of
Isthmus of CorinthThe Isthmus of Corinth is the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the mainland of Greece, near the city of Corinth. The word "isthmus" comes from the Ancient Greek word for "neck" and refers to the narrowness of the land. To the west of the Isthmus is the Gulf of...
, (the modern
Corinth CanalThe Corinth Canal is a canal that connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnesian peninsula from the Greek mainland and therefore effectively making the former an island...
). The other side for Perachora is the (geographically opposite) ancient city of
CorinthCorinth, or Korinth Corinth, or Korinth Corinth, or Korinth (Greek Κόρινθος, Kórinthos is a city in Greece. In antiquity it was a city-state, on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnesus to the mainland of Greece. To the west of the isthmus lies the Gulf of...
. Perachora has a population of about 1,200 and it is built 300 metres above sea level. The village is built amphitheatrically on the surrounding hills having a panoramic view at the Corinthian Gulf in the SW and the Limni Vouliagmenis, a coastal settlement next to a blue lagoon in the West.
The rocky cape Heraion with its stone
lighthouseA lighthouse is a tower, building, or framework designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire and used as an aid to navigation and to pilots at sea....
together with the ancient temple of
HeraIn the Olympian pantheon of classical Greek Mythology, Hera or Here was the wife and older sister of Zeus. Her chief function was as goddess of women and marriage. In Roman mythology, Juno was the equivalent mythical character. The cow, and later, the peacock were sacred to her...
Limenia the
HeraionThe Heraion of Perachora was a sanctuary of the goddess Hera situated in a small cove of the Corinthian gulf at the end of the Perachora peninsula...
, is at the western approaches next to the Limni Vouliagmenis lagoon. The ancient city of Oinoi is today a small coastal settlement named
SchinosSchinos, also Shinos may refer to several villages that begin with this name in Greece:*Schinos , Greece, a village in the Aitolia-Acarnania prefecture*Schinos , Greece, a village in the Korinthia prefecture...
. In the lagoon area the epic movie
Lion of Sparta aka
The 300 SpartansThe 300 Spartans is a 1962 Cinemascope film depicting the Battle of Thermopylae. Made with the cooperation of the Greek government, it was shot in the village of Perachora in the Peloponnese...
was filmed in 1962.
The area around the village has typically agricultural Mediterranean scenery with green-silver olive trees being the single most important crop. Extended
pineThe Aleppo Pine is a pine native to the Mediterranean region. The range extends from Morocco and Spain north to southern France, Italy and Croatia, and east to Greece and northern Libya, with an outlying population in Syria , Jordan and Israel...
tree forests exist in some of the surrounding mountains, sometimes reaching the coast. Notable local products include virgin olive oil and natural pinetrees
resinResin is a hydrocarbon secretion of many plants, particularly coniferous trees. It is valued for its chemical constituents and uses, such as varnishes and adhesives, as an important source of raw materials for organic synthesis, or for incense and perfume. Fossilized resins are the source of amber...
.
Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|
| 1991 |
1,296 |
Other
Perachora has a school, a middle school (lyceum), a secondary (gymnasium) school, two churches and a square (
plateiaPlateia or platia is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding...
).
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