Seliana

Seliana ( _el. Σελιάνα) [ [http://www.agrotravel.gr/agro/site/AgroTravel/t_docpage?sparam=seliana&doc=/Documents/Hierarchies/areaofinterest/descfolder.2006-01-10.9444149549/seliana&sub_nav=Nature Info about the village of Seliana] - "from the official information gate to greek rural tourism www.agrotravel.gr" (in Greek) ] also known as Phelloe ( _el. Φελλόη) is a greek village located in north Peloponnese and more specifically in the east part of the prefecture of Achaea. The village is built at an altitude of ~750 m on the foothills of the fir forest of Sarantapikho and on the eastern slope of the valley of river Krios.The village had a population of 305 [ [http://www.statistics.gr/gr_tables/S1101_SAP_1_TB_DC_01_03_Y.pdf National Statistical Service of Greece - Census 2001] (PDF, greek)] in 2001 and it is in the municipality of Aigeira.Seliana is connected by a 19 Km road to the town of Aegeira and the "New National Road" ( _el. Νέα Εθνική Οδός) (GR-8A, Athens - Corinth - Patras). Distance from Patras is 86 Km and from Athens 167 Km.

The village of Seliana coincides to ancient Phelloe, a small town of ancient Greece described in Pausanias book "Description of Greece - Achaika" [ [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?lookup=Paus.+7.26.13 Pausanias, "Description of Greece"] , XXVI 10-12 ("Perseus Project Digital Library" - University of Tufts)] [ [http://monuments.hpclab.ceid.upatras.gr/dig_obj.php?dig_obj=1049&type=1&ph_id=135&lang=2 Photo of a three-legged lebes (725-700 B.C.) found in Seliana] ("Archaeological museum of Aigion")] Turning right at the 18,5 Km a small road drives to the remnants of ancient Phelloe. Beside a large platanus tree (trunk circumference 4.5 meters) and beside the old chapel of St. Basil are the ruins of ancient buildings.

Notes

*Alzinger W., "Die Bauten der nachmykenischen Zeit", 426-451, in: W. Alzinger und Mitarbeiter, "Aigeira-Hyperesia und die Siedlung Phelloe". Österreichische Ausgrabungen auf der Peloponnes 1972-1983. Teil I: Akropolis, Klio 67 (1985) 391-451 (In German)
*Αθ. Φωτόπουλος , "Ιστορικά και Λαογραφικά της Ανατολικής Αιγιάλειας και Καλαβρύτων , Αθήνα 1982 (In Greek)

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