Skioessa

Skioessa (Greek: Σκιόεσσα), also with the o accented is a neighbourhood and a settlement in the northeastern part of the city of Patras. Skioessa had a population of 526 for the settlement. Skioessa is located 5 km from downtown Patras, about 5 km southeast of Rio, about 37 km west of Aigio and 2 km east of the GR-8/E55 (Athens - Corinth - Patras and Aretha Street.

Nearest places

*Charadros, north and northeast
*Patras, south and west

Population

Geography

The area are mountainous and hills and has houses and farmlands in the valley areas, grasslands along with bushes and forests are in the mountain areas. The village has beautiful houses and is next to the Meilichos river. It has a large football field and a small bridge.

Other

Skioessa has a school, a church, and a square ("plateia"), its nearest school and lyceum (middle school) and gymnasium (secondary school) are 2 km west as well as its supermarket and other shops.

References

*"The first version of the article is translated and is based from the article at the Greek Wikipedia (el:Main Page)

External links

* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=3723 Skioessa GTP Travel Pages]
*Map and aerial photos:
**Street map information from: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=38.16&longitude=21.7855&zoom=6 Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=38.16&619=21.7855&alts1=35 LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=38.16,21.7855 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=38.16&lon=21.7855&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
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*Coordinates: coord|38|15|31|N|21|47|12|E|type:city(635)_region:GR

ee also

*List of settlements in the Achaea prefecture

Northwest: Proasteio	North: Charadros
West: Agyia	Skioessa	East: Balas
	South: Gouva