Diasello, Achaea

Diasello or Diaselo (Greek, Modern: Διάσελο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -ον "-on"), older form: -on is a Greek village located about 33 km south of Patras, northeast of Pyrgos and 111 km northwest of Tripoli. Diasello had a 2001 population of about 300 for the village, Diasello has no settlement district, Diasello is a non-district settlement. Diasello are divided in two, a part is in the municipal district of Erymanthia and the municipality of Tritaia, the other half is in Kalentzi. Diasello is connected with the Gr-33 (Patras - Patras) at the 111th km.

Nearest places

*Erymanthia

Geography

Diasello is situated in the heart of the Fares-Chalandritsa plain and are mainly made up of farmlands. Forests dominates the western portion. Its main production are fruits including watermelon, melon, figs and vegetables including corn, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, cucumbers and others as well as dairy, livestock, olives and others. The majority of the population are based in other businesses as well as agriculture.

Information

Its inhabitants originated from the village of Kryovryssi in the Elis preefcture. They were shepherds and brought their farm animals during the winter months until they mainly moved from the area.

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. Most of the homes are abandoned today.

After World War II and the Greek Civil War, much of the population left for larger towns and cities especially the nearby Patras. The population decline slowed between the 1981 and the 1991 census, the population rapidly declined between the 1991 and the 2001 censuses.

Population

Other

Diasello has a school, a lyceum (middle school), a church, and a square ("plateia"), its nearest school gymnasium (secondary school) are in Stavrodromi. Its nearest hospital is the Agios Andreas Hospital in eastcentral Patras.

ee also

*List of settlements in the Achaea prefecture