Lousika

Lousika or Loussika (Greek: Λουσικά) is a Greek village located about approximately 10 km southeast of Kato Achaia, 5 km south of Alissos, 26 km south of Patras and anout 85 km northeast of Pyrgos. The GR-9 (Patras - Pyrgos - Kyparissia is 5 km to the north and 11 km with the older one. Lousika had a 2001 population of was 604 for the village and 793 for the municipal district. Lousika is also the seat of the municipality of Olenia. The Serdini river flows through the village.

Nearest places

*Alissos, north
*Agios Stefanos, northeast
*Achaiko, west

ubdivisions

*Spaliareika
*Ypsili Rachi

Geography

Lousika is situated in a plateau, hilly and a valley area, it also contains several valleys. The farmlands covers sporadically and the valley along with forests, hills and mountains, mostly in the western and the eastern parts. The small mountain range extending south of Kareika to near Ovrya is to the north and another to the south. Its main production are wine, wine-grapes, 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

Lousika has approximately 10 km of paved road and 15 to 20 km of gravel roads. Lousika also has approximately 10 km of hydro lines as well as phone lines.

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 between the 1981 and the 1991 census, but it slowed the 1991 and the 2001 censuses.

Population

Persons

*Nikolaos Kontopoulos, (1889 - 1958 in Athens), writer

Other

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

External links

* [http://www.lousika.gr Village's Site]
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=3584 Lousika GTP Travel Pages]
*Map and aerial photos:
**Street map information from: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=38.108&longitude=21.5998&zoom=6 Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=38.108&longs=21.5998&alts1=35 LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.109,21.5911&spn=0.11,0.1&t=k Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=38.108&lon=21.5998&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.108,21.5998&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=38.108|21.598&5style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth] - image now available
*Coordinates: coord|38|6|30|N|21|35|51|E|type:city(604)_region:GR

ee also

*List of settlements in the Achaea prefecture