Rizomylos, Achaea

Rizomylos or Rizomilos (Greek: Ριζόμυλος meaning rice mill) also with the first i accented is a Greek beach village located east of Aigio, west of Corinth, west Athens, north-northwest of Kalavryta and east of Patras. Its beaches are one of the famous by the Gulf of Corinth. The GR-9 (Patras - Pyrgos - Kyparissia is about 6 km to the southwest and its nearest interchange is at the 172nd km 4 km south of Aigio. Rizomylos had a 2001 population of was 359 for the village. The population is ranked after Nikoleika and after Rodia. Rizomylos is also in the municipality of Diakopto.

Nearest places

*Eliki, northeast
*Nikoleika, southeast
*Temeni, west

Population

Geography

Its geography are mare up of farmlands that dominate the valley areas and are mainly consists of groves, the mountains that are mainly made up of forests and grasslands especially bushes are around the area. Farmlands are around the area, the forest lies to the southeast. In the greater area believes that the ancient city of Helike is located and is currently excavated.

Rizomylos is famous for having its beach, it also has several restaurants, taverns and hotels.

History

The village was ruled by the Ottoman Turks with some interruption by the Venetians in the mid to late-15th century and the mid to late-16th century. Rizomylos was finally Greek after the Greek War of Independence of 1821, right after the signing of the declaration of independence.

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 declined since 1981.

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.

Information

Rizomylos has approximately 6 to 8 km of paved road and 15 km of gravel roads. Kounina also has approximately 6 to 8 km of hydro lines as well as phone lines.

Economy

Its main production are olives alond with fruits including watermelon, melon, figs and vegetables including corn, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, cucumbers and others as well as dairy, livestock and others in small numbers, much of the farlmands are mainly groves and vines. The majority of the population are based in agriculture as well as some other businesses.

Other

Rizomylos has a school, a church, and a square ("plateia"). Its nearest lyceum (middle school), a nearest school gymnasium (secondary school) and hospital are in Aigio.

External links

* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=3273 Rizomylos GTP Travel Pages]
* [http://www.ediakopto.gr/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=27 Rizomylos in www.ediakopto.gr]
*Map and aerial photos:
**Street map information from: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=38.20935&longitude=22.1295&zoom=6 Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=38.20935&longs=22.1295&alts1=35 LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=38.2093,21.1259 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=38.20935&lon=22.1295&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
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*Coordinates: coord|38|12|36|N|22|8|13|E|type:city(359)_region:GR

ee also

*List of settlements in the Achaea prefecture