Riolos

Riolos ( _el. Ριόλος), is a village located in the southwestern part of Movri near the northwestern part of the Movri mountains. Riolos is connected with a main road linking Kareika and Spata which one part of the road is narrowed with one lane and are surrounded by buildings. Riolos is between the plain to the northwest and the Movri mountain to the southeast. GR-9/E55 is accessed with three routes, E of Varda, about 6 km S of Lappa and SW of Gomosto. The panorama of the northwestern part of Achaia and the northernmost part of the prefecture of Ilia can be seen at the mountains though it is also a part of the Achaia prefecture. Riolos is located about 45 km SW of Patras, about 60 km SW of the Rio-Antirio Bridge, about 6 to 8 km S of Sageika, about 63 to 65 km NE of Pyrgos and about 35 km (old: 40 km) from Kyllini. Until the 20th century, southwest and south of Riolos were bounded with the prefecture of Ilia which is now part of Larissos and is bounded entirely with the Larissos river.

Nearest places

*Kagkadi, west and northwest
*Krinos, northeast
*Peta, northwest
*Spata, southwest

Historical population

Geography and Information

*Location:
**Longitude: 21.46 (21°27'31") E
**Latitude: 38.052 (38°3'12") N
*Postal code: 270 52
*Elevation:
**Lowest: about 5 to 10 m
**Centre: 100 m
**Highest: Movri
*Dialing code: +11+30-26930 (030-26230)

Informaion

Mixed farming along with pastures are to the northwest and to the north. Some forests cover the farmlands. The forests of Movri mainly consists of a few trees and grasslands lie to the south. Several trees and some farms are on the mountain. A communications tower is over a part of the slope of Movri which is connected with an unused road. A power line or a transformer of DEI linking Pyrgos and Patras runs to the north with a line north of Riolos. A small line connecting electricity with a length of about 5 km runs northwest to near Lappa and supplies hydro to northwestern Achaia.

History

Riolos was ruled by the Ottoman Turks, it became a part of Greece after the Greek War of Independence. During the revolution, there was a battle that took place months after it start, one of the leaders included Thallis Theodoridis the Elder and won. It adopted its current name in the early 20th century. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its buildings were rebuilt. Samiko became connected with asphalt in the 1960s.In the mid to late 20th century, Riolos became connected with pavement. Other roads were later paved in the 1980s to other villages and towns and some in the 1990s. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium.

Other

Riolos has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium (high school), a few churches, a police station and a square ("plateia"). The nearest train is in Lappa.

External links

* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Riolos&country=GR Mapquest - Riolos] , street map not yet available
*Coordinates: coord|38|3|12|N|21|17|31|E|region:GR

ee also

*List of places in the Achaia prefecture