- Lakkopetra
Lakkopetra (Greek: Λακκόπετρα), rarely Lakopetra is a village of northwestern
Achaia , located 10 km NW ofKato Achaia , 4 km ENE ofAraxos , approx. 35 km NW ofPatras and 72 km N (old 77 km) fromPyrgos . Mavri Myti, its nearby beach is about 3 km N. Its neighboring communities areAraxos to the west,Limnochori to the southeast andKalamaki to the east. It lies in the northeastern part of the municipality of Larissos bordering Movri in the east.Geography
*Location: coord|37|10|3|N|22|27|3|E|region:GR
*Postal code: 252 00
*Elevation:
**lowest: sea level
**centre: about 5 m
**highest: 25 m
*Dialing code: +30-26930 (030-26930)
*Population: approx. 800, including Mavri Myti
*Postal Code: 252 00
*Dialing code: 26930Historical population
The community's length is about 1 km, where much of the buildings are lying next to the road connecting Araxos and Kato Achaia. North of the village are small hills. It is famous for its beaches while the hotels are in the northeastern part. The southern part remains flat and used for farming - The village is famous worldwide for the potatoes it produces. Mavri Myti, in the northern part has a sandy beach, and a hill founded to the east. Beach plants are in the western part of Mavri Myti. It includes a view of parts of
Messolongi and much of southernAetolia-Acarnania with theGulf of Patras . West of Lakkopetra is a military base numbered 118 near the community boundary and further north is a small area of pine trees.ee also
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Communities of Achaia External links
* [http://www.eurosion.org/shoreline/19lakkopetra.html Eurosion on Lakkopetra's Beach]
* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Lakkopetra&country=GR Mapquest - Lakkopetra]
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=3556 GTP - Lakkopetra]
* [http://indexmundi.com/z/?lat=38.1666667=21.45&t=p&r=5860&p=kekhriai&cc=gr&c=greece.htm Indexmundi - Lakkopetra]
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