Arla, Greece

Arla, Greece

Arla (Greek: Άρλα) is a Greek village located about approximately 15 km southeast of Kato Achaia, 10 km south of Alissos, 31 km south of Patras and about 90 km northeast of Pyrgos. The GR-9 (Patras - Pyrgos - Kyparissia is 10 km to the north and 11 km with the older one. Lousika had a 2001 population of was 329 for the village. Arla is connected with the road linking the GR-9 and Santomeri along with Portes Arla is also the seat of the municipality of Oleni. The Parapeiros river flows through the village.

Nearest places

*Lousika, north

Geography

Arla 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 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

Arla 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 recovered the 1991 and the 2001 censuses.

Population

Other

Arla 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.flickr.com/photos/27184188@N02/tags/arlacastlle/ Arla castlle]
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=3588 Arla GTP Travel Pages]
*Map and aerial photos:
**Street map information from: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=38.0525&longitude=21.5995&zoom=6 Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/map.aspx?&lats1=38.0525&longs=21.5995&alts1=35 LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=38.0525,21.5995 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=38.0525&lon=21.5995&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
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*Coordinates: coord|38|3|11|N|21|35|49|E|type:city(604)_region:GR

ee also

*List of settlements in the Achaea prefecture


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