Velo (Modern Greek: Βέλο, Vèlo. Ancient Greek/Katharevousa: Βέλον, Vèlon) is a community and a municipality in the northeastern part of the Prefecture of Corinthia. Greece National Road 8, the old Corinth-Patra highway, passes through the municipality. The distance from Corinth is about 10km west. It is located southeast of Kiato. Velo is accessible via the Kiato interchange on the Greece National Road 8A.
Nearest places
Communities
- Ellinochòri
- Kokkòni
- Krìnes
- Neràntza
- Poulìtsa
- Stimànga
Historical population
| Year |
Communal population |
Change |
Municipal population |
| 1981 |
949 |
- |
|
| 1991 |
1086 |
137/144.44% |
8,200 |
Other
The community has an elementary school, a secondary school, churches, a post office, a train station (no longer operational), banks, beaches,hotels, a semi-professional soccer team named Ellàs Vèlou and a square (plateia)called 'Liberty square' with greenery. The entire area is covered with arable land containing fruit and olive groves, pastures and mixed farming while hills dominate the southern part of the municipality, also consisting of groves and forested areas. The Corinth-Patra toll booth for Greece National Road 8A is found southeast of Velo. Regarding seismology, the region's closest fault line is east of the area (Corinth Fault).
Notable people
Alexis Kougias lawyer Tryfon Papoutsis actor
References
- ^ "Δείτε τη Διοικητική Διαίρεση" (in Greek). Hellenic Interior Ministry. www.ypes.gr. http://www.ypes.gr/UserFiles/f0ff9297-f516-40ff-a70e-eca84e2ec9b9/D_diairesi.xls. Retrieved 2009-09-09.
External links
See also
Categories: Municipalities in Corinthia prefecture
