Paos

Paos (Greek: Πάος, before 1927: Σκούπι - Skoupi[2]) is a village and a community in Achaea, Greece. It was the seat of the municipality of Paion. In 2011 its population was 253 for the village and 298 for the community, which includes the villages Dechounaiika (pop. 18), Palaios Paos (pop. 0), Potamia (pop. 17) and Vesini (pop. 10). It is 25 km southwest of Kalavryta, and 50 km northwest of Tripoli. The Greek National Road 33 (Patras - Tripoli) passes through the village. It's central road named "111".

Paos Πάος
Paos
Coordinates: 37°51′N 21°59′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Achaea
Municipality	Kalavryta
Municipal unit	Paion
Population  (2011)[1]
• Rural	253
Community [1]
• Population	298 (2011)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	AX

Population

Year	Population village	Community population
1981	-	649
1991	415	-
2001	367	508
2011	253	298

History

The location of the ancient city Paos has been found near the modern village, of which the remainder remains to be excavated.[3] Ancient artifacts and remains of the walls have been found. It had a perimeter of 516 m, and had an almost triangular shape with its point facing west with its acropolis in the middle and some ancient buildings to the south, its springs used to be to the northeast with an aqueduct north of the old city.[4] It was said that Euphorion from Paos gave lodging to the Dioscuri, and ever since kept open house for all men.[5] Paos in later years annexed with the neighboring Kleitor. Pausanias wrote that Paos was a ruined settlement near the city of Seirai.[6]

Gallery

• 
  View of the square of the new village of Paos, Achaia.
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  View of the Patra-Tripoli National Road passing through the new village of Paos, Achaia.
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  View of the ruins of Paos, abandoned village (ex name: Skoupi), in Achaia.
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  Paos river on the left.
• 
  Bust of George A. Panandreou, located in the square of the new village of Paos, Achaia.

See also

• List of settlements in Achaea

References

1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
3. styga.gr
4. "arcadia.ceid.upatras.gr". Archived from the original on 2007-08-12. Retrieved 2008-04-05.
5. Herodotus Histories 6.127.3.
6. Pausanias Description of Greece 8.23.9.

External links

• Paos at the GTP Travel Pages