Platanos (
Greek:
Πλάτανος) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of
Akrata,
Achaea,
Greece. The community includes the mountain villages Ano Potamia, Korinthiako Balkoni and
Tsivlos. Platanos lies at about 270 m elevation on a mountain slope directly above the seaside village
Paralia Platanou. The villages Ano Potamia and Tsivlos are about 10 km south of Platanos. Platanos is 5 km west of Akrata and 18 km southeast of
Aigio. The
Greek National Road 8A (
Athens -
Corinth -
Patras) and the railway Corinth - Patras pass north of Platanos.
Population
| Year |
Village population |
Community population
|
| 1981 |
359 |
-
|
| 1991 |
396 |
-
|
| 2001 |
408 |
530
|
| 2011 |
231 |
259
|
| 2021 |
196 |
201
|
See also
References