Riolos (
Greek:
Ρίολος) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of
Larissos,
Achaea,
Greece. It is located on the northwestern edge of the
Movri hills, 4 km north of
Mataragka, 3 km southwest of
Krinos, 6 km southeast of
Lappas and 32 km southwest of
Patras. The community includes the small village Mazaiika. The river
Larissos flows southwest of the village. During the
Greek War of Independence a battle took place in Riolos in which the Greeks, led by
Thallis Theodoridis the Elder, were victorious.
Historic population
| Year |
Population
|
| 1981 |
757
|
| 1991 |
708
|
| 2001 |
801
|
| 2011 |
545
|
| 2021 |
494
|
See also
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