Akres

Akres is a village in Agrinio, West Central Greece, West Greece and has about 177 residents. Akres is situated nearby to the hamlet Varka, as well as near Σαράντη.

Type: Village with 177 residents
Description: human settlement in Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece
Also known as: “Akrai”, “Ákrai”, “Ákres”, “Ano Mpotino”, and “Lithovouni”
Historically known as: “Ano Botinón” and “Lithovoúni”
Postal code: 30015

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dafnias and Kato Makrinou.

Dafnias

Village

Photo: Gpapanasta, CC BY-SA 2.5.

Dafnias is a village, which is situated 3 km north of Akres.

Kato Makrinou is a village in the municipal unit of Makryneia, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. It is located in a valley southeast of Lake Trichonida. It is 2 km northeast of Makrinou, 10 km southeast of Gavalou and 20 km northwest of Naupactus. Kato Makrinou is situated 4 km southeast of Akres.

Gavalou

Village

Gavalou is a town and a community in the municipal unit of Makryneia, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. The community includes the small village Kourtelaiika. Gavalou is situated 5 km northwest of Akres.

Akres

Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Agrinio, West Central Greece, West Greece, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

38.50551° or 38° 30′ 20″ north

Longitude

21.58599° or 21° 35′ 10″ east

Population

177

Elevation

373 metres (1,224 feet)

Open location code

8GC3GH4P+69

OpenStreetMap ID

node 354464545

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

258225

Wikidata ID

Q21570284

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Irish—“Akres” goes by many names.

Catalan: “Akres”
French: “Akres”
German: “Akres”
Greek: “Άκραι”
Greek: “Άκρες Αιτωλοακαρνανίας”
Greek: “Άκρες”
Greek: “Άνω Μποτίνο” (historical)
Greek: “Άνω Μποτίνον” (historical)
Greek: “Λιθοβούνι” (historical)
Greek: “Λιθοβούνιο” (historical)
Greek: “Λιθοβούνιον” (historical)
Irish: “Akres”

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