Achyra
Achyra is a village and a community in the Medeon municipal unit, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. It was originally situated on a mountain slope, 7 km west of Katouna, 13 km east of Palairos and 37 km northwest of Agrinio but at some point in the 20th century a landslide took away part of the village and it was subsequently moved to its present location on the outskirts of Katouna.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Abandoned locality with 101 residents
- Description: village in Greece
- Also known as: “Akhirá”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Katouna and Konopina.
Katouna
Village
Katouna is a settlement in the regional unit of Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. Its population at the 2021 census was 1,634. It has a large number of shops, cafes, a bank and school and so serves as the central settlement for the surrounding region. Katouna is situated 8 km east of Achyra.
Konopina
Village
Konopina is a village and a community in the Medeon municipal unit, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece. It is surrounded by the villages of Katouna, Kompotí, Aetos and Papadatou. Konopina is situated 9 km east of Achyra.
Achyra
- Category: human settlement
- Location: Aktio-Vonitsa, West Central Greece, West Greece, Central Greece, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Portuguese—“Achyra” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Achyra”
- Greek: “Achyrá”
- Greek: “Αχυρά Αιτωλοακαρνανίας”
- Greek: “Αχυρά”
- Irish: “Achyra”
- Portuguese: “Achyra”
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