Trapeza, Achaea

Trapeza
Τράπεζα
Trapeza is located in Greece
Trapeza
Trapeza
Coordinates: 38°10′N 22°14′E / 38.167°N 22.233°E / 38.167; 22.233
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitAchaea
MunicipalityAigialeia
Municipal unitDiakopto
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community260
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Trapeza (Greek: Τράπεζα) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. It is located 4 km southeast of Diakopto and 8 km west of Akrata. The community includes the village Paralia Trapezis. Between 1892 and 1940, its name was Nea Voura (Νέα Βούρα).[2]

Trapeza is located on a cliff, about 130 m above the Gulf of Corinth. The Greek National Road 8A (Patras - Corinth) and the railway Patras - Corinth run along the shore below the village. Trapeza has a well known beach called Pounta. The ancient city of Boura may have been located near present Trapeza.[citation needed]

Climate

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Trapeza has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). Trapeza experiences hot, dry summers and mild, wet winters.

Population

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Year Population
1981 271
1991 252
2001 310
2011 314
2021 260

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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