Farres
former municipality of Achaea, Greece
Farres (Greek: Φαρρές) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 241.848 km2. The municipality of Farres existed between 1835 and 1912, and again between 1998 and 2011. Its seat of administration was in the town Chalandritsa. Farres is situated in the centre of Achaea, on the upper courses of the rivers Peiros and Parapeiros. Towards the southeast (Mount Erymanthos) and northeast (Panachaiko) the terrain is increasingly mountainous. It is located about 15 km south of Patras and 30 km west of Kalavryta. The Patras–Tripoli national road (EO33) runs through the western part of the municipal unit.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Farres is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
Chalandritsa (Chalandritsa, Kydonies, Mastoraiika-Stamaiika)
Chrysopigi (Chrysopigi, Ano Chrysopigi)
Elliniko (Elliniko, Agia Eleousa, Koumani, Neochori, Chrysavgi)
Fares (Fares, Prevedos)
Isoma
Kalanistra (Kalanistra, Rodia)
Kalanos
Kalousi
Katarraktis
Kritharakia (Kritharakia, Asteri, Toskes)
Lakkomata (Lakkomata, Tsapournia)
Mirali
Neo Kompigadi (Neo Kompigadi, Micha, Platanos)
Platanovrysi (Platanovrysi, Agia Paraskevi, Kato Platanovrysi, Koimisis)
Starochori (Ano Starochori, Dafnoula, Kato Starochori, Trousas)
Vasiliko (Vasiliko, Agrilia, Kydonies, Sterna, Stefani)
Historical population
History
Near Chalandritsa, a Mycenaean settlement was excavated in 1985.
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