Alykes, Achaia

Alykes (Αλυκές) Achaia

Alykes (officially: Alykai) is a seaside village, close to Kato Achaia northwest of it, administratively part of the homonymous municipal community of the Municipal Unit of Dymi of the Municipality of Western Achaia [1]. According to the 2011 national census, it was found to have a population of 144 inhabitants.

They are about 26 km from Patras, as well as 2 km from Kato Achaia.

General and historical data

In the village there is a church dedicated to Agios Nikolaos. Its inhabitants are mainly engaged in fishing and there is a small fishing port.

Alykes was officially recognized as a settlement on 19/03/1961 and was annexed to the Community of Kato Achaia, belonging to it, being part of all the administrative changes that followed (today a Municipal Community) [1]. According to the previous official census of 2001, Alykes as part of the then Municipal Department of Kato Achaia of the "Kapodistrian" Municipality of Dymi (1997-2010), had a population of 196 inhabitants [3].
References

Ε.Ε.Τ.Α.Α. - Administrative changes of the settlement.
Permanent Population Census 2011.

Permanent Population Census 2001.

Sources

Costas N. Triantafyllou, Historical Dictionary of Patras, Volume I, Petros Chr. Kouli, Patra 1995, Third Edition, entry Alykai.
Theodoros I. Louloudis, Achaia. Settlements, settlers, self-government, Prefectural Enterprise for Cultural Development NA. Achaia, Patras 2010.
Results of the 2011 Population-Housing Census concerning the Permanent Population of the Country, Government Gazette of the Hellenic Republic, vol. 2, p. 3465 (December 28, 2012).
YOU RIGHT. - Permanent Population of Greece. Census 2001, Athens 2004. ISBN 960-86704-8-9.

External links

Ε.Ε.Τ.Α.Α. - Administrative changes of Alykes of Achaia. Eetaa.gr.
Official website of the Municipality of Western Achaia. Dimosdymaion.gr.

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