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Administrative Region : West Greece
Regional unit : Achaia

Argyra (Greek: Αργυρά) is a village in the municipal unit of Rio, Achaea, Greece. It is situated in the northern foothills of the Panachaiko, at about 450 m elevation. It is 2 km west of Sella and 7 km east of Rio. As of 2001, it had a population of 370. A wind energy facility has been built about 4 km to the south.


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Population
Year Population
1981 305
1991 275
2001 370
History

The ancient town Argyra was located near the river Selemnos, the spring Argyra and the town Boline. Both towns were already ruined in Pausanias' days (2nd century AD). According to local legend, Argyra was a sea-nymph, who fell in love with Selemnus and used to come up out of the sea to visit him, sleeping by his side. [1] The ancient town is located between the villages of Ano Kastritsi and Argyra.
See also

List of settlements in Achaea

References

^ Pausanias Description of Greece 7.23

Municipal unit Rio
Municipal Community Agios Vasileios
Agios Vasileios (Άγιος Βασίλειος, ο)
Municipal Community Rio
Rio (Ρίο, το)
Community Aktaio
Aktaio (Ακταίο, το)
Community Ano Kastritsi
Ano Kastritsi (Άνω Καστρίτσι, το)
Community Arachovitika
Arachovitika (Αραχοβίτικα, τα)
Kato Arachovitika (Κάτω Αραχοβίτικα, τα)
Community Argyra
Argyra (Αργυρά, η)
Community Drepano
Drepano (Δρέπανο, το)
Community Kato Kastritsi
Kato Kastritsi (Κάτω Καστρίτσι, το)
Magoula (Μαγούλα, η)
Community Pititsa
Pititsa (Πιτίτσα, η)
Community Platani
Platani (Πλατάνι, το)
Community Sella
Sella (Σελλά, τα)
Community Psathopyrgos
Kato Rodini (Κάτω Ροδινή, η)
Psathopyrgos (Ψαθόπυργος, ο)

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