Administrative Region : West Greece
Regional unit : Achaia
Masouraiika or Masoureika or Masureika is a settlement of the Local Community of Kalfa Achaia of the Municipality of Erymanthos in Achaia [1]. In contrast to the rest of the village, it is geographically located in the Prefecture of Ilia [2] [3]. There is the church of Agios Nikolaos (Ai-Nikolas) [4].
It is located at an altitude of about 169 meters. It is about 53.5 km by road from the center of Patras and about 38.5 km from Chalandritsa, the seat of the Municipality of Erymanthos [6].
Historical data
Its name is anthroponymic and comes from the adjective "Masouras" which lives in the area [4]. It is a relatively new settlement. It was recognized as a settlement on 05/04/1981 and since then it has been part of the Kalfa Community in all administrative changes [1] [7].
According to local testimonies, its habitation dates back to after 1900 and the inhabitants of the area came from the mountain village of Verbini [4]. It was only in 1981 that it was independently recorded, while before its inhabitants it was recorded in the population of neighboring Kalfa.
Demographic development
In summary, the demographic development of the settlement according to the national censuses [8] [9] is as follows:
1981 1991 2001 2011
52 [4] 42 [4] 49 [4] [10] 29 [11]
References and footnotes
Ε.Ε.Τ.Α.Α. - Administrative changes of Masouraeans of Achaia. eetaa.gr. Retrieved: 25/11/2017.
Masouraiika on the map. topoguide.gr. Retrieved: 25/11/2017.
The administrative boundaries of the Regional Units of Achaia and Ilia in the area are the river Pinios. Masouraiika is located downstream of Pinios while Kalfas, the seat of the homonymous local community, is located above it.
See e.g. relevant finding in the "Study of morphological rules of construction and Architecture, in the areas inside and outside settlements up to 2,000 inhabitants" [dead link], no. 426 [ESYE 2011 no. 3704040802], p. 7.
Louloudis 2010, p. 236.
Search altitude from address to map. advancedconverter.com. Retrieved: 25/11/2017.
Driving kilometers and directions. apostaseis.gr. Retrieved: 25/11/2017.
Ε.Ε.Τ.Α.Α. - Administrative changes of the Community of Kalfa, Achaia. eetaa.gr. Retrieved: 07/11/2017.
Digital library of Ε.Σ.Υ.Ε. / ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ .. dlib.statistics.gr. Retrieved: 24/10/2017.
Ε.Ε.Τ.Α.Α. - Administrative changes in the T.A. - Census posts. eetaa.gr. Retrieved: 24/10/2017.
ESYW. - Permanent Population of Greece. Census 2001
EL.STAT. - Permanent population of Greece. Census 2011
Sources
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).
ESYE. - Permanent Population of Greece. Census 2001, Athens 2004. ISBN 960-86704-8-9.
Ministry of Environment and Energy, "Study of morphological rules of construction and Architecture, in areas inside and outside settlements up to 2,000 inhabitants" [dead link]. ypeka.gr. Retrieved: 25/11/2017.
Bibliography
Theodoros I. Louloudis, Achaia. Settlements, settlers, self-government, Prefectural Enterprise for Cultural Development NA. Achaia, Patras 2010.
External links
Ε.Ε.Τ.Α.Α. - Administrative changes of Masouraeans of Achaia. eetaa.gr. Retrieved: 25/11/2017.
Ε.Ε.Τ.Α.Α. - Administrative changes of the Community of Kalfa, Achaia. eetaa.gr. Retrieved: 07/11/2017.
Masuraika on the map. topoguide.gr. Retrieved: 25/11/2017.
Search altitude from address to map. advancedconverter.com. Retrieved: 25/11/2017.
Driving kilometers and directions. apostaseis.gr. Retrieved: 25/11/2017.
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