Paos (, before 1927: Σκούπι - SkoupiName changes of settlements in Greece) is a village and a community in Achaea, Greece. It is part of the municipal unit of Paia. The community includes the small villages Dechounaiika, Palaios Paos, Potamia and Vesini. It is 25 km southwest of Kalavryta, and 50 km northwest of Tripoli.
Population Year Population village Community population 1981 - 649 1991 415 - 2001 367 508 2011 253 298 2021 211 257
History The location of the ancient city Paos has been found near the modern village, of which the remainder remains to be excavated.styga.gr Ancient artifacts and remains of the walls have been found. It had a perimeter of 516 m, and had an almost triangular shape with its point facing west with its acropolis in the middle and some ancient buildings to the south, its springs used to be to the northeast with an aqueduct north of the old city. It was said that Euphorion from Paos gave lodging to the Dioscuri, and ever since kept open house for all men.Herodotus Histories 6.127.3. Paos in later years annexed with the neighboring Kleitor. Pausanias wrote that Paos was a ruined settlement near the city of Seirai.Pausanias Description of Greece 8.23.9.
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The EO33 road, which runs between Patras and Levidi via Tripotama, passes through the village: the road is known locally as the EO111, although the real EO111 (which existed from 1928 to 1955) went via Kleitoria and Aroania, instead of Paos.
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See also List of settlements in Achaea
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