Seires (, before 1928: Βερσίτσι - VersitsiName changes of settlements in Greece) is a mountain village and a community in the municipal unit of Aroania, Achaea, Greece. It was named after the ancient town Seirae, that was part of Arcadian Azania. The community includes the villages Agioi Theodoroi, Agios Georgios, Krini and Thomaiika. Seires is situated at 940 m above sea level. Seires is 3 km west of Alestaina, 4 km northwest of Paos, 5 km east of Psofida and 23 km southwest of Kalavryta.
Population Year Population Community population 1981 - 397 1991 107 - 2001 118 392 2011 76 263 2021 43 196
History
According to Pausanias, Seirae was an Arcadian city at the border between Cleitor and Psophis. The city was located near the Soron Forest and near the ruined settlement of Paos.Pausanias Description of Greece 8.23.9. Seires was an independent community until 1997, when it joined the newly formed municipality of Aroania.
See also List of settlements in Achaea
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