Santomeri | |
Name Local: | Σαντομέρι |
Type: | community |
Coordinates: | 37.9833°N 55°W |
Periph: | West Greece |
Periphunit: | Achaea |
Municipality: | West Achaea |
Municunit: | Olenia |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population: | 223 |
Licence: | AX |
Santomeri (Greek: Σαντομέρι) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Olenia, Achaea, Greece. It is located on the northern end of Mount Skollis, 5 km north of Portes, 18 km south of Kato Achaia and 32 km southwest of Patras. The community includes the villages Ampelakia and Polylofo.
Year | Population | Community population | |
---|---|---|---|
1981 | 560 | - | |
1991 | 291 | - | |
2001 | 306 | 477 | |
2011 | 164 | 314 | |
2021 | 136 | 223 |
Santomeri is named after Nicholas III of Saint Omer, a French baron of Thebes who gave his name to the castle Santameri and the nearby mountain, now known as Skollis. Venetians called it Edrolcamo?.