Parapeiros

Parapeiros (Greek: Παραπείρος, also Τυθεύς - Tythefs, Ancient Greek: Τευθέας - Teutheas[1]) is a river in the western part of Achaea, Greece. It is 28.5 km (17.7 mi) long.[2] The Parapeiros begins in the western part of the Erymanthos mountains close to Alepochori. It passes through the municipal units of Tritaia and Farres. It empties into the river Peiros near the village Agios Stefanos.

Parapeiros
Native nameΠαραπείρος
Location
CountryGreece
RegionAchaea
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationMount Erymanthos
Mouth 
 • location
Peiros
 • coordinates
38°7′34″N 21°38′30″E
Length28.5 km (17.7 mi)
Basin features
ProgressionPeiros→ Ionian Sea

References
  1.  Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Achaia". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. 1. London: John Murray. p. 14.
  2. Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Archived 2017-12-09 at the Wayback Machine, Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, p. 42
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