Seal of the Sikyona Municipality

Kiato (Greek, Modern: Κιάτο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on) is an offshore town located in the northern part of the prefecture of Corinthia in the Peloponnese, Greece. Kiato is located in a hammock area which is lettered by lemon trees, orange trees, and other fruit-bearing trees. It has a lot of touristic activity mainly in the summer. The ancient name of Kiato was Sikiona and the municipality of Sikyona is named after this place. In the antiquity it had a great prosperity, specially from the middle of the 2nd century BC. Kiato is linked with GR-8 and the Elissos river flows near the centre of Kiato. It also serves a junction to a road linking to Stymfalia and also Levidi to the southwest. At the same road 2 km south is GR-8A/E55 (Athens - Patras), E94 eastbound which its exit is at the 109th km. Kiato is located almost halfway between Patras and Athens It is located approximately 30 km (old distance, 25 km) NW of Corinth, about 111 km W of Athens, about 110 km E of Patras, 98 km E of the Rio-Antirio bridge and about 40 km NE of Stymfalia. Grovelands surround Kiato while fruits and vegetable farming lie to the southeast and parts near Kiato. Forests lie within the shorelines to the east and west and some to the south and along the hills. The hills lie to the south. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Katharevousa (Greek Καθαρεύουσα, IPA: ) is a form of the Greek language, created during the early 19th century by Adamantios Korais (1748-1833). ... Ronda, Spain Main street in Bastrop, Texas, United States, a small town A town is a community of people ranging from a few hundred to several thousands, although it may be applied loosely even to huge metropolitan areas. ... Corinthia (Greek: Κορινθία, Korinthía) is the area around the city of Corinth. ... Greece and the Peloponnese The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus (Greek: Πελοπόννησος Peloponnesos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large peninsula in southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth. ... This article is about the fruit. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ... Binomial name (L.) Osbeck Orange—specifically, sweet orange—refers to the citrus tree Citrus sinensis (syn. ... For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ... Tourist redirects here. ... Sikyona (Σικυώνα) is a municipality in Corinthia, Greece. ... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 2nd century BC started on January 1, 200 BC and ended on December 31, 101 BC. // Coin of Antiochus IV. Reverse shows Apollo seated on an omphalos. ... Greece Interstate 8 is an old highway linking the cities of Patras, Corinth and Athens. ... The Elisos or the Elissos River (Greek:Potamos Pamisou) is a river that flows entirely in the Corinthia prefectures in the northeastern Peloponnese in Greece. ... Stymfalia (Στυμφαλία) is a municipality in Corinthia, Greece. ... Levidi (Greek: Λεβίδι), Arcadia, Greece is a small town and a municipality located in northcentral Peloponnese about 25 km via the bypass and 20 km north of Tripoli(s). ... A non-freeway part of the road Greece Interstate 8A, sometimes Greece Interstate 8 is a toll road running from Kifissou avenue, in Athens up to the northeast of Patras. ... The European route E55 passes through the following cities: Helsingborg - Elsinore - Rostock - Berlin - Dresden - Teplice - Prague - Vienna - Ancona - Ioannina - Arta (bypasses) - Amphilochia - Agrinion - Messolonghi - Rhion * Antirrhion - Patras - Kourtesi - Marathia - Pyrgos - Epitalion - Zacharo - Kalo Nero - near Dorio - near Oichalia - Allagi - Thouria - Kalamáta From Helsingborg, the route continues northward through Sweden... The E94 is part of the international E-road network, which is a series of main roads in the European Union. ... This article is about the capital of Greece. ... Patras (Demotic Greek: Πάτρα, Pátra, Classical Greek: Πάτραι, Pátrai, Latin: , Ottoman Turkish: Ballıbadra) is the third-largest city of Greece and the capital of the prefecture of Achaea, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers to the west of Athens. ... The Rio-Antirio bridge (Greek: Γέφυρα Ρίου-Αντίρριου), officially called Charilaos Trikoupis bridge after the statesman who first envisaged it, is a cable-stayed bridge crossing the Gulf of Corinth near Patras, linking the town of Rio on the Peloponnese to Antirio on mainland Greece, thus connecting the peninsula with the rest of... Stymfalia (Στυμφαλία) is a municipality in Corinthia, Greece. ...

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Kiato has 8 grade schools, 3 lyceums, 3 gymnasiums, banks, a post office, beaches, hotels, bars and nightclubs where the nightlife was common, and squares (plateies) including one downtown. Kiato is the seat of the Sikyona Municipality. As of 9 July 2007, Kiato is now accessible via the Proastiakos (Athens Suburban Railway). Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ... is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Proastiakos train in Athens Central Railway Station The Proastiakos (Greek: Προαστιακός meaning literally the Suburban) is the suburban railway system of Athens, Greece. ... This article is about the capital of Greece. ...

Historical population

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Notable people

• Emilios T. Harlaftis (1965-2005) astrophysicist

Emilios T. Harlaftis (29 March 1965, Kiato – 13 February 2005 Menalo) was an astrophysicist. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Kiato
• Mapquest - Kiato, street map not yet available
• Coordinates: 38°0′38″N, 22°44′56″E

Nearest places

• Sicyon, also known as Vasiliko, south
• Pasio (town), southwest
• Diminio, west

Sicyon was an ancient Greek city situated in the northern Peloponnesus between Corinth and Achaea. ... Vasiliko (Greek: Βασιλικό) may refer to the following places in Greece: Vasiliko, Achaea, a village in Achaea Vasiliko, Euboea, a village in Euboea Vasiliko, Ioannina, a village in the Ioannina Prefecture Vasiliko, Messenia, a village in Messenia a village on the site of the ancient city Sicyon, in Corinthia See also...

Xylokastro (Greek:, Modern: Ξυλόκαστρο, Ancient: Xylokastron, Ξυλόκαστρον Greek word meaning wooden castle) is a city that is 40 km W of Corinth via GR-8, which is also E65. ... Velo (Greek Modern: Βέλο, Ancient/Katharevousa: -n), older form: Velon is a community and a municipality in the northern part of Corinthia. ...

See also

• Communities of Corinthia