Diakopto
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Diakopto is a coastal town in the northern Peloponnese of Greece, known as the starting point of the historic rack railway through the Vouraikos Gorge.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal town
ⓘ
populated place ⓘ town ⓘ |
| administrativeReform | Kallikratis reform of 2011 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | Mediterranean climate ⓘ |
| coastType | pebble and shingle beaches ⓘ |
| country | Greece ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
approximately 15 km west of Akrata
ⓘ
approximately 22 km southeast of Aigio ⓘ approximately 40 km east of Patras ⓘ |
| gorgeTraversedByRailway | Vouraikos Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCoastlineOn | Gulf of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPort | small port ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation | Diakopto railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelief | coastal plain near mountainous interior ⓘ |
| knownFor |
rack railway through the Vouraikos Gorge
ⓘ
starting point of the Diakopto–Kalavryta rack railway ⓘ |
| language | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedByRiver | Vouraikos River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Peloponnese
ⓘ
northern Peloponnese ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrative |
Achaea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Gulf of Corinth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnTransportCorridor | Patras–Athens corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| municipalUnit | Diakopto municipal unit of Aigialeia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | municipality of Aigialeia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousAdministrativeStatus | former municipality ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity | tourism ⓘ |
| railwayDestination | Kalavryta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayFeature | rack-and-pinion sections ⓘ |
| railwayGauge | narrow-gauge ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Diakopto–Kalavryta Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayOpeningPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| railwayType | rack railway ⓘ |
| region | Central Achaea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
Athens–Corinth–Patras road corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greek National Road 8A NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | seat of the former municipality of Diakopto ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction |
Diakopto–Kalavryta rack railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vouraikos Gorge NERFINISHED ⓘ nearby beaches on the Gulf of Corinth ⓘ |
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