Keryneia () is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Diakopto, Achaea, Greece. The community consists of the villages Keryneia and Nea Keryneia. It is located 6 km southeast of Aigio and 7 km west of Diakopto. The Greek National Road 8A (Patras - Aigio - Corinth) passes between Keryneia and Nea Keryneia. The town takes its name from the ancient town of Ceryneia
Population
Year Population Community population 1981 - 361 1991 112 518 2001 103 435 2011 35 362 2021 72 324
History
Ceryneia was one of the twelve towns of the ancient Achaeans.Pausanias, Description of Greece, 7. 6. 1. The city Kyrenia in Cyprus was settled by Achaeans, probably from Ceryneia.
People Margos, (c. 300-229 BC) strategos and navarch of the Achaean League
See also List of settlements in Achaea Ceryneian Hind
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