Achaea
Encyclopedia
Achaea is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece
. It is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese
peninsula. The capital is Patras
. The population exceeds 300,000 since 2001.
to the south and Corinthia
to the southeast. The Gulf of Corinth
lies to its northeast, and the Gulf of Patras
to its northwest. The mountain Panachaiko
(1926m), though not the highest of Achaea, dominates the coastal area near Patras
. Higher mountains are found in the south, notably Aroania
(2341m) and Erymanthos
(2224m). Other mountain ranges in Achaea are Omplos
and Movri
. Its main rivers ordered from west to east are the Larissos
, Tytheos, Parapeiros, Charadros
, Selinountas and Vouraikos. Most of the forests are in the mountain ranges, though several are in the plains including the extreme west. There are grasslands around the mid-elevation areas and barren lands in the highest areas.
Achaea has hot summers and mild winters. Sunny days dominate during the summer months in areas near the coast, while the summer can be cloudy and rainy in the mountains. Snow is very common during the winter in the mountains of Erymanthos, Panachaiko and Aroania. Winter high temperatures are around the 10°C mark throughout the low lying areas.
Achaea . The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.
Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece
.
after the fall of the western Roman Empire. However, after the Fourth Crusade
several new crusader states
were founded in Greece. One of these was the Principality of Achaea
, which like the Roman province, covered a much larger area than traditional Achaea.
The Principality of Achaea
fell to the Ottoman Empire
in the mid-15th century. The area was later invaded by the Venetians in the late-16th and the 17th centuries and later invaded by the Ottomans again.
In 1821, it became part of Greece. During the Greek War of Independence
, Aigio was the first city to be liberated by the Greeks and several villages days after as well as the city of Patras. Achaea later produced several heroes including Kanaris
, Zaimis
and Roufos
and prime ministers of Greece including Andreas Michalakopoulos
as well as some head of states.
In the first years of the country, the prefecture amalgamated to form the prefecture of Achaea-Elis of Achaea and Elis until 1899 and covered an area of around 6,000 km², the older enlarged again in 1909 and did not finally split again until 1936. The area of Mataragka remained historically Ilia until the 1990s along with the area of Vouprasi.
Georgios Mavrommatis (ran in 1828) was the first prefectural head in modern Achaea and Georgios Glarakis was the first leader that ran in the 1830s.
Achaea saw an influx of refugees that arrived from Asia Minor
during the Greco Turkish War
of 1919-1922. Tens of thousands were relocated to their camps in the suburbs of Patras and a few villages mainly within the coastline. One of the camps was named Prosfygika
After World War II
and the Greek Civil War
, many of its buildings were rebuilt and this work took several years.
In the 20th century, the area which excluded Metochi reverted from Ilia as the municipality of Kalotychia became Vouprasias. That part had been a part of Ilia, then Elis during the ancient times. Another reorganization reverted Mataranga and Spata into the prefecture of Achaia and the municipality of Larissos.
A forest fire consumed the northern part of the Panachaicus in the mid-1990s. Many municipalities were recreated between 1994, several more and 1997 and several others in 1998 which revived Tritaia, Movri, Erymanthos, Kalavryta and many more. Every administrative community became municipal and communal districts.
, the capital of Achaea, is the third largest city in Greece, excluding Piraeus
. Two-thirds of Achaea live near Patras, and more than half of Achaea live within the city limits. The main industrial areas are 20 km south of the city, near Fares.
is situated a few kilometres west of Kalavryta
on the top of a hill. 12 to 20 km east, is Cave Lakes where lakes are inside this brilliant cave. It is open to tourists, and the length is around 300 to 500 m. The mountain hosts the most modern Greek telescope, named Aristarchus (after the ancient Greek astronomer - Aristarchus of Samos
) and operated by the National Observatory of Athens A narrow gauge railway track runs for 30 km, mainly as a tourist attraction. The track begins near Kalavryta and ends off Diakopto.
The main highways are:
A bypass which bypasses Patras begun construction in 1990, and extended construction to GR-33 in 1992, Savalia in 1993, East Patras in 1995, and in 1998 into GR-8. Lights were installed in the early 2000s on the beltway, and opened to traffic on late 2003. It starts from near Roitika and ends just south of Rhion.
GR-8 was the first superhighway in Achaea, along with GR-5
. The beltway is the second, and the bridge will be the third. It now has almost 100 km of superhighways. The Rio-Antirrio bridge opened in 2004, connecting the mainland and the Peloponnese. This eliminated much of the ferry service which has been used for about half a century for automobiles. Since then, there is only the ferry service in the city of Aigio, which is the ferry route to Agios Nikolaos in Phocis.
A future superhighway between Patras
and Pyrgos
was announced in the winter of 2003 and will be in plan, but no date has been set.
for most teams, for football (soccer)
, they are run by the Achaea Football Clubs Association
:
Teams with multiple sporting clubs
Basketball only
Defunct and historic teams
West Greece
West Greece is one of the thirteen regions of Greece. It comprises the western part of continental Greece and the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula.- Administration :...
. It is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese
Peloponnese
The Peloponnese, Peloponnesos or Peloponnesus , is a large peninsula , located in a region of southern Greece, forming the part of the country south of the Gulf of Corinth...
peninsula. The capital is Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
. The population exceeds 300,000 since 2001.
Geography
Achaea borders on Elis to the southwest, ArcadiaArcadia
Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...
to the south and Corinthia
Corinthia
Corinthia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Peloponnese. It is situated around the city of Corinth, in the north-eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula.-Geography:...
to the southeast. The Gulf of Corinth
Gulf of Corinth
The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece...
lies to its northeast, and the Gulf of Patras
Gulf of Patras
The Gulf of Patras is a branch of the Ionian Sea. On the east, it is closed by the Strait of Rion between capes Rio, Greece and Antirrio, near the Rio-Antirio bridge. On the west, it is bounded by a line from Oxeia island to Cape Araxos...
to its northwest. The mountain Panachaiko
Panachaiko
The Panachaikon or Panachaiko , also known as Vodias in medieval times and until the early 20th century, is a mountain range that spans about 20 km in length from north to south , and 15 to 20 km from east to west...
(1926m), though not the highest of Achaea, dominates the coastal area near Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
. Higher mountains are found in the south, notably Aroania
Aroania (mountain)
Aroania, also known as Chelmos, Helmos and Khelmos , is a mountain range that spans about 15 to 20 km from north to south and about 5 to 10 km from west to directly east of Kalavryta to the Achaia-Corinthia prefectural border. The mountain range is in the prefecture of Achaia...
(2341m) and Erymanthos
Mount Erymanthos
Mount Erymanthos is a dense mountain range south of Patras in the middle of Achaia prefecture. The mountains is also called Olonos . Historically it was in northwestern Arcadia and was the second tallest in the historic Arcadia, the northern portion belonged to the historic Achaea...
(2224m). Other mountain ranges in Achaea are Omplos
Omplos
Omplos is a mountain in the northern part of Achaea, Greece. It rises 720 m above sea level. The mountain is shaped like a sugar-loaf, with a 65° slope. The mountain can be reached by three unused roads, one that leads almost to the top of the mountain, one linking to Ovrya in the West, and...
and Movri
Movri
Movri , is a mountain range that is in the municipalities of Movri, Dymi to the northeast, Oleni in the western part of Achaea and the western part was partly in the prefecture of Elis with the municipality of Vouprasia until the 1970s. It is located about 30 km SW of Patras, W of...
. Its main rivers ordered from west to east are the Larissos
Larissos
Larissos is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was in the village Lappas . The distance from Patras is 37 km SW and 58 km N of...
, Tytheos, Parapeiros, Charadros
Charadros
The Charadros is a river in the northwest central part of the Achaea prefecture.-Geography:The Charadros river begins in the Panachaiko mountains, it passes through the municipalities of Rio and Patras. The river flows in a rocky setting, through a valley with mountains and a forest...
, Selinountas and Vouraikos. Most of the forests are in the mountain ranges, though several are in the plains including the extreme west. There are grasslands around the mid-elevation areas and barren lands in the highest areas.
Achaea has hot summers and mild winters. Sunny days dominate during the summer months in areas near the coast, while the summer can be cloudy and rainy in the mountains. Snow is very common during the winter in the mountains of Erymanthos, Panachaiko and Aroania. Winter high temperatures are around the 10°C mark throughout the low lying areas.
Administration
The regional unit Achaea is subdivided into 5 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox):- AigialeiaAigialeiaAigialeia is a municipality and a former province of the Achaea peripheral unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Aigio. The main towns are Aigio, Akrata and Diakopto. The mountains dominate the central, the southern and the western part, farmlands dominate the northern part...
(2) - ErymanthosErymanthos (municipality)Erymanthos is a municipality in the Achaea peripheral unit, West Greece Periphery, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Chalandritsa...
(4) - KalavrytaKalavrytaKalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx...
(5) - PatrasPatrasPatras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
(Patra, 1) - West AchaeaWest AchaeaWest Achaea is a municipality in the Achaea peripheral unit, West Greece Periphery, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Kato Achaia.-Municipality:...
(Dytiki Achaia, 3)
Prefecture
As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Achaea was created out of the former prefecturePrefectures of Greece
During the first administrative division of independent Greece in 1833–1836 and then again from 1845 until their abolition with the Kallikratis reform in 2010, the prefectures were the country's main administrative unit...
Achaea . The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.
| New municipality | Old municipalities | Seat |
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| Aigialeia Aigialeia Aigialeia is a municipality and a former province of the Achaea peripheral unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Aigio. The main towns are Aigio, Akrata and Diakopto. The mountains dominate the central, the southern and the western part, farmlands dominate the northern part... |
Aigeira Aigeira Aigeira or Aegira is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located about 500 m SW of the Gulf of Corinth in the northeastern part of Achaea. It is located on... |
Aigio |
| Aigio Aigio Aigio is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Its population is around 30,000. Aigio is surrounded by trees in the north and cliffs in the... |
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| Akrata Akrata Akrata, is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is a municipal unit. The location is in a valley with two mountaintops. The river named Krathi flows near the center of Akrata. ... |
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| Diakopto Diakopto Diakopto is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is a municipal unit. Population app. 7,005 . The town of Diakopto is situated on the Gulf of Corinth, and at the lower end of... |
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| Erineos Erineos Erineos is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was in the village of Kamares. It is connected by the old road of GR-8 linking Patras and... |
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| Sympoliteia Sympoliteia Sympoliteia is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 7,840 . The seat of the municipality was in Rododafni. Sympoliteia was one of several ancient terms... |
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| Erymanthos Erymanthos (municipality) Erymanthos is a municipality in the Achaea peripheral unit, West Greece Periphery, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Chalandritsa... |
Farres Farres Farres is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was in the town Chalandritsa. It is on a road connecting Patras and Kalavryta... |
Chalandritsa |
| Kalentzi Kalentzi Kalentzi is a village and a former community in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 657 . It is renowned in Greece as the ancestral home of the Papandreou political dynasty.... |
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| Leontio Leontio Leontio , older form: -on, is a community former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is built on the foot of the Panachaiko. Its 2001 population was 373 for the village,... |
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| Tritaia Tritaia Tritaia is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,462 . The seat of the municipality is in Stavrodromi... |
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| Kalavryta Kalavryta Kalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx... |
Kalavryta Kalavryta Kalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx... |
Kalavryta |
| Aroania Aroania Aroania is a village and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, of which it is a municipal unit. The population is 2,551 . The seat of administration was in the town Psofida... |
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| Lefkasio Lefkasio Lefkasio is a village and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was the village Kleitoria, near the site of the ancient village of Kleitor... |
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| Paion Paion Paion is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, of which it is a municipal unit. Its 2001 population was 2,579. The seat of the municipality was in Dafni. The municipality was created after the Greek... |
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| Patras Patras Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens... (Patra) |
Patras Patras Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens... |
Patras |
| Vrachnaiika | ||
| Messatida Messatida Messatida is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in Ovrya. It includes the communities of Kríni, southern Demenika, Saravali, and parts... |
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| Paralia | ||
| Rio Rio, Greece Rio is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. The former municipality had a population of around 13,000.- Geography :... |
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| West Achaea West Achaea West Achaea is a municipality in the Achaea peripheral unit, West Greece Periphery, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Kato Achaia.-Municipality:... (Dytiki Achaia) |
Dymi Dymi, Achaea Dymi is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was the town of Kato Achaia... |
Kato Achaia |
| Larissos Larissos Larissos is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is a municipal unit. Its seat of administration was in the village Lappas . The distance from Patras is 37 km SW and 58 km N of... |
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| Movri Movri (municipality) Movri is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 5,106 . It is named after the mountain range Movri... |
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| Olenia Olenia Olenia is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 6,822 . The seat of the municipality was in Lousika... |
Provinces
- Province of AigialeiaAigialeiaAigialeia is a municipality and a former province of the Achaea peripheral unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Aigio. The main towns are Aigio, Akrata and Diakopto. The mountains dominate the central, the southern and the western part, farmlands dominate the northern part...
- AigioAigioAigio is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Its population is around 30,000. Aigio is surrounded by trees in the north and cliffs in the... - Province of KalavrytaKalavrytaKalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx...
- Kalavryta - Province of PatrasPatrasPatras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
- Patras
Note: Provinces no longer hold any legal status in Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
.
Medieval and modern history
Achaea remained a province of the Byzantine EmpireByzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
after the fall of the western Roman Empire. However, after the Fourth Crusade
Fourth Crusade
The Fourth Crusade was originally intended to conquer Muslim-controlled Jerusalem by means of an invasion through Egypt. Instead, in April 1204, the Crusaders of Western Europe invaded and conquered the Christian city of Constantinople, capital of the Eastern Roman Empire...
several new crusader states
Crusader states
The Crusader states were a number of mostly 12th- and 13th-century feudal states created by Western European crusaders in Asia Minor, Greece and the Holy Land , and during the Northern Crusades in the eastern Baltic area...
were founded in Greece. One of these was the Principality of Achaea
Principality of Achaea
The Principality of Achaea or of the Morea was one of the three vassal states of the Latin Empire which replaced the Byzantine Empire after the capture of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade. It became a vassal of the Kingdom of Thessalonica, along with the Duchy of Athens, until Thessalonica...
, which like the Roman province, covered a much larger area than traditional Achaea.
The Principality of Achaea
Principality of Achaea
The Principality of Achaea or of the Morea was one of the three vassal states of the Latin Empire which replaced the Byzantine Empire after the capture of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade. It became a vassal of the Kingdom of Thessalonica, along with the Duchy of Athens, until Thessalonica...
fell to the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
in the mid-15th century. The area was later invaded by the Venetians in the late-16th and the 17th centuries and later invaded by the Ottomans again.
In 1821, it became part of Greece. During the Greek War of Independence
Greek War of Independence
The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...
, Aigio was the first city to be liberated by the Greeks and several villages days after as well as the city of Patras. Achaea later produced several heroes including Kanaris
Constantine Kanaris
Constantine Kanaris or Canaris was a Greek Prime Minister, admiral and politician who in his youth was also a freedom fighter, pirate, privateer and merchantman.-Early life:...
, Zaimis
Zaimis
Zaimis is the surname of two Prime Ministers of Greece and others:*Alexandros Zaimis, Prime Minister of Greece five times in the late 1890s and the early-20th century*Androutsos Zaimis, took part in 1751 against the Turks...
and Roufos
Benizelos Rouphos
Benizelos Rouphos was a Greek politician and Prime Minister. Rouphos was born in Patras in 1795, a scion of the wealthy Rouphos-Kanakaris family. He was the son of Athanasios Kanakaris who fought during the Greek War of Independence. During the government of Ioannis Kapodistrias , Rouphos became...
and prime ministers of Greece including Andreas Michalakopoulos
Andreas Michalakopoulos
Andreas Michalakopoulos was an important liberal politician in the inter-war period who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 7 October 1924 to 26 June 1925....
as well as some head of states.
In the first years of the country, the prefecture amalgamated to form the prefecture of Achaea-Elis of Achaea and Elis until 1899 and covered an area of around 6,000 km², the older enlarged again in 1909 and did not finally split again until 1936. The area of Mataragka remained historically Ilia until the 1990s along with the area of Vouprasi.
Georgios Mavrommatis (ran in 1828) was the first prefectural head in modern Achaea and Georgios Glarakis was the first leader that ran in the 1830s.
Achaea saw an influx of refugees that arrived from Asia Minor
Asia Minor
Asia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
during the Greco Turkish War
Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922)
The Greco–Turkish War of 1919–1922, known as the Western Front of the Turkish War of Independence in Turkey and the Asia Minor Campaign or the Asia Minor Catastrophe in Greece, was a series of military events occurring during the partitioning of the Ottoman Empire after World War I between May...
of 1919-1922. Tens of thousands were relocated to their camps in the suburbs of Patras and a few villages mainly within the coastline. One of the camps was named Prosfygika
Prosfygika
Prosfygika or Prosfigika is a neighbourhood in the southern Greek city of Patras. It was founded in 1922 as refugees from Asia Minor arrived in the city during the Greco-Turkish War....
After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
and the Greek Civil War
Greek Civil War
The Greek Civil War was fought from 1946 to 1949 between the Greek governmental army, backed by the United Kingdom and United States, and the Democratic Army of Greece , the military branch of the Greek Communist Party , backed by Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Albania...
, many of its buildings were rebuilt and this work took several years.
In the 20th century, the area which excluded Metochi reverted from Ilia as the municipality of Kalotychia became Vouprasias. That part had been a part of Ilia, then Elis during the ancient times. Another reorganization reverted Mataranga and Spata into the prefecture of Achaia and the municipality of Larissos.
A forest fire consumed the northern part of the Panachaicus in the mid-1990s. Many municipalities were recreated between 1994, several more and 1997 and several others in 1998 which revived Tritaia, Movri, Erymanthos, Kalavryta and many more. Every administrative community became municipal and communal districts.
Population
Achaea today has about one-third of the population of the Peloponnese. PatrasPatras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
, the capital of Achaea, is the third largest city in Greece, excluding Piraeus
Piraeus
Piraeus is a city in the region of Attica, Greece. Piraeus is located within the Athens Urban Area, 12 km southwest from its city center , and lies along the east coast of the Saronic Gulf....
. Two-thirds of Achaea live near Patras, and more than half of Achaea live within the city limits. The main industrial areas are 20 km south of the city, near Fares.
Main towns and cities
The main cities and towns of Achaea are (ranked by 2001 census population):- PatrasPatrasPatras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
161,114 - AigioAigioAigio is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Its population is around 30,000. Aigio is surrounded by trees in the north and cliffs in the...
21,255 - Kato AchaiaKato AchaiaKato Achaia is a town in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is the seat of administration.-Population history :...
6,027 - ParaliaParalia, AchaeaParalia is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. It is a suburb of Patras, about 6 km south of the city centre. The municipal population is between 6,000...
6,012 - OvryaOvryaOvrya is a town in Greece, located just 3 mi directly south of Patras, and 4 mi south from the GR-33 highway. It is a suburb within the Patras metropolitan area. It was the seat of the former municipality of Messatida....
5,241 - RioRio, GreeceRio is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. The former municipality had a population of around 13,000.- Geography :...
5,231
Culture
The monastery Agia LavraAgia Lavra
Agia Lavra is a monastery near Kalavryta, Achaea, Greece. It was built in 961 AD, on Helmos Mountain, at an altitude of 961 meters, and can be described as the symbolic birth-place of modern Greece. It stands as one of the oldest monasteries in the Peloponnese.It was built in 10th century but was...
is situated a few kilometres west of Kalavryta
Kalavryta
Kalavryta is a town and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the peripheral unit of Achaea, Greece. It is the southern terminus of the Kalavryta - Diakopto Road and the eastern terminus of the Patras - Kalavryta Road. It is located approx...
on the top of a hill. 12 to 20 km east, is Cave Lakes where lakes are inside this brilliant cave. It is open to tourists, and the length is around 300 to 500 m. The mountain hosts the most modern Greek telescope, named Aristarchus (after the ancient Greek astronomer - Aristarchus of Samos
Aristarchus of Samos
Aristarchus, or more correctly Aristarchos , was a Greek astronomer and mathematician, born on the island of Samos, in Greece. He presented the first known heliocentric model of the solar system, placing the Sun, not the Earth, at the center of the known universe...
) and operated by the National Observatory of Athens A narrow gauge railway track runs for 30 km, mainly as a tourist attraction. The track begins near Kalavryta and ends off Diakopto.
Economy
Patras is one of the main industrial and commerce centers in Greece. Temeni is a place where the famous spring water Avra (Άυρα) is manufactured. It is owned by Tria Epsilon, a division of Coca-Cola Company and a parent. There is a small oil refinery near Rio.Transport
There are two main bus terminals in the cities of Patras and Aigio.The main highways are:
- E55European route E55European route E 55 is a E-route. It passes through the following cities:Helsingborg … Helsingør – Copenhagen – Køge – Vordingborg – Nykøbing Falster – Gedser … Rostock – Berlin – Lübbenau – Dresden – Teplice – Prague – Tábor – Linz – Salzburg – Villach – Tarvisio – Udine – Palmanova – Mestre...
, NW, N-Cen., N - E65European route E65European route E 65 is a north-south Class-A European route that begins in Malmö, Sweden and ends in Chaniá, Greece. The road is about in length.-Itinerary:* Sweden** E 65: Malmö – Ystad* Baltic sea, ferry Ystad-Świnoujście* Poland...
, N, NE - GR-5Greek National Road 5Greek National Road 5 is a highway in Western Greece. It runs from 2 km south of Rio at GR-8/GR-9 , or at the beginning of the Patras By-Pass in the south up to the city centre of Ioannina. It is now connected with a new bridge, the Rio-Antirio bridge and for 5 km is a joint with GR-48...
, N-Cen., N - GR-8Greek National Road 8The National Road 8 in Greece is a single carriageway with at-grade intersections in the Attica and Peloponnese regions. It links the cities of Patras, Corinth and Athens. Until the 1960s when the National Road 8A, a toll road, replaced it as a major route, it was the only road linking Athens and...
(longest), old national road, N, NE - GR-8AGreek National Road 8AGreek National Road 8A is a toll road running from Kifissou avenue, in Athens up to the northeast of Patras. It is a highway from Kifissou avenue up to Corinth, for about 85 km and the rest is an undivided highway with just one lane per direction. The total length is 215 km, but for the...
, superhighway/new national road, N, NE - GR-9Greek National Road 9Greek National Road 9 is the second-longest national highway of Greece. It runs through the western Peloponnese, from Patras to Pylos. Its length is around .This highway travels near:*Bypasses:*Patras and Area, since 2002*Vrachneika*Alissos*Kato Achaia...
, old and new, N-Cen., NW, W - GR-31Greek National Road 31Greek National Road 31 is a national highway of Greece. It connects Palas with Kalavrita....
(AigioAigioAigio is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Its population is around 30,000. Aigio is surrounded by trees in the north and cliffs in the...
- PteriPteri, GreecePteri is a Greek village in Achaea. Pteri located about 15 km south of Aigio, about 45 km east of Patras, west of Diakopto and northwest of Kalavryta. Pteri is part of the municipal unit of Aigio and had a population of 618 in 2001...
), NE, E-Cen. - GR-33Greek National Road 33Greek National Road 33 is a highway that runs from Patras, originally at Dimitris Gounaris Street, now begins at the beltway, and had a branch ending at Olympia, and ends near Vytina, and Levídi, and some think it still ends at Ellinikon near Andritsaina and Megalopolis...
, N-Cen., SW, S, SE - GR-48Greek National Road 48Greek National Road 48 is a highway in Western and Central Greece. It runs from 2 km south of Rio at GR-8/GR-9 , or at the beginning of the Patras By-Pass in the south up to near Levadia. It is now connected with a new bridge, the Rio-Antirio bridge and for 5 km is a joint with GR-5...
, N-Cen., N - GR-62 (Kato AchaiaKato AchaiaKato Achaia is a town in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is the seat of administration.-Population history :...
- AraxosAraxosAraxos , Latin form: Araxus is a village located in the municipal unit of Larissos in the northwestern part of Achaea, Greece. It is located on a road connecting south to Lappa and east to Lakkopetra and Kato Achaia and also a road to Kalogria and Metochi...
), NW (length: 13 km) - Aigeira-Akrata Road
- Kalavryta-Diakopto Road
- Kalavryta-Kato Kleitoria Road
- Patras By-Pass
- Patras-Kalavryta Road
A bypass which bypasses Patras begun construction in 1990, and extended construction to GR-33 in 1992, Savalia in 1993, East Patras in 1995, and in 1998 into GR-8. Lights were installed in the early 2000s on the beltway, and opened to traffic on late 2003. It starts from near Roitika and ends just south of Rhion.
GR-8 was the first superhighway in Achaea, along with GR-5
Greek National Road 5
Greek National Road 5 is a highway in Western Greece. It runs from 2 km south of Rio at GR-8/GR-9 , or at the beginning of the Patras By-Pass in the south up to the city centre of Ioannina. It is now connected with a new bridge, the Rio-Antirio bridge and for 5 km is a joint with GR-48...
. The beltway is the second, and the bridge will be the third. It now has almost 100 km of superhighways. The Rio-Antirrio bridge opened in 2004, connecting the mainland and the Peloponnese. This eliminated much of the ferry service which has been used for about half a century for automobiles. Since then, there is only the ferry service in the city of Aigio, which is the ferry route to Agios Nikolaos in Phocis.
A future superhighway between Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
and Pyrgos
Pyrgos, Elis
Pyrgos is the capital of the Elis peripheral unit in Greece. It is named after a local tower. The city is located in the western part of the Peloponnese, in the middle of a plain near the Ionian Sea. It is 96 km away from Patras via Greek National Road 9, 320 km from Athens, and...
was announced in the winter of 2003 and will be in plan, but no date has been set.
Current newspapers
- Achagiotika NeaAchagiotika NeaAchagiotika Nea is a newspaper that covers its top stories in Kato Achaia and the northwestern Achaia prefecture. It was first published in 1990.-Information:...
- Kato Achaia - Allagi - Patras
- Elliniki Dimokratia - Patras
- Epi ta prosoEpi ta prosothumb|right|Frontpage of Epi ta Proso.Epi ta Proso was a newspaper published in Patras in 1882 by A. Eymorfopoulos . In 1896, the paper changed ownership to the hands of the Free Socialists a group of anarchists, one of the many that existed in Patras...
- Patras - Evdomada - Patras
- FilodimosFilodimosFilodimos is a newspaper that was founded in 1886 in Aigio, Greece. The newspaper is the first publication ever established in the city. -References:...
- AigioAigioAigio is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Its population is around 30,000. Aigio is surrounded by trees in the north and cliffs in the... - Frouros tis Anatolikis AigialeiasFrouros tis Anatolikis AigialeiasFrouros tis Anatolikis Aigialeias was a newspaper that was founded in 1996 in Aigeira, Greece. It serves the entire eastern Aigialiea. Its editor in-chief is Konstantinos Rozos...
- Akrata and eastern Aigaleia - Ta Gegonota tis AchaiasTa Gegonota tis AchaiasTa Gegonota tis Achaias is a daily newspaper that was founded in 1987 in Patras, Greece. It is owned by the company Patraikes ekdoseis monoprosopi EPE and is written by Ekdotiki Patron A.E. ....
- Achaea - I GnomiI GnomiI Gnomi is a newspaper that was founded in 1972 and is based in Patras. It also serves the Achaea, Etoloakarnania and the Ilia prefecture and the best areas of Western Greece. The unselected and battlelike presence with the important talks in which concerns its local information and opened as one...
- PatrasPatrasPatras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens... - ImeraImeraI Imera is a newspaper that is based in Patras in the Achaea prefecture in Greece. Its editor in-chief is Theodoros Kamperos.-References:...
- Patras http://www.imeranews.gr - Imerisios Kyrix - Patras
- Kosmos tis PatrasKosmos tis PatrasKosmos is a weekly newspaper that was founded in 2007 from Kosmos E.P.E. and is based in Patras in the Achaea prefecture in Greece. The unselected and battlelike presence with the important talks in which concerns its local information and opened as one of the narrow regional newspapers...
- Patras - Paraliaki - Patras
- Patraiki Evdomada - Patras
- Politis ton Patron - Patras - political
- ProodosProodos (newspaper)Proodos was a weekly newspaper based in Patras in the Achaea prefecture in Greece that was founded in 1929 and existed for several months...
- Patras - Proti tis Aigaleias - Aigio and Aigaleia
- Simerini - Patras
- SplatsSplatsSplats is a fanzine with comics. It is sold mainly within Patras as well as other cities. The volume does not number ant its stories are entirely humoristic. It has sold several volumes.-References:...
- a fanzine based in Patras - Sport WeekSport WeekSport Week is a weekly sports newspaper based in Patras in the Achaea prefecture in Greece. It was first published in 1999 from S Media Group S.A....
- Patras - sports - Sportivo westSportivo westSportivo west is a monthly sports newspaper and periodical based in Patras in the Achaea prefecture in Greece. It was first published in June 2006...
- Patras - sports - StyxStyx (newspaper)Styx or Stix is a weekly newspaper that features local and general information. It is based in Akrata in the eastern part of the Achaea prefecture in Greece. It was first published in 2004. It is the Independent Cultural and Political Newspaper of the Northern Peloponnese...
- Akrata - Symvoulos EpocheiriseonSymvoulos EpocheiriseonSymvoulos Epicheiriseon is an economic newspaper that features economic news and information. It is based in Patras in the Achaea prefecture in Greece. It was first published in 1987 and was a monthly newspaper until 1994, it became biweekly during that time...
- Patras
Ceased and defunct newspapers
- Achaikos KyrixAchaikos KyrixAchaikos Kyrix was a newspaper that was founded in 1840 in Patras, Greece. It claimed it was the first newspaper published there.- References :*This article is translated and is based from the article at the Greek Wikipedia ....
- an older newspaper of Patras - Tachydromos tis AnatolisTachydromos tis AnatolisTachydromos tis Anatolis was a newspaper that was published in Patras in the Achaea prefecture in Greece. It was published between 1828 and 1829 during the final years of the Greek War of Independence. It was published by E...
- Patras, one of the few newspapers that were only published in FrenchFrench languageFrench is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
Radio
- ERA Patras - Rio
- Super BSuper BFor the video game, see Super B Super B is a Greek local radio and television station serving all of the Achaia prefecture. Its headquarters are in Patras and is located at Othonos-Amalias Avenue at around the top floor where its TV channel is posted in the north section of the building next to...
- Patras - Top FM - 93 FM
- Ionion FMIonion FMIonion FM, simply Ionion is a Greek radio station broadcasting at 95.8 FM serving the western portion of Greece. The station is a mixture of variety and Top 40. The station is named with the Ionian Sea, on its slogans, it reads ...not the sea, the radio station...
- 95.8 FM - Radio Gamma - 96 FM
- MFM
- Radio Aigio - 99.2 FM
- You FM - 100.1 FM (launched in 2006/2007)
- Mojo FM - 107.9 FM
Television
- Achaia ChannelAchaia ChannelAchaia Channel is a Greek local station serving all of the Achaia prefecture. The station's name is translingual and the station headquarters is located in Patras. It offers movies, local programs and music, and programs and music from the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom...
- Patrast - Patra TVPatra TVPatra TV is a local television station in the city of Patras, Greece. Its headquarters are in Patras. It offers movies as well as local programs, Greek programs and English language programs.-Logo and slogan:...
- Patras - Super BSuper BFor the video game, see Super B Super B is a Greek local radio and television station serving all of the Achaia prefecture. Its headquarters are in Patras and is located at Othonos-Amalias Avenue at around the top floor where its TV channel is posted in the north section of the building next to...
- Patras - Tele Con - extinct
- Tele TimeTele TimeTele Time is a Greek local station serving Western Greece. It includes the prefectures of Achaia, Aitoloakarnania, Ilia, Kefalonia, Lefkada and Zakynthos. Its headquarters are in Patras...
- regional - AXIONAxionThe axion is a hypothetical elementary particle postulated by the Peccei-Quinn theory in 1977 to resolve the strong CP problem in quantum chromodynamics...
- Aigio
Persons
- ActorActor (mythology)Actor is a very common name in Greek mythology. Here is a selection of characters that share this name :...
, mythological legend - AlexonAlexonAlexon was an ancient Greek mercenary from Achaea, who served in the Carthaginian garrison at Lilybaeum while it was besieged by the Romans in 250 BC, during the First Punic War. During this siege some of the Gallic mercenaries engaged in the service of the Carthaginians began planning to betray...
, ancient figure - Timoleon AmbelasTimoleon Ambelas-Biography:Ampelas was born in the city of Patras in Greece and he lived much of his time in the capital city of Athens and in the island of Syros. He studied law in 1874 and became justice and withdrew totally from the judicial branch as judge of the court of appeal. From those members of the...
, a writer - Anchialus, mythological legend
- Dimitrios Andrikopoulos-BoukaourisDimitrios Andrikopoulos-BoukaourisDimitrios Andrikopoulos-Boukaouris was a Greek politician of Achaia and a mayor of Patras....
, Mayor of Patras - AntheiaAntheiaAntheia was one of the Charites, or Graces, of Greek mythology and "was the goddess of flowers and flowery wreaths worn at festivals and parties." Her name is derived from the Ancient Greek word anthos, meaning flower, and she was depicted on vases as an attendant of Aphrodite with other Charites....
, mythological legend - ArgyraArgyra (mythology)In Greek mythology, Argyra was one of the Naiads, a nymph who resided in a well, which worshipped in ancient Achaea in Greece. There was an ancient city of the same name, which is now the site of a town and a spring....
, mythological legend - AutonousAutonousIn Greek mythology, Autonous was the son of Melaneus, husband of Hippodamia, was father to Anthus, Erodius, Schoenous, Acanthus and Acanthis, and an owner of a large herd of horses. The land they lived in produced no crops, but only rushes and thistles, that's why all the children of Autonous were...
, ancient figure - BolinaBolinaIn Greek mythology, Bolina or Boline was a nymph.According to Pausanias, Bolina was once a mortal maiden of Achaea. She was loved by the god Apollo, and when he attempted to approach her, Bolina fled from him and threw herself into the sea to escape his advances...
, ancient figure - Bryson of AchaeaBryson of AchaeaBryson of Achaea was an ancient Greek philosopher.Very little information is known about him. He was said to have been a pupil of Stilpo and Clinomachus, which would mean that he was a philosopher of the Megarian school. He was said to have taught Crates the Cynic, Pyrrho the Skeptic, and...
, ancient figure - Anastasios CharalambisAnastasios CharalambisAnastasios Charalambis was a Greek Lieutenant General and interim Prime Minister of Greece for one day in 1922.Charalambis was born in Kalavryta in 1862. After studying in the Hellenic Army Academy, he was commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant of Artillery in 1884. He was promoted to Lieutenant in 1888...
General and Prime Minister for one day in 1922. - Vasileios ChristopoulosVasileios ChristopoulosVasileios Christopoulos is a Greek writer.He studied in Athens at the National Technical University of Athens, a political engineer and in Glasgow, he is in the regional development...
, an artist - DanielisDanielisDanielis was a widowed Byzantine noblewoman from Patras. According to the written tradition she was an extremely wealthy landowner, owning a significant part of the Peloponnese, as well as a flourishing carpet and textile industry.Danielis became acquainted with the future emperor Basil I the...
, ancient figure - Kostas DavourlisKostas DavourlisThe first version of this article has been based in the text of :el:Κώστας Δαβουρλής of the Greek Wikipedia published under GFDL.Kostas Davourlis , popularly nicknamed The Black Prince, was a former Greek footballer born in Agyia, Patras...
Footballer of Panachaiki - Theodoros DeligiannisTheodoros DeligiannisTheodoros Deligiannis, also spelled Delijannis and Deliyannis, , was a Greek statesman.-Life:He was born at Lagkadia, Arcadia. He studied law in Athens, and in 1843 entered the Ministry of the Interior, of which department he became permanent secretary in 1859. In 1862, on the deposition of King...
a Prime Minister of Greece - Ioannis DiakidisIoannis DiakidisIoannis Diakidis , 1867–1962) was a Greek writer. He was born on the island of Symi in the Dodecanese at the time was part of the Ottoman Empire. He was a soccer player at the Panachaikos with many wins in games...
- Rena DorRena DorRena Dor was a Greek actress and a singer. She was the wife of Kostas Hadjihristos.She was born Irini Giannatou in Patras in 1917 and died in Athens on March 5, 2000. She is buried at Athens First Cemetery. She entered the musical theatre. Companioned her lift that she had other actors such...
, actress - DymasDymasIn Greek mythology, Dymas is the name attributed to at least four individuals.- Dymas :The first Dymas was a Phrygian king and father of Hecuba , wife to King Priam of Troy...
, ancient figure - EperatusEperatusEperatus of Pharae in Achaea was an Ancient Greek general of the 3rd century BC.He was elected strategos of the Achaean League in 219 BC. This was done by the intrigues of Apelles, the adviser of Philip V of Macedon, and in opposition to Timoxenus, who was supported by Aratus of Sicyon...
, ancient figure - EurypylusEurypylusIn Greek mythology, Eurypylus was the name of several different people.-Son of Thestius:One Eurypylus was a son of Thestius. He participated in the hunt for the Calydonian Boar, during which he insulted Atalanta and was killed by Meleager.-Son of Euaemon:Another Eurypylus was a Thessalian king,...
- Spyros Fokas, an actor
- Asimakis FotilasAsimakis FotilasAsimakis Fotilas was a Greek politician and a revolutionary leader.-Biography:He was born in Kalavryta and was a chief of Kalavryta who took part in the Greek War of Independence. Nearly two months before the start of the war, in January 1821, he took part in the Vostitsa council...
, a revolutionary leader - Panagiotakis FotilasPanagiotakis FotilasFor another Greek revolutionary leader, see Asimakis FotilasPanagiotakis Fotilas was a Greek politician and a revolutionary leader. He was the son of Asimakis.-Biography:...
, a revolutionary leader - Giorgos GianniasGiorgos GianniasGiorgos Giannias or Yiorgos Yiannias was a Greek revolutionary leader born in Prostovitsa, a village now known as Drosia in Achaia. He was the brother of Konstantinos Giannias....
, a revolutionary leader - Dimitrios GounarisDimitrios GounarisDimitrios Gounaris was the Prime Minister of Greece from March 10, 1915 to August 23, 1915 and April 8, 1921 to May 16, 1922...
a Prime Minister of Greece - HelikeHelike (mythology)In Greek mythology, Helike was one of the nymphs who nurtured Zeus in his infancy on Crete . Her name suggests that she was a "willow-nymph", just as there were oak-tree nymphs and ash-nymphs ....
, ancient queen - IonIon (mythology)According to Greek mythology, Ion was the illegitimate child of Creüsa, daughter of Erechtheus and wife of Xuthus. Creusa conceived Ion with Apollo then she abandoned the child. Apollo asked Hermes to take Ion from his cradle. Ion was saved by a priestess of the Delphic Oracle...
, mythological legend - Antonios KalamogdartisAntonios KalamogdartisAntonios Kalamogdartis was a Greek revolutionary leader and a politician which he was elected many times....
, a revolutionary leader - Athanasios Kanakaris-RoufosAthanasios Kanakaris-RoufosAthanasios Kanakaris-Roufos was a Greek politician from Achaea. He ran for mayor of the city of Patras....
, a revolutionary leader - Panagiotis KaratzasPanagiotis KaratzasPanagiotis Karatzas was a Greek revolutionary leader. During his childhood years, he show his and battled against the Turks and disrupt with the other Turks. He fled for the Ionian Islands which was than under English rule and moved to Zakynthos and enrolled into the British Army at the 3rd...
, a revolutionary leader - Kostas KatsouranisKostas KatsouranisKonstantinos "Kostas" Katsouranis is a Greek footballer who currently plays for Panathinaikos FC and the Greek national team as a defensive midfielder.-Panachaiki:...
Footballer - European Champion (Euro 2004) - Konstantinos KonstantopoulosKonstantinos KonstantopoulosKonstantinos Konstantopoulos was a conservative Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece.-Early political career:...
a Mayor of Patras and Prime Minister of Greece - Andreas KontogourisAndreas KontogourisAndreas Kontogouris was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence.He was born in the island of Cefalonia at the time it was in Venetian hands and later moved to Patras, on the present-day mainland of Greece, in 1786....
, a revolutionary leader - Nikolaos KontopoulosNikolaos KontopoulosNikolaos Kontopoulos was a Greek writer.He was born in the village of Loussika in Achaea in which is now a prefecture in Greece. He studied in Athens and later studied as a studend and as a professor at the Polytechnical school...
- Christos LaskarisChristos LaskarisChristos Laskaris was a Greek poet.Laskaris was born in the village of Chavari in Ilia, but moved to Patras as a child. He studied at the Pedagogical Academy of Tripoli, but did not became a teacher; instead, he worked his entire career in the insurance division of the Patras city bus authority...
- Afroditi LaoutariAfroditi LaoutariAfroditi Laoutari was a famous Greek singer and actor at the musical theatre.She was born in Patras in 1893. She entered early at the music theatre with Papaioannou and did not start to prepart for a rich voice and her stage talent as she was self-taught...
, anactress - Dimitrios MaximosDimitrios MaximosDimitrios E. Maximos was a Greek banker and politician. He briefly served as Prime Minister of Greece after World War II.Maximos was born in 1873 in Patras. He began his career in banking. Between 1933 and 1935, he became Foreign Minister of the government of Panagis Tsaldaris. He was Prime...
- Vassilis MakrisVassilis MakrisVassilis Makris was born in Patras, Greece in 1958.He is a professional photographer, highly specialised in applied photography, particularly architectural photography and interior photography....
, an artist - Memos MakrisMemos MakrisMemos Makris was a prominent Greek sculptor. He spent his early childhood in Patras but his family moved to Athens in 1919. He studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts and soon became involved in the artistic and cultural life of the 1930s. During the German Occupation Makris joined the National...
, an artist - Dimitrios MaximosDimitrios MaximosDimitrios E. Maximos was a Greek banker and politician. He briefly served as Prime Minister of Greece after World War II.Maximos was born in 1873 in Patras. He began his career in banking. Between 1933 and 1935, he became Foreign Minister of the government of Panagis Tsaldaris. He was Prime...
a Prime Minister of Greece - MelanippusMelanippusIn Greek mythology, there were nine people named Melanippus :#One of the sons of Agrius, killed by Diomedes.#Son of Perigune and Theseus, the father of Ioxus who, together with Ornytus, led a colony to Caria and became the ancestor of the family Ioxides.#Son of Astacus, defended Thebes in Seven...
, ancient fiture - Andreas MichalakopoulosAndreas MichalakopoulosAndreas Michalakopoulos was an important liberal politician in the inter-war period who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 7 October 1924 to 26 June 1925....
a Prime Minister of Greece - Andreas MikroutsikosAndreas MikroutsikosAndreas Mikroutsikos is a composer, lyricist, singer and TV presenter. He is the brother of Thanos Mikroutsikos and is considered to be Greece's "reality king". His top hits were "the kiklopaki " or "oso girizei i gi "...
- Betty MoschonaBetty MoschonaBetty Moschona was a Greek actress.She received her first role in 1952 with Mimis Kokkinis' company and participated in inspected with different comical roles . She employed between others including the Kalouta sisters, Orestis Makris, Sofia Vebo, Rena Dor, Al. Livaditis, Kouli Stoligka and the...
, an actress - MolurusMolurusIn Greek mythology, Molurus was famous as the son of the Achaean hero of the Trojan War Arisbas. Molurus was the brother of Leocritus. Molurus loved his wife Hyettus from Argos. Then, Hyettus killed Molurus.-References:...
, ancient figure - Thanos MikroutsikosThanos MikroutsikosAthanasios Mikroutsikos was born in Patras, Greece and is one of the leading composers of popular and classical music in his home country. He studied music theory and piano at the Patras Philharmonic Society and at the Greek Conservatory and continued under Yiannis A. Papaioannou...
, an artist - MyscellusMyscellusMyscellus was a native of Rhypes, one of the twelve divisions of Achaea, and, according to Ovid, a Heraclid, and the son of an Argive named Alemon . He led the colony which founded Crotona in 710 BC. They were assisted in founding the city by Archias, who was on his way to Sicily...
- Kostis PalamasKostis PalamasKostis Palamas was a Greek poet who wrote the words to the Olympic Hymn. He was a central figure of the Greek literary generation of the 1880s and one of the cofounders of the so-called New Athenian School along with Georgios Drosinis, Nikos Kampas, Ioanis Polemis.-Biography:Born in Patras, he...
national Greek poet - George Papandreou (senior)George Papandreou (senior)Georgios Papandreou was a Greek politician, the founder of the Papandreou political dynasty. He served three terms as Prime Minister of Greece...
a Prime Minister of Greece - Georgios Papadopoulos Leader of the military junta
- Georgios Papandreou (historian)Georgios Papandreou (historian)Georgios Papandreou was a Greek historian and a linguist.Ο ήταν διακεκριμένος ιστορικός.-Bibliography:...
, an unrelated historian and linguist - Anagnostis PetimezasAnagnostis PetimezasAnagnostis Petimezas was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence.He was born in 1765 in Soudena near Kalavryta and was descended from the historic Petmezades family. He was the son of Sotiris, brother of Athanasios which he in Voussoka...
, a revolutionary leader - Konstantinos PetimezasKonstantinos PetimezasKonstantinos Petimezas was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence and a soldier....
, a revolutionary leader - Konstantis Petimezas, a revoltuionary leader
- Nikolaos Petimezas (elder)Nikolaos Petimezas (elder)Nikolaos Petimezas was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence and a politician.He was born in 1790 and was the son of Athanasios, a scion of the historic Petimezades family and the brother of Vassilios...
- Angelos RoufosAngelos RoufosAngelos Roufos was a Greek politician from Achaea.He was born in 1852 in Patras and he was son of Benizelos Rouphos, a part of the Rouphos family of the politics in Patras. He was elected three times in parliament...
- Benizelos RouphosBenizelos RouphosBenizelos Rouphos was a Greek politician and Prime Minister. Rouphos was born in Patras in 1795, a scion of the wealthy Rouphos-Kanakaris family. He was the son of Athanasios Kanakaris who fought during the Greek War of Independence. During the government of Ioannis Kapodistrias , Rouphos became...
a Prime Minister of Greece - Ioannis RoufosIoannis RoufosIoannis Roufos was a Greek politician.He was the son of Georgios Rouphos, a politician and the 11th Mayor of Patras and a grandson of Benizelos Rouphos, a Prime Minister of Greece and Mayor of Patras, he is descended from the Rouphos-Kanakaris families with many generations of politicians and...
- Selemnus, mythological legend
- Panagiotis SkagiopoulosPanagiotis SkagiopoulosPanagiotis Skagiopoulos was a Greek merchant and was a grape trader of a large company, the largest part that he help the philanthropic sentinel, a transaction that he done as he loved in Patras. In 1926, he built an orphanage centre where it still exist today in the city...
- Sokratis SkartsisSokratis SkartsisSokratis Skartsis is a Greek poet and writer, as well as a professor in the University of Patras. He is also a founding member of the University of Patras Poetry Symposium. He has published 150 books, including poetry, literature studies, etc.-Works:...
, poet - Konstantinos SkourletisKonstantinos SkourletisKonstantinos Skourletis was a Greek politician and a mayor of Patras.He became a mayor of the city from 1844 until 1851. In 1847 due to the downgrading which prevailed in that time, Antonios Antonopoulos succeeded as mayor of the city in which he was an anti-royalist, other he was a royalist...
, mayor of Patras - Markos SklivaniotisMarkos SklivaniotisMarkos Sklivaniotis is a Greek writer and a poet.He was born in Patras, Greece, 1954. He studied chemical engineering in Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki and following that he was engaged in research in the University of Leeds, UK, achieving his Ph.D. degree in 1982...
- Socrates of AchaeaSocrates of AchaeaSocrates was a Greek mercenary general from Achaea who traveled to Persia to fight at the Battle of Cunaxa. Xenophon describes him as brave in war and a reliable friend. Socrates was summoned by Cyrus, with whom he was already connected, to bring as many troops as he could muster under the...
, ancient figure - Sostratus of DymeSostratus of DymeSostratus was a Greek mythological hero, he was a friend of Hercules.He was Achaean from the ancient city of Dyme, held in veneration by its inhabitants. When Pausanias mentioned him when he visited Dyme, in the side of a public road where it had the tomb of Sostradus in which it was built by...
, an ancient figure - Sostratus of PelleneSostratus of PelleneSostratus was an Ancient Greek Olympian.He was from the Achaean Pellene and won in the Olympic Games in the 80th Olympiad in 460 BC in the stadium...
, an ancient Greek Olympian - Konstantinos Stefanopoulos President of Greece
- Epameinondas ThomopoulosEpameinondas ThomopoulosEpameinondas Thomopoulos was a Greek artist who attended the academy and the first Greek impressionist....
, an artist - Dimitrios TofalosDimitrios TofalosDimitrios Tofalos was a Greek weightlifter. He was a member of both Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron and Panachaikos Gymnastikos syllogos, that merged in 1923 to become Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi...
Olympic Champion - Spyridon VassiliadisSpyridon VassiliadisSpyridon Vassiliadis was a Greek poet and a theatrical writer. He studied law other than his writings. He wrote many poetic books and theatrical works in which many were translated into French. He became a member of the Parnassos Philological Society...
, poet - Xenofon VerykiosXenofon VerykiosXenofon Verykios is a Greek poet, and a professor in chemical mechanics at the University of Patras.The professor is the member of the Administrative Committee of TEI of the Ionian Islands and benefactor, he does reports and has benefits on an innovator at the production of electrical energy from...
- Dimitrios VotsisDimitrios Votsis (Mayor of Patras)Dimitrios Votsis was a Greek politician and a mayor of Patras. His family is descended from Paramythia in Thesprotia in Epirus. He was the son of Athanasios and daughter of Eleni Votsi, they were the first settlers of the city after their battle for an independent Greece was lost in Epirus...
, mayor of Patras - Spyros VrettosSpyros VrettosSpyros Vrettos is a Greek poet. He later studied at law school in the University of Athens.-Works:-References:...
, poet - Alexandros ZaimisAlexandros ZaimisAlexandros Zaimis was a former Greek Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Justice, and High Commissioner of Crete. He served as Prime Minister six times.-Early Life and Family:...
a Prime Minister and President of Greece
Sports
There are two skiing resorts, one on the Panachaicus west of the mountain top (elevation around 1700 m) east of Patras, it will be Nafpaktos's closest because of the new bridge (mid-2004) and the other on Aroania, sometimes still called Chelmos, near Kalavrita. It is Kalavrita's closest resort.Sporting teams
Division rankings were as of the 2005-06 season2005-06 in Greek football
The 2005-06 Greek Football season saw Olympiacos claim its second consecutive and 34th Greek title in the Alpha Ethniki. However, the season was somewhat overshadowed by the suspension of the Greek FA by UEFA, which jeopardized the European places of the Champions League, UEFA Cup, and Intertoto...
for most teams, for football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
, they are run by the Achaea Football Clubs Association
Achaea Football Clubs Association
Achaea Football Clubs Association is one of the oldest Greek amateur football clubs associations, representing teams from the Greek prefecture of Achaea.-History:...
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Teams with multiple sporting clubs
- Achaios Saravali Patras - SaravaliSaravaliSaravali is a community located 6 km SE of the centre and a suburb of Patras, Greece, north of Ovrya, northeast of Mintilogi and 9 km W of the Iera Moni Omplou/Omplos Monastery. Saravali is in the northern part of the municipal unit of Messatida...
- fourth division - Anagennisi/Aias Sympoliteia - RododafniRododafniRododafni is a Greek village located 30 km southeast by the old road and 35 km east by the new road from Patras, about 10 km west of Aigio, west of Corinth and north-northwest of Kalavryta. Rododafni had a population of 2,514 in 2001. Rododafni was the seat of the municipality of Sympoliteia...
- Apollon PatrasApollon PatrasA.S. Apollon Patras is a sporting club that includes basketball, football, volleyball and ping pong.-History:...
- Atromitos LappaAtromitos LappaAtromitos Lappa is a football team in western Achaia. It is based in Lappa, Greece.Founded in 1964 by the people of Lappa with the colours red and blue. It had a remarkable appearance, especially in the 1970s in the regional championships of the Achaia Football Clubs Association and tried...
- Atromitos PatrasAtromitos PatrasAtromitos Patras is an athletic club in Zarouchleika neighbourhood in south suburban Patras in the Achaia prefecture. The team was first created in 1929 with an area of the Markato settlement and in 1945 joined Zarchouleika. In 1929, it had a resistance club under the name Aris Markatou...
- Patras, fourth division - Diakopto AC - DiakoptoDiakoptoDiakopto is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is a municipal unit. Population app. 7,005 . The town of Diakopto is situated on the Gulf of Corinth, and at the lower end of...
- fourth division - Fostiras Ovrias FC - Ovrya, fourth division
- Iraklis PatrasIraklis PatrasA.S. Iraklis Patras is an athletic club based in the neighborhood or Vlatero in the city of Patras in the Achaea prefecture. The team was created in 1930. It has the EPO number 1311. The team returned in 1975 to the same division and re-received the name...
- Patras, fourth division - A.O. Krini 97
- NO PatrasNO PatrasNO Patras is a water polo club participating in the First Divion of the Greek Championship . It was founded on April 19 1929 in Patras, Western Greece and immediately become one of the protagonists of Greek water polo, dominating the 30's and 40's by winning 8 championships.During the next decades...
- Patras, fourth division - Olympiakos Aigio - AigioAigioAigio is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Its population is around 30,000. Aigio is surrounded by trees in the north and cliffs in the...
, fourth division - Olympiakos Kamares - Kamares - fourth division
- Olympiakos PatrasOlympiakos PatrasAPS Olympiacos Patras is an athletic club in Patras. The team plays with the EPS Achaias and the EPO number 1788.-Field:...
- Patras - fourth division - Ormi Patras - Patras - fourth division
- PanachaikiPanachaikiPanachaiki, known officially as Panachaiki GE , the Pan-Achaean Athletic Union, is a Greek multisport club based in the city of Patras, Greece.- History :...
- Patras, second division - EA PatrasEA PatrasEA Patras is a Greek omnisports club founded in 1927 and based in Patras. It is mostly known for its volleyball and boxing sections, which compete at the highest level in Greece...
- Patras, fourth division - Spartakos Ovrya - Ovrya - third division (as of 2007)
- A.O. TheaA.O. TheaA.O. Thea is an athletic club based in the village of Thea in the municipality of Messatidos in the Achaea prefecture. The team was created in 1997 and played in the Third Division until 2006 when the team was ranked second place in that division granted them entry into the Second Division and...
- Thea - Thyella Aigio - Aigio
- Thyella Patras F.C.Thyella Patras F.C.Thyella is an athletic club in Patras in the Achaia prefecture. The club is one of the most popular in the entire prefecture of Achaia. The team was first created on June 14, 1930 and in the same year, the team entered the third division...
- Patras, third division - A.P.S. Zavlani - fourth division
Basketball only
- A.O. Skagiopouleio
Defunct and historic teams
- Lefkos AsterasLefkos AsterasLefkos Asteras was an association football club based in the city of Patras in the Achaea prefecture. The team's history began in 1891, when the Panachaikos Athletic Club was founded. Some dissatisfied members of that club broke away in 1893 to form the Gymnastiki Etairia Patras. The two clubs...
- Patras - Thriamvos PatrasThriamvos PatrasThriamvos Patras was founded in 1991 and had athletic clubs including water polo, swimming, synchronized diving, basketball, chess and ping pong....
- Patras, now part of EPA Patras
External links
- http://www.geocities.com/world_greek_geografia/Greece/Axaia/Axaia.htm (Archived 2009-10-24)