Krathi
Encyclopedia
Krathis is a river in the eastern part of Achaea
, southern Greece
. The river flows in the municipalities of Akrata
and Diakopto
.
. Its next course is a forested area and near Akrata
and Aigeira
. Its road linking Tsivlos and Akrata flows by it and the old
and the new
highways flows over including a 200 m long bridge built in the 1960s. The river empties into the Gulf of Corinth
west of the nowadays hotels and villas of Aigeira.
, according to Strabo
, from Kirnasthai flooded and had large damages especially in the city of Akrata
.
Achaea
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.-Geography:...
, southern Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. The river flows in the municipalities of 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. ...
and 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...
.
Geography
The river begins in the Chelmos mountains to the north, it enters a forested then into a grassy area. The rivers enters Lake Tsivlos where it was formed by a mudslide in 1912 and devastated the village of TsivlosTsivlos
Tsivlos is a small settlement in the municipality of Akrata, Achaea, Greece. It is part of the community Platanos. As of 2001, it had a population of 40...
. Its next course is a forested area and near 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. ...
and 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...
. Its road linking Tsivlos and Akrata flows by it and the old
Greek National Road 8
The 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...
and the new
Greek National Road 8A
Greek 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...
highways flows over including a 200 m long bridge built in the 1960s. The river empties into 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...
west of the nowadays hotels and villas of Aigeira.
About the river
The name was known during the ancient timesAncient Greece
Ancient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...
, according to Strabo
Strabo
Strabo, also written Strabon was a Greek historian, geographer and philosopher.-Life:Strabo was born to an affluent family from Amaseia in Pontus , a city which he said was situated the approximate equivalent of 75 km from the Black Sea...
, from Kirnasthai flooded and had large damages especially in the city of 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. ...
.
Places within the river
- Agia VarvaraAgia Varvara, AchaiaAgia Varvara is a small village in the municipal unit of Akrata, Achaea, Greece. Its 2001 population was 279 for the village and 312 for the municipal district...
- TsivlosTsivlosTsivlos is a small settlement in the municipality of Akrata, Achaea, Greece. It is part of the community Platanos. As of 2001, it had a population of 40...
- Peristera
- AkrataAkrataAkrata, 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. ...
- Zarouchla
- SylivenaSylivenaSylivaina is a village in Achaea, Greece, near the city of Akrata.Recent archaeological discoveries have revealed that there was a civilization in the village even in the middle Neolithic era. A painted fruit stand was discovered in the region that was made during the 6th millennium BC...
? - 1.5 km northwest of AigeiraAigeiraAigeira 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...