Tsoukaleika
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Tsoukaleika is a village in the municipal unit of Vrachnaiika in the northern part of Achaea
. It is considered the southermost place in the metropolitan area of Patras. It is located on the old highway which is now bypassed since the 1980s but until the late-1980s had the northern terminus up to near the community of Vrachneika and is connected with the road to the Patras Industrial Area. It is located 16 km (old: 14 km) S of Patras
, about 32 km S of the Rio-Antirio bridge
236 km W of Athens
, about 85 km W of Kalavryta
and 80 km (old: 86 km) NE of Pyrgos.
- Kato Achaia
- Patras) and a square (plateia
). The beaches are west of the village while there are no beaches in the northern part. Residential areas are within the old highway. Tsoukaleika has approximately 10 km of paved road and 10 to 15 km of gravel roads. Lousika also has approximately 10 to 15 km of hydro lines as well as phone lines. Houses were stone-built until the 1950s and did not surpass modern-style homes until the 1970s when suburban housing arrived and did not boom until the 1980s. After World War II
and the Greek Civil War
, much of the population left for larger towns and cities especially the nearby Patras
. The population declined between the 1981 and the 1991 census, but it recovered between the 1991 and the 2001 censuses. In April 1996, the surface was surveyed at the archaeological site of Scagia near Tsoukaleika.
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:...
. It is considered the southermost place in the metropolitan area of Patras. It is located on the old highway which is now bypassed since the 1980s but until the late-1980s had the northern terminus up to near the community of Vrachneika and is connected with the road to the Patras Industrial Area. It is located 16 km (old: 14 km) S of 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...
, about 32 km S of the Rio-Antirio bridge
Rio-Antirio bridge
The Rion-Antirion bridge , officially the Charilaos Trikoupis bridge after the statesman who first envisaged it, is the world's longest multi-span cable-stayed bridge...
236 km W of Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, about 85 km W 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...
and 80 km (old: 86 km) NE of Pyrgos.
Nearest places
- Vrachneika, N
- Therianos (NE)
- Anemomylos, east
- Agios StefanosAgios Stefanos, AchaeaAgios Stefanos is a Greek village located 19 km south of Patras. Agios Stefanos had a population of 185 for the village and 950 for the municipal district in 2001 for the village. Agios Stefanos is part of the municipality of Olenia since 1997...
, E - Kaminia, S
Historical population
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 448 | - |
| 1991 | 338 | -110 or -24.55% |
| 2001 | 442 | +104 or +30.77% |
Geography
The geography is covered with hills that average its height between 30 and 50 m in the east and groves dominate the northern and the central part. Kaminia is about 400 m south of the two junctions with the road to the industrial area of Patras.Information
Tsoukaleika has a school, a church, a post office, a train station (Pyrgos - Amalaida - LechainaLechaina
Lechaina is a town and a former municipality in Elis, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Andravida-Kyllini, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. It is situated 39 km north of the city of Pyrgos, and 60 km southwest of Patras...
- Kato Achaia
Kato Achaia
Kato 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 :...
- Patras) and a square (plateia
Plateia
Plateia or platia is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding...
). The beaches are west of the village while there are no beaches in the northern part. Residential areas are within the old highway. Tsoukaleika has approximately 10 km of paved road and 10 to 15 km of gravel roads. Lousika also has approximately 10 to 15 km of hydro lines as well as phone lines. Houses were stone-built until the 1950s and did not surpass modern-style homes until the 1970s when suburban housing arrived and did not boom until the 1980s. 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...
, much of the population left for larger towns and cities especially the nearby 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 declined between the 1981 and the 1991 census, but it recovered between the 1991 and the 2001 censuses. In April 1996, the surface was surveyed at the archaeological site of Scagia near Tsoukaleika.