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GreeceAchaea Prefecture
Νομός Αχαΐας
Location of Achaea Prefecture in Greece
Periphery West Greece
Capital Patras
Population 331,316 (2005)Ranked 5th
Area 3,271. The peripheries ( Περιφέρειες) are the official regional Administrative divisions of Greece. West Greece is one of the thirteen Peripheries of Greece. It is divided into the prefectures of Achaea, Aetolia-Acarnania and Elis Patras ( Demotic Greek: Πάτρα, Pátra, ˈpatra Classical Greek: Πάτραι, Pátrai, Patrae is Greece In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology This is a list of the Prefectures of Greece, in order of descending population (in 2005 except otherwise stated Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 507 km² Ranked 14th
Population density 101. This is a list of the Prefectures of Greece, in order of descending area Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 3/km²Ranked 9th
Number of provinces 3
Number of municipalities 21
Number of communities 2
Postal codes 25x xx - 26x xx
Area codes 2610, 269x0
Licence plate code ΑΖ
ISO 3166-2 code GR-13
Website http://www.achaia.gr/

Achaea (Greek: Αχαΐα Achaïa, IPA: [axaˈia]; Ἀχαΐα in polytonic orthography) is an ancient province and a present prefecture of Greece, on the northern coast of the Peloponnese, stretching from the mountain ranges of Erymanthus and Cyllene on the south to a narrow strip of fertile land on the north, bordering the Gulf of Corinth, into which the mountain Panachaicus (1,902 m, the northernmost mountain range in the Peloponnese) projects. This is a list of the Prefectures of Greece, in order of descending Population density according to the 2001 census "real" population figures and land areas The Provinces (eparchys according to Encarta Dictionary and Webster's Dictionary(επαρχία of Greece were sub-divisions of the country's The Greek Postal code system is is administered by ELTA (Ελληνικά Ταχυδρομεία Hellenic Post) This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. The first digit represents type of service Greek Vehicle registration plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e ISO 3166-2GR is an ISO standard which defines Geocodes it is the subset of ISO 3166-2 which applies to Greece. A website (alternatively web site or Web site, a back-construction from the Proper noun World Wide Web) is a collection of Web pages Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 3 super-prefectures and 54 prefectures or nomes Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus ( Greek: Πελοπόννησος Pelopónnisos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large Peninsula Fertility is the natural capability of giving life As a measure "Fertility Rate" is the number of children born per couple person or population The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece.

Achaea is bounded on the west by the territory of Elis, on the east by that of Sicyon, which, however, was sometimes included in it. Elis, or Eleia ( Greek, Modern Ήλιδα Ilida, Ancient Ēlis, Doric: Alis, Elean: Walis) is an ancient For the modern municipality see Sikyona. Sicyon (Σικυών was an ancient Greek city situated in the northern Peloponnesus The population in 2001 had reached over 300,000. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.

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Geography

Its geography features the Omblos to the east Erymanthos mountains to the centre, the mountains including Marathia to the east, Chelmos or Aroania in the southeast, the Skollis in the southwest, Movri to the west and Mavros Oros to the west. Nearby Places Ovrya, West Krini, North-West Saravali, North-West Elikistra, North Aroania, also known Chelmos, Helmos and Khelmos ( Greek: Αροάνεια, Aroaneia, or Χελμός from South Municipal districts Agrampela Platanitsa Agridi Alestaina Mount Skollis, Skollis, Mount Scollis or Scollis, Greek Σκόλλις is a mountain in Ilia in the Peloponnese in western Greece Movri (Μόβρη is a mountain range that is in the municipalities of Movri, Dymi to the northeast Oleni in the western part of the prefecture Rivers ordered from west to east include the Larissos, Tytheos, Parapeiros and the Charadros to the northwest and the Selinountas and the Vouraikos and several others to the east. Larissos is a municipality in the western part of Achaea in Greece. Charadros or Haradros (Greek Χάραδρος is a river in the northwest central part of the Achaea prefecture Most of the forests are in the mountain ranges, though several are in the plains including in the extreme west. There are grasslands around the mid-elevation areas and barren lands in the highest areas.

Climate

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 Erymanthus, Panachaicus and Aroania. Winter high temperatures are around the 10°C mark throughout the low lying areas.

Main towns and cities

Here are the cities ranked by the largest, as of 2003.

Provinces

Municipalities and communities

Municipality YPES code Seat (if different) First existence Refounded
Aigeira 0701 Aigeira - -
Aigio 0702 Aigio - -
Akrata 0703 Akrata - 1997
Aroania 0704 Psofida - -
Diakopto 0706 Diakopto - 1997
Dymi 0707 Kato Achaïa - 1997
Erineos 0708 Kamares - 1994
Farres 0722 Chalandritsa - 1997
Kalavryta 0709 Kalavryta - 1997
Larissos 0711 Metóchi - 1997
Lefkasio 0713 Kleitoria - 1997
Messatida 0714 Ovrya - 1997
Movri 0715 Sageika - 1997
Olenia 0723 Lousika - 1997
Paion 0716 Dafni - 1997
Paralia 0717 Paralia - -
Patras 0718 Patras 1830 not refounded
Rio 0719 Rio - -
Sympoliteia 0720 Rododafni - -
Tritaia 0721 Stavrodromi 1830s-1910s 1997
Vrachnaiika 0705 Vrachnaiika - -
Community YPES code Seat (if different)
Kalentzi 0710 Ágios Geórgios - -
Leontio 0712 Leontio - -

History

Map of ancient Achaea
Map of ancient Achaea

The origin of the name has given rise to much speculation; Achaean is a common term for the Greek troops in Homer. Rio (Greek Modern Ρίο Rio, Ancient Ρίον Rion, Latin Rhion or Rhium) is a suburban town north of Patras, Greece Sporting teams Ovrya has two football/soccer teams which play in the fourth division of the EPS Achaia: Fostiras Ovrias FC Achilleas Dymi (Greek Δύμη is a municipality in the Achaea prefecture Greece. Aigeira or Aegira (Αιγείρα older el Αίγειρα also Egira, Eyira, Aiyira is a community located about 500 m SW of the Gulf Akrata, (Ακράτα also Akráta, is a town and a municipality in the northeastern part of the prefecture of Achaia in the Peloponnese, Greece Kalavryta (Καλάβρυτα is a town a province and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the prefecture of Achaea. Vrachnaiika or Vrachneika (Βραχνέικα Βραχναίικα until the 1990s pronunciation vrakh-NAY-ee-kah is a community and a municipality that is 12 km south of Mintilogli, pro mee-dhee-LOH-ghlee ( Greek, Modern Μιντιλόγλι) older forms -o and -on', is a commune in the municipality of Paralia (Greek Παραλία meaning beach hence its coastline is a municipality and a community 6 km south of and a suburb of Patras. Alissos ( Greek: Αλισσός is a village in the prefecture of Achaea, Greece. Nearest places Aigio, northeast Population Geography Pteri is situated in a valley area Farres is a municipality in the central part of the prefecture of Achaea, Greece. Subdivisions Kalyvitis Kernitsa Lofos Municipal districts Municipalities Aigeira Aigio Akrata Diakopto Sympoliteia Aigio ( Greek: Modern Αίγιο Ancient/Katharevousa -on Latin: Aegium also Egio or Egion is a town in northeast Achaea Kalavryta (Καλάβρυτα is a town a province and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the prefecture of Achaea. Municipalities Dymi Erineos Farres Larissos Messatida Patras ( Demotic Greek: Πάτρα, Pátra, ˈpatra Classical Greek: Πάτραι, Pátrai, Patrae is Greece Aigeira or Aegira (Αιγείρα older el Αίγειρα also Egira, Eyira, Aiyira is a community located about 500 m SW of the Gulf Aigio ( Greek: Modern Αίγιο Ancient/Katharevousa -on Latin: Aegium also Egio or Egion is a town in northeast Achaea Akrata, (Ακράτα also Akráta, is a town and a municipality in the northeastern part of the prefecture of Achaia in the Peloponnese, Greece Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Municipal districts Agrampela Platanitsa Agridi Alestaina Subdivisions Kalyvitis Kernitsa Lofos Municipal districts Dymi (Greek Δύμη is a municipality in the Achaea prefecture Greece. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Erineos (Greek Ερινεός is a municipality in the east-northeastern part of the Achaea prefecture Greece. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Farres is a municipality in the central part of the prefecture of Achaea, Greece. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Kalavryta (Καλάβρυτα is a town a province and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the prefecture of Achaea. Larissos is a municipality in the western part of Achaea in Greece. Lefkasio (Λευκάσιο is a municipality in the south-eastern part of the Achaea prefecture Greece. The Municipality of Messatida or Messatis is an administrative district in Greece. Sporting teams Ovrya has two football/soccer teams which play in the fourth division of the EPS Achaia: Fostiras Ovrias FC Achilleas Movri (Μόβρη is a municipality in Achaea, Greece. Population 5106 (2001 Sageika, rarely Sagaiika (Greek Σαγέικα formerly Σάγαιικα is a village in western Achaea in the northcentral part of the municipality of Movri Olenia (Greek Ωλενία is a municipality in Achaea, Greece. Municipal districts Amygdalia Chovoli Ano Chovoli Kato Chovoli Paralia (Greek Παραλία meaning beach hence its coastline is a municipality and a community 6 km south of and a suburb of Patras. Patras ( Demotic Greek: Πάτρα, Pátra, ˈpatra Classical Greek: Πάτραι, Pátrai, Patrae is Greece For the game see 1830 (board game. Year 1830 ( MDCCCXXX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display Rio (Greek Modern Ρίο Rio, Ancient Ρίον Rion, Latin Rhion or Rhium) is a suburban town north of Patras, Greece Sympoliteia (Συμπολιτεία is a municipality in Achaea, Greece. Tritaia may also refer to an ancient city in the prefecture of Phocis, see Tritaia Phocis Municipal districts Agia Varvara Events and trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday. The 1910s decade ran from January 1 1910 through December 31 1919 Vrachnaiika or Vrachneika (Βραχνέικα Βραχναίικα until the 1990s pronunciation vrakh-NAY-ee-kah is a community and a municipality that is 12 km south of Kalentzi (Καλέντζι is a community in Achaea, Greece. Population 657 (2001 For an Ancient Greek figure see Leontion Settlements Golemi Katsateika or Katsataiika Kounavaiika Homer ( Ancient Greek:, Homēros) is a legendary ancient Greek epic Poet, traditionally said to be the author of the epic poems the Possibly corresponding are the Ahhiawa of 13th century BC Hittite texts. The Hittites were an ancient Anatolian people who spoke a language of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family and established The Achaeans proper in the Catalogue of Ships are from Argos and Tiryns. The Catalogue of Ships (νεῶν κατάλογος neōn katalogos) is a passage in Book Argos ( Greek: Ἄργος, Árgos ˈaɾɣos is a city in Greece in the Peloponnese near Nafplio, which was its historic harbor Tiryns (in ancient Greek Τίρυνς and in modern Τίρυνθα is a Mycenaean Archaeological site in the Greek nomos of However, one theory is that the Achaeans were driven to this region by the Dorian invaders of the Peloponnese. The Dorian invasion is a concept devised by historians of Ancient Greece to explain the replacement of pre-classical dialects and traditions in southern Greece by Another Achaea, in the south of Thessaly, called sometimes Achaea Phthiotis, has been suggested to be the cradle of the original tribe. Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly.

In Ancient Roman times the name of the province of Achaea was given to the whole of Greece, except Thessaly, most of Epirus, and Acarnania. Ancient Rome was a Civilization that grew out of a small agricultural community founded on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 10th century BC Achaea was a province of the Roman Empire, consisting of the modern-day Peloponnese in southern Greece and bordered on the north by Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Thessalia redirects here For the Butterfly Genus, see Thessalia (butterfly. Epirus (from Ionic Greek Ήπειρος - Ēpeiros, Doric Greek: Ἅπειρος - Apeiros, in Albanian Acarnania is a region of west-central Greece that lies along the Ionian Sea, west of Aetolia, with the Achelous River for a boundary and north It is in this latter enlarged meaning that the name is always used in the New Testament (e. g. , Acts 18:12, 27; 19:21; Romans 15: 26; 16:5). The Acts of the Apostles is a book of the Bible, which now stands fifth in the New Testament. The Epistle of St Paul the Apostle to the Romans is one of the letters of the New Testament canon of the Christian Bible. It was conquered and incorporated into the Roman Empire in the year 146 BC. Emperor Augustus established Achaea as a senatorial province; generally speaking, the region benefited from the enlightened attitude of Roman emperors such as Augustus. Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was This was because Achaea was geographically closer to Rome than other provinces, and so it was given political advantages and greater status in order for the Roman court to maintain a political equilibrium within the empire. [1]

The rule of Achaea in Roman times was placed under the Senate while a preconsul of Praetorian rank was appointed as its governor with the administrative seat in Corinth. Corinth, or Korinth ( Greek Κόρινθος ( is a city in Greece. [1] However, Rome exercised fairly light control over Achaea: no Roman garrisons were posted there, native religious and social groups were widely tolerated by the Romans, and a general sense of free determination amongst the Greeks was commonplace.

After the reign of Augustus the province of Achaea was combined with Macedonia from the years 15 until 44, coinciding with the frontier troubles. The Roman province of Macedonia was officially established in 146 BC, after the Roman general Quintus Caecilius Metellus defeated Andriscus of Macedon This combined imperial province was overseen by a governor placed at Moesia along the Danube River. Moesia (Μοισία Moisía; Мизия Miziya; Moesia Мезија Mezija) was an ancient region and Roman province situated in the The Danube (In Donau from earlier Danuvius, Celtic *dānu, meaning "to flow run" Slovak and Polish Dunaj

In the year 67, Emperor Nero declared Greece to be politically free from the Roman Empire, and the Greeks began their own autonomous rule. Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( December 15, 37 – June 9, 68) born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία However, Roman authority over Greece was reestablished soon after with Emperor Vespasian, who placed the province once again in the hands of the Roman Senate. Titus Flavius Vespasianus, commonly known as Vespasian ( November 17 9 &ndash June 23 79) was a Roman Emperor who

Roman control over Achaea was firm until the reign of Diocletian in the late 3rd century, yet it remained a Roman province until the ultimate fall of Rome in the 5th century. Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus ( ca. December 22 244 The modern historian Timothy Barnes takes December 22 as his birthdate

In the 13th century the Principality of Achaea was founded in Greece after the Fourth Crusade. The Principality of Achaea or of the Morea was one of the three Vassal states of the Latin Empire which replaced the Byzantine Empire The Fourth Crusade (1202&ndash1204 was originally designed to conquer Muslim Jerusalem by means of an invasion through Egypt.

The Principality of Achaea fell to the Ottoman Empire in the mid-15th century. The Principality of Achaea or of the Morea was one of the three Vassal states of the Latin Empire which replaced the Byzantine Empire The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish The area was later invaded by the Venetians in the late-16th and the 17th centuries and later invaded by the Ottomans again. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar

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. The Greek War of Independence (1821–1829 also commonly known as the Greek Revolution (Ελληνική Επανάσταση Elliniki Epanastasi; Ottoman Achaea or Achaia later produced several heroes including Kanaris, Zaimis and Roufos and prime ministers of Greece including Andreas Michalakopoulos as well as some head of states. Constantine Kanaris ( or Canaris, Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης) (1793 or 1795September 14 1877 was a Greek admiral freedom Andreas Michalakopoulos (Greek Ανδρέας Μιχαλακόπουλος (1876 in Patras – 7 March

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. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The area of Mataragka remained historically Ilia until the 1990s along with the area of Vouprasi. Mataragka or Mataraga (Greek Ματαράγκα may refer to several places in Greece Mataragka, a village in the Achaia prefecture The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999

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. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events and trends Electromagnetic induction discovered by Michael Faraday.

Achaea saw an influx of refugees that arrived from Asia Minor during the Greco Turkish War of 1919-1922. Anatolia (Anadolu Ανατολία Anatolía) or Asia minor, comprising most of modern Turkey, is the geographic region bounded by the Black Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 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. Other Prosfygika has a few schools a lyceum (secondary school a few gymnasia (high school churches and more squares ( plateies World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Greek Civil War (ο Eμφύλιος, "the Civil War" fought from 1946 to 1949 by the Governmental forces receiving logistical support by the United Kingdom

In the 20th century, the Area which excluded Metochi reverted from Ilia as the municipality of Kalotychia became Vouprasias. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on 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 mid-1994 late-night (around 3 AM local time) earthquake rumbled the area with a magnitude around 5 on the Richter scale. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) This was a minor one. It was after another earthquake. A forest fire consumed the northern part of the Panachaicus in the mid-1990s. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 Many municipalities were recreated between 1994, several more and 1997 and several others in 1998 which revived Tritaia, Movri, Erymanthos, Kalavryta and many more. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Every administrative community became municipal and communal districts.

Achaea suffers more from mudslides than most Greek regions, with around 1,500 mudslides occurring between 1950 and 2005, mainly in the north and the central parts. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

According to an announcement in the mid-2000s, a reservoir will dam up the tributaries of the Tytheos and Parapeiros rivers which will create a lake of about 20 km², located between east of Loussika and Tritaia southwest of Farres. It will supply water and produce electricity to most of the prefecture. In rankings, it will become the prefecture's largest lake and the third artificial lake.

Recently, Achaea or Achaia was struck by several forest fires (July 2007), including in Dervenakia on July 18, and in Patras on July 19 and again several days later (July 24). July 2007 is the seventh month of that year It began on a Sunday and 31 days later ended on a Tuesday. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. The heatwave that had spread throughout the southern and the southeastern parts of the continent brought fire to the prefecture which spread to several villages south of Aigio including Mavriki, Paraskevi, Kounina, Pteri, Mamoussia and several more within the Selinountas valley and another in the northeastern slopes of the Panachaiko. Subdivision Agios Ioannis Ano Mavriki Kato Mavriki Nearest places Aigio Nearest places Kounina, east Population Geography Its geography are mare up of farmlands that Subdivisions Agia Anna Pelekistra Petrovouni Nearest places Nearest places Aigio, northeast Population Geography Pteri is situated in a valley area Subdivision Derveni Stavria (Σταυριά abandoned Nearest places Agios Andreas, Flames were towering as high as 50 m in altitudes as high as 1,200 m, seen as far as 70 to 80 km away. Smoke reached as high as 400 to 600 m above ground level. Smoke covered several villages. A day later, with the fire spreading out of control, flames became more dangerous and spread into Kato Pteri, Ano Diakopto, Zachloritika, Kato Zachloritika, up to the Gulf of Corinth along with Selinountos and Valimitika and consumed an area of over 200 km². Subdivision Pounta Population History Ano Diakopto was ruled by the Ottomans for 370 Nearest places Diakopto, east Ano Diakopto, southeast Mamoussia, south Population Nearest places Selinounta, west Population Geography Its geography are mare up of farmlands The fire destroyed hundreds of houses and buildings, farmlands including olive groves and grapevines and cut off roads. Livestock including cattle were not spared. The event severely dented the area's agricultural economy. Almost 70 to 80% of the area's farmlands in the valleys and plains were destroyed. The flames ended in most of the villages including Kounina on July 28. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. The fire ended in most of Aigialeia on July 29. Events 1014 - Byzantine-Bulgarian Wars: Battle of Kleidion: Byzantine emperor Basil II inflicts a decisive defeat Arson is suspected to be the cause of the fire. Another fire occurred nearly a month later in the area of Patras and later on Kalfa and consumed several forests and houses in a few villages within that vicinity on Sunday August 27. Subdivision Masoureika or Masouraiika Population Geography Its geography are mare up of farmlands Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Firefighters along with their vehicles and planes battled the blaze for hours before the fire ended in Ilia and Arcadia prefectures. Several repairs are being made in these affected areas.

Population

Karst Field near Kato Loutsi north of Kastria in Achaia, Greece
Karst Field near Kato Loutsi north of Kastria in Achaia, Greece

Achaea today has about one-third of its peninsula's inhabitants and two-thirds of Achaia living in the Patra area which is the capital of Achaea and the Peloponnese, and more than half of the population live in the city (municipality). Patras ( Demotic Greek: Πάτρα, Pátra, ˈpatra Classical Greek: Πάτραι, Pátrai, Patrae is Greece It is also the third largest city in Greece excluding Piraeus. Piraeus (pɪˈræʊs Πειραιάς, piɾeˈas Πειραιεύς, piɾeˈefs is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, and a The main industrial area is 20 km south of the city near Fares, and Tsoukoulaiíka and Vrachnaiíka.

Aigion is a seaside city with a city hall and a city square is in its heart. The population is around 30,000.

Sights and 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. Aroania, also known Chelmos, Helmos and Khelmos ( Greek: Αροάνεια, Aroaneia, or Χελμός from South It is Kalavrita's closest resort.

Kalavrita is a town situated more than 70 km to the east via the road from Achaea's capital. A few kilometres to its west is a monastery situated on the peak of the hill. Its name is Aghía Lávra. 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. Aristarchus (Ἀρίσταρχος 310 BC - ca 230 BC) was a Greek Astronomer and Mathematician, born on the island of The track begins near Kalavrita and ends off Diakopton.

Economy

Patras is one of the main industrial and commerce centers in Greece.

Temeni is a place where the famous spring water Avra (Άυρα) or Aúra is manufactured. Avra Velis better known as Avra, is a multi award winning Greek-Australian alternative- pop Singer-songwriter, Actress, Dancer It is owned by Tria Epsilon, a division of Coca-Cola Company and a parent. The Coca-Cola Company ( is the world's largest beverage company largest manufacturer distributor and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and Syrups in the world

There are no oil refineries except for a small refinery near Rio.

Transport

There are two main bus terminals in the cities of Patras and Aigio.

The main highways are:

Pavement began in the 1960s, the 1970s and the 1980s

A bypass which bypasses Patras begun construction in 1990, and extended construction to GR-33 in 1992, Savalia in 1993, East Patra or Patras in 1995, and in 1998 into GR-8. Dymi (Greek Δύμη is a municipality in the Achaea prefecture Greece. Araxos (Άραξος Latin form Araxus is a village located in the municipality of Larissos in the northwestern part of the prefecture of Achaia. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. 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, along with GR-5 in the prefecture. Greek National Road 5 is a highway in Western Greece It runs from 2 km south of Rio at GR-8 / GR-9 (westbound or at the beginning of the Patras By-Pass The beltway is the second, and the bridge will be the third. Its length now has almost 100 km of superhighway. Its length was only 70 to 75 km until 2003.

The Rio-Antirio bridge, which started construction in 2000 (though plans had been made throughout the 1990s, and was supposed to begin in those years), opened in mid-2004, connecting the mainland and the Peloponnese. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) This eliminated much of the ferry service which has been used for about half a century for automobiles. Since then, there is only the rare ferry service in the city of Aigio(n), which is the ferry route to Aghios 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. Patras ( Demotic Greek: Πάτρα, Pátra, ˈpatra Classical Greek: Πάτραι, Pátrai, Patrae is Greece Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar.

Communications and media

Newspapers, fanzines and others

Current newspapers

Ceased and defunct newspapers

Radio

Television

Companies

Former municipalities

See also

Persons

Main article: List of people from the Achaea prefecture

Sporting teams

Division rankings were as of the 2005-06 season for most teams, for football (soccer), they are run by the Achaia Football Clubs Association:

Teams with multiple sporting clubs

Basketball only

Defunct and historic teams

External links

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Notes

  1. ^ a b Bunson, 1. Lefkos Asteras (ΠΣ Λευκός Αστέρας Πατρών is an athletic club based in the city of Patras in the Achaea prefecture. Dymi (Greek Δύμη is a municipality in the Achaea prefecture Greece. Thriamvos Patras (Greek ΑΟ Θρίαμβος Πατρών was founded in 1991 and had athletic clubs including Water polo, Swimming, Synchronized

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Dictionary

Achaea

-proper noun

  1. A region in the northern head of the Peloponnese that contains mostly mountains. Achaean, inh.
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