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Akrata
Ακράτα
Location
Akrata (Greece)
Akrata
Coordinates 38°10′N 22°19′E / 38.167, 22.317Coordinates: 38°10′N 22°19′E / 38.167, 22.317
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center): 140 m (459 ft)
Government
Country: Greece
Periphery: West Greece
Prefecture: Achaea
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
 - Population: 7,056
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 - Density: 39 /km² (101 /sq mi)
Codes
Postal: 250 06
Area: 26960
Auto: ΑΧ

Akrata, (Greek: Ακράτα), also Akráta, is a town and a municipality in the northeastern part of the prefecture of Achaia in the Peloponnese, Greece. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 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 Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Achaea (Αχαΐα Achaïa, axaˈia in Polytonic orthography) is an ancient province and a present prefecture of Greece, on the northern The Peloponnese or Peloponnesus ( Greek: Πελοπόννησος Pelopónnisos; see also List of Greek place names) is a large Peninsula Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία The location is in a valley with two mountaintops. The river named Krathi flows near the center of Akrata. Krathi ( Greek: Κράθης older form Krathis, accented forms Kráthi and Kráthis, is a river in the eastern part of the Achaia The river empties east of Cape Akrata.

The urban area is on both mountains. Akrata Beach, where the hotels are located, is about 4 km northeast and Cape Akrata is also to the northeast. The nearby interchange for Gr-8A/E65 is in Aigeira 4 km southwest and the old highway is to the northeast with two entrances. Greek National Road 8A, sometimes Greek National Road 8 is a toll road running from Kifissou avenue in Athens up to the northeast of Patras. Greek National Road 8 is an old highway linking the cities of Patras, Corinth and Athens. It is linked by a road linking Kranidi and Galatas along with Poros. Poros (Πόρος is a small Greek island-pair in the southern part of the Saronic Gulf, at a distance about 58 km (31 nautical miles south from Piraeus It is located 70 km southeast of Patras, southeast of Aigio, west-northwest of Corinth, north of Tripoli and northeast of Kalavryta. Patras ( Demotic Greek: Πάτρα, Pátra, ˈpatra Classical Greek: Πάτραι, Pátrai, Patrae is Greece Aigio ( Greek: Modern Αίγιο Ancient/Katharevousa -on Latin: Aegium also Egio or Egion is a town in northeast Achaea Corinth, or Korinth ( Greek Κόρινθος ( is a city in Greece. Tripoli (Τρίπολη Trípoli, formerly Τρίπολις Trípolis; rarely Tripolitsa, Tripolitza and Tripolizza Kalavryta (Καλάβρυτα is a town a province and a municipality in the eastcentral part of the prefecture of Achaea.

The origin of the name is derived from the side of the Krathi. Next to the city is the rubble of the ancient city of Aigai and its ancient theatre.

The municipality was founded in 1879 but was dissolved in 1914. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The municipality was refounded in 1986 along with Sylivainiotika, Porovitsa and Krathio. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) In 1998 under the Capodistrian Plan, the municipality was enlarged to include every village and town in the municipality. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar)

Contents

Nearest places

Subdivisions

Municipal districts

Ancient city

Historical population

Year Population Change Municipal district population Municipal population Change Percent of the municipal district Percent of the municipality Percent of the prefecture Density
1991 1,508 - - 5,492 - - - - 47. Phourni (also Fourni is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan cemetery in Crete. Kato Potamia ( Greek: κατω meaning lower and Ποτάμια meaning Rivers may refer to one of two distinct places in Greece: Kato Settlement Ano Mesorrougi Solos Nearest places Dafni, south-southwest Historical population Other Peristera has a school a church a post office banks and a small square ( Plateia) the nearest school Subdivisions Korinthiako Balkoni Tsivlos Nearest places Paralia Platanou Ano Potamia ( Greek: ανω meaning upper and Ποτάμια meaning Rivers may refer to several places in Greece: Ano Potamia Euboea Nearest places Ano Potamia Population Location and transportation Tsivlos is located 20 km southwest of Sylivaina is a village in the Greek prefecture of Achaia, near the city of Akrata. Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. 45/km²
2001 1,737 +129 or +8. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 55% 1,778 6,871 +1,379 or +25. 11% 25. 28% (town)
25. 87 (municipal district)		 2. 18% 59. 36/km²

Historic mayors

Geography

Much of the area is grassy and forests are found to the north. Farmlands dominate the northeast near the Krathio area, while the buildings are to the northeast near the boundary with Aigeira. The municipality is also famous for its beaches, which lie near the Gulf of Corinth, and overlooks the gulf. The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece.

The mountains lie to the south and are mainly grassy and bushy. The forests are within the Gulf of Corinth to the north.

Lake Tsivlos is by the road linking Akrata and Zarouchla. Nearest places Ano Potamia Population Location and transportation Tsivlos is located 20 km southwest of In Peristera, it has the spring of Golfos which was filmed in Gkolfo.

History

In the mid-20th century, the roads were paved and the villages first received electricity. The twentieth century of the Common Era began on

Until the 1970s it was mostly a destination for the local population that had moved to Athens or Patra. Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Its took off as a tourist destination in the 1980s, especially for Greeks. Construction took off in the 1990s and the coast soon turned into a tightly built, concrete zone.

Main article: 2007 Greek forest fires

A wildfire that began in the midday hours of August 6, 2007 sparked a fire in the town's landfill, it extended to its beautiful pine, Greek Fir, and spruce trees and spread into the town and burnt a couple of houses. The 2007 Greek forest fires were a series of massive forest fires that broke out in several areas across Greece throughout the summer of 2007 Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This article is about the tree For other uses of the term "pine" see Pine (disambiguation. Greek Fir ( Abies cephalonica) is a Fir native to the Mountains of Greece, primarily in the Peloponnesos and the island Spruce refers to Trees of the genus Picea, a genus of about 35 species of Coniferous Evergreen trees in the Family Pinaceae It spread into the forests northwest of town and northward enough to spread by the GR-8A/E65 northwest of its nearest interchange that caused traffic chaos and slowdowns for several kilometres. Firefighters battled the blaze from its curvy roads and helicopters and planes sprayed to stop the fire. The fire lasted for several hours.

Media and books

Other

Akrata has three schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, churches, banks, a police station, a post office, a health center and a square (plateia). Styx or Stix (Greek Στύξ is a weekly Newspaper that featuers local and general information Plateia or platia ( πλατεία) is the Greek word for Town square.

References

External links

Northwest: Diakopto North: Gulf of Corinth
West: Diakopto
 Akrata East: Aigeira and Evrostyni
Southwest: Lefkasio South: Arcadia prefecture
Subdivisions Kalyvitis Kernitsa Lofos Municipal districts The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. Subdivisions Kalyvitis Kernitsa Lofos Municipal districts Aigeira or Aegira (Αιγείρα older el Αίγειρα also Egira, Eyira, Aiyira is a community located about 500 m SW of the Gulf Derveni (Δερβένι is a town in Corinthia, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality Evrostini. Lefkasio (Λευκάσιο is a municipality in the south-eastern part of the Achaea prefecture Greece. Arcadia or Arkadía ( Greek Αρκαδία is a region of Greece in the Peloponnesus.
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