Proastio ( el, Προάστιο or Προάστειο, meaning "
suburb"; before 1928 it was named Bozaitika, ''Μποζαΐτικα'' in Greek
Name changes of settlements in Greece
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in the northern part of the city of Patras, 6 km from the city centre. The Greek National Road 8
Greek National Road 8 ( el, Εθνική Οδός 8, abbreviated as EO8, common name: old Athens-Patras national road) is a single carriageway with at-grade intersections in the Attica, Peloponnese and West Greece regions. It connects Athens with ...
(Corinth
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- Patras) and the OSE Corinth - Patras railway line pass through the neighbourhood. The river Charadros
The Charadros ( el, Χάραδρος) is a river in the northern part of Achaea, Greece. Its course lies entirely within the municipality of Patras. It is long.
Geography
The source of the river Charadros is in the Panachaiko mountains, north ...
flows 1 km north. The municipal boundary with Rio is also to the north.
Geography
The farmlands are to the central part, residential homes are by the Ionian Sea and by the new highway to the east. Its total area is approximately 7 to 8 km2 and 2 km in length from west to east and 3 to 3.5 km in width from north to south. Its total street length is approximately 10 km of which 3 km are main streets, the rest are residential.
History
Proastio was entirely rural and had settlements and rural houses. Forests dominated the western part, by the river and in mixed areas. The areas compromised with olive groves and pastures as well as fruits, vegetables and other crops including tomatoes, potatoes, cucumbers, onions, watermelons, melons and others. In the late-1960s, the new GR-8A (Athens - Corinth - Patras) was under construction and opened to traffic in 1969. Housing developments arrived in the 1970s and the 1980s and it generated a large population growth that were building by the coast and by the highway. Shops were added in large numbers.
References
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Neighborhoods in Patras