Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from

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as Akhaia (, ''Akhaḯa'', ), is one of the

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. It is part of the

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Western Greece Western Greece Region (, ) is one of the thirteen Modern regions of Greece, administrative regions of Greece. It comprises the western part of Central Greece (geographic region), continental Greece and the northwestern part of the Peloponnese pen ...

and is situated in the northwestern part of the

Peloponnese The Peloponnese ( ), Peloponnesus ( ; , ) or Morea (; ) is a peninsula and geographic region in Southern Greece, and the southernmost region of the Balkans. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmus of Corinth land bridg ...

peninsula. The capital is

Patras Patras (; ; Katharevousa and ; ) is Greece's List of cities in Greece, third-largest city and the regional capital and largest city of Western Greece, in the northern Peloponnese, west of Athens. The city is built at the foot of Mount Panachaiko ...

which is the third largest city in Greece.

Geography

Achaea is bordered by

Elis Elis also known as Ellis or Ilia (, ''Eleia'') is a historic region in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula of Greece. It is administered as a regional unit of the modern region of Western Greece. Its capital is Pyrgos. Until 2011 it ...

to the west and southwest, Arcadia to the south, and

Corinthia Corinthia (; ) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Peloponnese (region), Peloponnese. It is situated around the city of Corinth, in the north-eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Ge ...

to the east and southeast. The

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. It is bounded in the east by the Isthmus of Corinth which includes the shipping-designed Corinth Canal and ...

lies to its northeast, and the

Gulf of Patras The Gulf of Patras (, ''Patraikós Kólpos'') is a branch of the Ionian Sea in Western Greece. On the east, it is closed by the Strait of Rion between capes Rio and Antirrio, near the Rio-Antirrio bridge, that is the entrance of the Gulf of C ...

to its northwest. The mountain

Panachaiko The Panachaiko (, "Panachaean"), also known as Vodias (Βοδιάς) mainly at the Middle Ages, is a mountain range in Achaea, Peloponnese, Greece. It spans about 20 km in length from north to south, and 15–20 km from east to west. I ...

(1926 m), though not the highest of Achaea, dominates the coastal area near

. Higher mountains are found in the south, such as

Aroania Aroania () (also known as "Sopoto") is a village and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, of which it is ...

(2341 m) and Erymanthos (2224 m). Other mountain ranges in Achaea are

Skollis Skollis (), also known as Santameri, is a mountain in southwestern Achaea in the Peloponnese in western Greece. Its elevation is .Omplos Omplos () is a mountain in Achaea, Greece. It rises steeply from the coastal plains around Patras to 926 m elevation. It is separated from the higher mountain Panachaikos by the valley of the river Glafkos. The summit is 2 km west of the vi ...

, Kombovouni and

Movri Movri () is a forested mountain range in western Achaea, Greece. Its highest point is 719 m amsl. It covers part of the municipal units Movri (named after this mountain), Dymi, Larissos and Olenia, all in the municipality of West Achaea. It ...

. Its main rivers ordered from west to east are the

Larissos Larissos () is a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the local government reform in 2011, it a unit within the municipality West Achaea. The municipal unit has an area of 225.729&nbs ...

Tytheus The Parapeiros (, also Τυθεύς - ''Tythefs'', - ''Teutheas'') is a river in the western part of Achaea, Greece. It is long. The Parapeiros begins in the western part of the Mount Erymanthos, Erymanthos mountains close to Alepochori, Achaea, ...

Peiros The Peiros (, formerly also ''Kamenitza'' and ''Achelous'') is a river in the central and the northwestern parts of Achaea, Greece. It is long. Geography The Peiros is the second longest river in Achaea, after Selinountas (river), Selinountas. I ...

Charadros The Charadros () 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, northwest of its highest poi ...

, Selinountas and

Vouraikos The Vouraikos (, , ''Erasinus'' () according to Strabo) is a river in Achaea, Greece. In ancient times it was called Erasinos. Its source is in the Aroania mountains, near the village of Priolithos. It flows past the towns of Kalavryta and Diako ...

. Most of the forests are in the mountain ranges, though several are in the plains including 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 Erymanthos, Panachaiko and Aroania. Winter high temperatures are around the 10 °C mark throughout the low-lying areas.

Administration

Kato-Lousi-Kampos Polje Peloponnese Greece

The regional unit Achaea is subdivided into 5 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): *

Aigialeia Aigialeia (, ) is a municipality and a former Provinces of Greece, province (επαρχία) in the eastern part of the Achaea regional unit, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Aigio. The municipality has an area of 723.063 km2. ...

(2) * Erymanthos (4) *

Kalavryta Kalavryta () is a town and a municipality in the mountainous east-central part of the regional unit of Achaea, Greece. The town is located on the right bank of the river Vouraikos, south of Aigio, southeast of Patras and northwest of Tripoli, G ...

(5) *

(''Patra'', 1) *

West Achaea West Achaea ( – ''Dytiki Achaia'') is a municipal subdivision within greater Achaea – an ancient region of West Greece which forms part of the modern territory of larger Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Kato Achaia. The municip ...

(''Dytiki Achaia'', 3)

Prefecture

As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Achaea was created out of the former

prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin word, "''praefectura"'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain inter ...

Achaea (). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At the same time, the municipalities were reorganised, according to the table below.

Provinces

*Province of

Aigio Aigio, also written as ''Aeghion, Aegion, Aegio, Egio'' (, ; ), is a town and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Achaea, West Greece, on the Peloponnese. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the mun ...

*Province of

- Kalavryta *Province of

- Patras ''Note:'' Provinces no longer hold any legal status in

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History

Classical Antiquity

The

Achaean League The Achaean League () was a Hellenistic period, Hellenistic-era confederation of polis, Greek city-states on the northern and central Peloponnese. The league was named after the region of Achaea (ancient region), Achaea in the northwestern Pelopon ...

was a Hellenistic-era confederation of city states in Achaea, founded in 280/281 BC. It later grew until it included most of

, much reducing the

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rule in the area. After Macedon's defeat by the Romans in the early 2nd century BC, the League was able finally to defeat a heavily weakened

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and take control of the entire Peloponnese. However, as the

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influence in the area grew, the league erupted into an open revolt against Roman domination, in what is known as

Achaean War The Achaean War of 146 BC was fought between the Roman Republic and the Greek Achaean League, an alliance of Achaean and other Peloponnesian states in ancient Greece. It was the final stage of Rome's conquest of mainland Greece, taking place jus ...

. The Achaeans were defeated at the Battle of Corinth (146 BC), and the League was dissolved by the Romans. In AD 51/52,

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was proconsul of Achaea, and is portrayed (under the name "Gallio") in the book of the

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, in the Bible, as presiding over the trial of the Apostle Paul in

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().

Medieval history

Achaea remained a province of the

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after the

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. In the 6th and 7th centuries,

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invaded Greece and reached the Peloponnese, settling there. The coastal cities remained largely under Byzantine control, and a Siege of Patras in 805/807 failed. By the end of the 9th century, the whole peninsula was firmly under Byzantine control again, forming the

Theme of the Peloponnese The Theme of the Peloponnese () was a Byzantine military-civilian province (''thema'', theme) encompassing the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece. It was established in c. 800, and its capital was Corinth. History Slavic invasions and sett ...

. After the

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several new

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were founded in Greece. One of these was the

Principality of Achaea The Principality of Achaea () or Principality of Morea was one of the vassal states of the Latin Empire, which replaced the Byzantine Empire after the capture of Constantinople during the Fourth Crusade. It became a vassal of the Kingdom of Thes ...

, founded in 1205, which like the Roman province covered a much larger area than the Achaea region. The Achaea region was among the core territories of the Principality, with four baronies: the extensive

Barony of Patras The Barony of Patras was a medieval Frankish fiefdom of the Principality of Achaea, located in the northwestern coast of the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, centred on the town of Patras. It was among the twelve original baronies of the Principali ...

, the Barony of Vostitsa, the

Barony of Chalandritsa The Barony of Chalandritsa was a medieval Frankish fiefdom of the Principality of Achaea, located in the northern Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, and centred on the town of Chalandritsa (; ; ; Aragonese: ''C landrica'') south of Patras. History ...

, and the

Barony of Kalavryta The Barony of Kalavryta was a medieval Frankish fiefdom of the Principality of Achaea, located in the Peloponnese peninsula in Greece, centred on the town of Kalavryta (; ). History The Barony of Kalavryta was established ca. 1209, after the co ...

. Patras, under the powerful

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, over time became a semi-autonomous domain under the protection of Venice and the Holy See. Although Kalavryta was lost to the

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already by the end of the 13th century, the other baronies survived until the Principality of Achaea was conquered by the Byzantine Empire in 1430, and became part of the

Despotate of the Morea The Despotate of the Morea () or Despotate of Mystras () was a province of the Byzantine Empire which existed between the mid-14th and mid-15th centuries. Its territory varied in size during its existence but eventually grew to include almost a ...

. The Despotate of the Morea fell to the

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in 1460. As a part of the

Morean War The Morean war (), also known as the Sixth Ottoman–Venetian War, was fought between 1684–1699 as part of the wider conflict known as the "Great Turkish War", between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman Empire. Military operations ranged ...

, the

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captured Achaea in 1687 and held it until 1715, when the Ottomans recaptured the Peloponnese. Under Ottoman rule, Achaea was part of the

Morea Eyalet The Eyalet of the Morea () was a first-level province ('' eyalet'') of the Ottoman Empire, centred on the Peloponnese peninsula in southern Greece. History From the Ottoman conquest to the 17th century The Ottoman Empire overran the Peloponne ...

Modern history

In the

Greek War of Independence The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution or the Greek Revolution of 1821, was a successful war of independence by Greek revolutionaries against the Ottoman Empire between 1821 and 1829. In 1826, the Greeks were assisted ...

, Aigio was one of the first cities to be liberated by the Greeks and all of Achaea was liberated by the end of 1821. Achaea produced several heroes including Kanaris, Zaimis and Roufos and prime ministers of Greece including

Andreas Michalakopoulos Andreas Michalakopoulos (; 17 May 1876, Patras – 7 March 1938, Athens) was an important liberal politician in the interwar period who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 7 October 1924 to 26 June 1925, the day after the 1925 Greek coup d' ...

as well as some head of states. In the first administrative subdivision of independent Greece, Achaea was part of the

Achaea and Elis Prefecture Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaḯa'', ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Western Greece and is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The ...

. This was divided into the

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of Achaea and

in 1899. Achaea and Elis were reunited in 1909, and split again in 1930. Achaea saw an influx of refugees that arrived from

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during the Greco Turkish War of 1919–1922. 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 Prosfygika (Greek: Προσφυγικά, meaning "refugee settlement") is a List of neighbourhoods in Patras, neighbourhood in the southern Greek city of Patras. It was founded in 1922 as displaced persons from Asia Minor arrived in the city after ...

Population

Achaea today has about one-third of the population of the Peloponnese.

, the capital of Achaea, is the third largest city in Greece, behind

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and

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. Two-thirds of the Achaean population live near Patras, and more than half within the city limits. The main industrial areas are around Patras.

Main towns and cities

The main cities and towns of Achaea are (ranked by 2021 census population of the town proper): *

169,886 *

19,857 *

Kato Achaia Kato Achaia () is a town and a community 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. The community Kato Achaia consists of the town ...

7,689

Culture

The monastery

Agia Lavra Agia Lavra ("Holy Lavra") is a monastery near Kalavryta, Achaea, Greece. It was built in 961 AD, on Aroania (mountain), Chelmos Mountain, at an altitude of 961 meters, and can be described as the symbolic birthplace of modern Greece. It stands as ...

is situated a few kilometres west of

on the top of a hill. 12 to 20 km east, is

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, with lakes inside. The length is around 300 to 500 m. The mountain hosts the most modern Greek telescope, named Aristarchus (after the ancient Greek astronomer -

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) and operated by the

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. A narrow gauge railway track runs for 30 km, mainly as a tourist attraction. The track begins near Kalavryta and ends off Diakopto.

Economy

Patras is one of the main industrial and commerce centers in Greece. Temeni is a place where the spring water Avra (Άυρα) is manufactured. It is owned by

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, a division of

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and a parent. There is a small oil refinery near Rio. Athenian brewery has the largest production facility of the company in Patra.

Transport

Roads

The main highways are: *

Ionia Odos The A5 motorway, also known as the Ionia Odos (),
(FEK AAP' 253/21.12.2015, pp. 2098–2099). i ...

(A5, part of E55):

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Antirrio Antirrio (, pronounced , ) is a town and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Aetolia-Acarnania, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nafpaktia, of which it is a mu ...

- Arta -

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Greek National Road 8 Greek National Road 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 the cities of Corinth and ...

, old road

- Rio -

* Greek National Road 8A (part of E55 and E65): Athens - Corinth - Rio - Patras *

Greek National Road 9 Greek National Road 9 (, abbreviated as EO9) is a single carriageway with at-grade intersections in the West Greece and Peloponnese regions. It runs along the west coast of the Peloponnese peninsula, from Patras to Methoni via Pyrgos. Its leng ...

(part of E55): Patras - Pyrgos -

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Greek National Road 31 Greek National Road 31 is a national highway of southern Greece. It connects Aigio with Kalavryta Kalavryta () is a town and a municipality in the mountainous east-central part of the regional unit of Achaea, Greece. The town is located on the ...

Greek National Road 33 Greek National Road 33 (, abbreviated as EO33) is a single carriageway road in southern Greece. It connects Patras with the Greek National Road 74 ( Pyrgos - Tripoli) near Levidi, passing through the western and southern foothills of Mount ...

: Patras -

Tritaia Tritaia () is a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos (municipality), Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal ...

Lampeia Lampeia (Greek language, Greek: Λάμπεια, before 1928: Δίβρη - ''Divri'', between 1928 and 1929: Πρινόφυτον - ''Prinofyton'') is a mountain village, a community and a former Communities and Municipalities of Greece, munici ...

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Bus

Intercity bus transport is provided by KTEL Achaias. The main bus terminal is in the city of Patras.

Rail

Achaea is served by both the Patras Suburban Railway on the Patras–Kyparissia line to

and

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on the Athens Airport–Patras line from

. Both lines, as yet, do not meet.

Communications

Newspapers, fanzines and others

Current newspapers

*''

Achagiotika Nea ''Achagiotika Nea'' (, meaning Kato Achagia News) was a newspaper that covered its top stories in Kato Achaia and the northwestern Achaia prefecture A prefecture (from the Latin word, "''praefectura"'') is an administrative jurisdiction trad ...

'' - Kato Achaia *'' Allagi'' - Patras *'' Elliniki Dimokratia'' - Patras *''

Epi ta proso image:epitaproso.jpg, Frontpage of ''Epi ta Proso''. ''Epi ta Proso'' (Greek: ''Going Forward'') was a newspaper published in Patras, Greece in 1882 by A. Eymorfopoulos. In 1896, the paper changed ownership to the hands of the Free Socialists, a g ...

'' - Patras *'' Evdomada'' - Patras *''

Filodimos ''Filodimos'' () is a newspaper that was founded in 1886 in Aigio, Greece. The newspaper is the first publication ever established in the city. See also *List of newspapers in Greece References *''The first version of the article is translated ...

'' -

*''

Frouros tis Anatolikis Aigialeias ''Frouros tis Anatolikis Aigialeias'' (Greek: Φρουρός της Ανατολικής Αιγιαλείας meaning the fortress of Eastern Aigialeia) was a newspaper that was founded in 1996 in Aigeira, Greece. It serves the entire eastern Aigi ...

'' - Akrata and eastern Aigaleia *''

Ta Gegonota tis Achaias ''Ta Gegonota tis Achaias'' () () was a daily newspaper that was founded in 1987 in Patras, Greece. It was owned by the company Patraikes ekdoseis monoprosopi EPE (Πατραϊκές εκδόσεις μονοπρόσωπη ΕΠΕ) and is writte ...

'' - Achaea *''

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'' -

*''

Imera ''I Imera'' (Greek: Η Ημέρα, English: The Day) was a newspaper that was based in Patras in the Achaea regional unit in Greece. Its editor-in-chief was Theodoros Kamperos. See also *List of newspapers in Greece The number of national ...

'' - Patras *'' Imerisios Kyrix'' - Patras *''Kosmos tis Patras'' - Patras *'' Paraliaki'' - Patras *'' Patraiki Evdomada'' - Patras *''

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'' - Patras - political *'' Proodos'' - Patras *''

Proti tis Aigaleias ''Proti tis Aigialeias'' (or -Egialias) ({{langx, el, Πρώτη της Αιγιαλείας meaning the First in Aigaleia) is the most famous weekly newspaper that is based in Aigio in the Achaea Prefectures of Greece, prefecture in Greece and i ...

'' - Aigio and Aigaleia *''

Simerini ''I Simerini'' ( English: The Daily) is a centre-right Greek language independently owned newspaper published in Cyprus since 1976. It is one of the largest newspapers on the island with a daily circulation of around 9,000 copies. Other daily Gree ...

'' - Patras *''

Splats ''Splats'' () is a fanzine with comics. It is sold mainly within Patras as well as other cities. The volume does not number ant its stories are entirely humoristic. It has sold several volumes. See also *List of newspapers in Greece The numbe ...

'' - a fanzine based in Patras *''

Sport Week ''Sport Week'' was a weekly sports newspaper based in Patras in the Achaea Prefectures of Greece, prefecture in Greece. It was first published in 1999 from S Media Group S.A.. It had many pages and these pages features news from all the athletic ...

'' - Patras - sports *''

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'' - Patras - sports *''

Styx In Greek mythology, Styx (; ; lit. "Shuddering"), also called the River Styx, is a goddess and one of the rivers of the Greek Underworld. Her parents were the Titans Oceanus and Tethys, and she was the wife of the Titan Pallas and the moth ...

'' - Akrata *''

Symvoulos Epocheiriseon ''Symvoulos Epicheiriseon'' (Greek language, Greek: Σύμβουλος Επιχειρήσεων, English language, English: Council of Businesses) is a newspaper that features mainly economic news from the Patras area. It is based in Patras in Ac ...

'' - Patras

Ceased and defunct newspapers

* Achaikos Kyrix - an older newspaper of Patras *

Tachydromos tis Anatolis ''Le Courrier d'Orient'' (''Courier of Orient'') was a French language newspaper that was published in Greece, first in Patras then in Aegina. It was published between 1828 and 1829 during the final years of the Greek War of Independence by Lieuten ...

- Patras, one of the few newspapers that were only published in

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

Radio

ERA Patras An era is a span of time. Era or ERA may also refer to: * Era (geology), a subdivision of geologic time * Calendar era Education * Academy of European Law (German: '), an international law school * ERA School, in Melbourne, Australia * Era ...

- Rio * Super B - Patras * Top FM - 93 FM *

Ionion FM Ionion FM, simply known as Ionion, is a Greek radio station broadcasting on 95.5 MHz. It serves the western portion of Greece. The station is a mixture of variety and Top 40. The station is named after the Ionian Sea and on its slogans, it reads ''. ...

- 95.8 FM *

Radio Gamma Radio is the technology of communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 3 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmitter connected to ...

- 96 FM * MFM *

Radio Aigio Radio is the technology of telecommunication, communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 3 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transm ...

- 99.2 FM * You FM - 100.1 FM (launched in 2006/2007) * Mojo FM - 107.9 FM

Television

Achaia Channel Achaia Channel is a Greek local television station serving all of the Achaia prefecture. The station's name is translingual and the station headquarters is located in Patras. It offers movies, local programs and music, and programs and music fro ...

- Patrast *

Patra TV Patra TV is a regional television station in the city of Patras, Greece. History The channel in the first period of operation had a long strike and television history. In 2001, with the change of ownership status, its technical equipment is comp ...

- Patras * Super B - Patras *

Tele Con Tele may refer to: * Television * Tele (band), a German rock/pop band * Tele Ikuru, Deputy Governor of Rivers State * Télé, Mali, a rural commune of the Cercle of Goundam in the Tombouctou Region of Mali * Telemarketing * Telegraphy * ''Eveni ...

- extinct *

Tele Time TeleTime is a Greece, Greek local television station serving Western Greece. It includes the prefectures of Achaea, Achaia, Aetolia-Acarnania, Elis (regional unit), Ilia, Cephalonia, Lefkada and Zakynthos. Its headquarters are in Patras. It offer ...

- regional *

AXION An axion () is a hypothetical elementary particle originally theorized in 1978 independently by Frank Wilczek and Steven Weinberg as the Goldstone boson of Peccei–Quinn theory, which had been proposed in 1977 to solve the strong CP problem ...

- Aigio

Companies

* Achaiki *

Kronos Supermarkets Kronos can refer to: *Cronus, a Titan, the father of Zeus, Poseidon, Hades, Hestia, Demeter, and Hera Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Kronos ''(film), a 1957 science fiction film *'' Captain Kronos – Vampire Hunter'', a 197 ...

- Patras

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 Aroania (), also known as Helmos or Chelmos (Χελμός, from South Slavic , "summit"), is a mountain in Achaea, Peloponnese, Greece. At 2,355 m elevation, Aroania is the third highest mountain of the Peloponnese, after Taygetus and Kyllini, ...

, near Kalavrita. It is Kalavrita's closest resort.

Sporting teams

Division rankings were as of the 2005-06 season for most teams, for

football (soccer) Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

, they are run by the

Achaea Football Clubs Association Achaea Football Clubs Association () is one of the oldest Greece, Greek amateur Football (soccer), football clubs associations, representing teams from the Greek regional unit of Achaea. History It was founded in 1927 in Patras. Members included ...

: ;Teams with multiple sporting clubs *

Panegialios F.C. Panegialios ( (''Panegialios Gymnastics Club'', referring to Aigialeia, a subprefecture covering the northeastern part of Achaea) is a Association football, football club based in Aigio, Greece. Panegialios has a long tradition in Greek football c ...

- second division *

Achaios Saravali Achaeus is a masculine given name. It may refer to: People * Achaeus of Eretria (born 484 BC), tragic poet * Achaeus of Syracuse (4th century BC), tragic poet * Achaeus (son of Seleucus I Nicator) (3rd century BC), Greek Macedonian nobleman * A ...

Patras -

Saravali Saravali () is an important village and community in the municipal unit of Messatida, Patras, Achaea, Greece. The community is located at the southeastern edge of the agglomeration of Patras. The community consists of the villages Saravali, Agio ...

- fourth division * Anagennisi/Aias Sympoliteia -

Rododafni Rododafni (Greek: Ροδοδάφνη, before 1928: Μουρλά - ''Mourla'') is a town in northern Achaea, Greece. It is located on the Gulf of Corinth, 4 km northwest of Aigio and 28 km east of Patras. It was the seat of the municipali ...

Apollon Patras :''The first version of this article has been based in the text of :el:Α.Σ. Απόλλων of the :el:Κύρια Σελίδα, Greek Wikipedia published under the GFDL.'' A.S. Apollon Patras (Greek language, Greek:''A.Σ. Απόλλων Πατ ...

, A1 Basketleague *

Atromitos Patras Atromitos (Greek: Ατρόμητος, "fearless") may refer to: * Atromitos F.C., a football team based in Peristeri, Greece * Atromitos Piraeus, a football team based in Piraeus, Greece * Atromitos Yeroskipou Atromitos Yeroskipou () was a Cy ...

- fourth division * Diakopto AC -

Diakopto Diakopto () is a coastal town in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reforms it is a municipal unit of the Aigialeia municipality. The municipal unit has an area of 103.932 km2. The town of Diakopto is situated on the ...

- fourth division *

Fostiras Ovrias FC Fostiras Football Club () is a Greek football club based in Tavros, a suburb of Athens, Greece. They played Alpha Ethniki between 1960 and 1963 and again between 1970 and 1974. History First years In 1926, a football club was established in the ...

- Ovrya, fourth division *Iraklis Patras - Patras, fourth division *

NO Patras NO Patras (NOP), (Greek: Ναυταθλητικός Όμιλος Πατρών = Nautical Club of Patras), is a water polo club participating in the First Division of the Greek Championship ( A1 Ethniki). History NOP was founded on April 19, ...

- Patras, A2 League/Water polo *

NE Patras NE Patras (NEP), Nautical Union of Patras (Ναυταθλητική Ένωση Πατρών), is a water polo and swimming club situated in Patras, Greece. History NEP was founded in 2006 in Patras, Western Greece with the unification of two ...

- Patras, A2 League/Water polo *

Olympiakos Aigio Olympiakos or Olympiacos may refer to: * Olympiacos CFP, a multisport club in Piraeus, Greece ** Olympiacos F.C., the football department of Olympiacos SFP ** Olympiacos B.C., the basketball department of Olympiacos SFP ** Olympiacos SFP (men's v ...

, fourth division *

Olympiakos Kamares Olympiakos or Olympiacos may refer to: * Olympiacos CFP, a multisport club in Piraeus, Greece ** Olympiacos F.C., the football department of Olympiacos SFP ** Olympiacos B.C., the basketball department of Olympiacos SFP ** Olympiacos SFP (men's vol ...

- Kamares - fourth division *

Olympiakos Patras APS Olympiacos Patras (, ''A.P.S Olympiakos Patron'') is a sports club in Patras, playing association football and volleyball. The team plays with the Achaia Football Clubs Association, EPS Achaias and the Hellenic Football Federation, EPO numbe ...

- Patras - fourth division *

Ormi Patras Ormi Patras is a Greek women's club based in Patras. It was founded in 2003 through the fusion of Thriamvos Patras, Poseidonas Patras and Foinikas Patras. It is a major protagonist in the Greek women's handball cup and championship In sport, ...

- Patras, A1 League/ Women's Handball *

Panachaiki Panachaiki G.E. (Greek: Παναχαϊκή Γυμναστική Ένωση, ''Panachaiki Gymnastiki Enosi'', "Pan- Achaean Gymnastic Union") is a Greek multi-sport club based in the city of Patras, Greece. The history of Panachaiki began in 1891, ...

- Patras, third division * E.A. Patras - Patras, third division/Volleyball * Spartakos Ovrya - Ovrya - third division (as of 2007) *

Thyella Patras F.C. Thyella ("Storm") (Greek: Α.Π.Σ. Θύελλα ''A.P.S. Thyella'') is an athletic club in Patras in the Achaea, Achaia prefecture. History The club is one of the most popular in the entire prefecture of Achaea. The team was first created on Ju ...

- Patras, third division *

A.P.S. Zavlani APS or Aps or aps or similar may refer to: Businesses and organizations Businesses and public bodies *Algeria Press Service, a news agency *Arizona Public Service, an electric power company *Australian Protective Service, an Australian Commonweal ...

- fourth division ;Basketball only *

Promitheas Patras B.C. Promitheas Patras B.C. (Greek: Προμηθέας Πατρών K.A.E.) is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Patras, Greece. The club currently competes in the Greek Basket League and the Basketball Champions League. Promithea ...

A.O. Skagiopouleio AO, aO, Ao, or ao may refer to: Places * Ao (building) * Ao, Estonia, village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia * Ao Line, commuter railway line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan * Ao River (Fujian), in China * Ao Station, ...

;Defunct and historic teams * Lefkos Asteras - Patras *

Thriamvos Patras Thriamvos Patras (Greek: ΑΟ Θρίαμβος Πατρών) was founded in 1991 and had athletic clubs including water polo, swimming, synchronized diving, basketball, chess Chess is a board game for two players. It is an abstract strategy ga ...

- Patras, now part of

Notable people

Actor An actor (masculine/gender-neutral), or actress (feminine), is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. ...

, mythological legend *

Alexon Alexon (Ancient Greek: ) was an Ancient Greece, ancient Greek mercenary from Achaea, who served in the Ancient Carthage, Carthaginian garrison at Marsala, Lilybaeum while it was besieged by the Roman Republic, Romans in 250 BC, during the First ...

, ancient figure *

Timoleon Ambelas Timleon Ambelas (Greek: Τιμολέων Αμπελάς, c. 1850–1929) was a Greece, Greek poet. Biography Ampelas was born in the city of Patras in Greece and he lived much of his time in the capital city of Athens and in the island of Syros. ...

, a writer *

Anchialus In Greek mythology, the name Anchialus (Ancient Greek: Ἀγχίαλος means 'near the sea') may refer to the following characters: *Anchialus, a 'well-skilled' Greek warrior who participated in the Trojan War. He and Menesthes, while riding a ...

, mythological legend *

Dimitrios Andrikopoulos-Boukaouris Dimitrios Andrikopoulos-Boukaouris (; 1867–1948) was a Greek politician in Achaea and a mayor of Patras. He was born in Patras. His mother came from a historic political family and so he kept her name 'Boukaouris' in his own surname. He stud ...

, Mayor of Patras *

Antheia In Ancient Greek religion, Antheia () or Anthea, was an epithet of both the goddesses Hera and Aphrodite. According to the geographer Pausanias, there was a temple of Hera Antheia at Argos, while according to Hesychius, Antheia was a name used ...

, mythological legend *

Argyra ''Argyra'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. The name "''Argyra''" comes from the Greek word for "silver", referring to the silver pruinescence found on the males of many of the species. Species *'' Argyra albicans'' Loew, 186 ...

, mythological legend *

Autonous In Greek mythology, Autonous (Greek language, Ancient Greek: Αὐτόνοος (Auto - Nuss) means 'man with a mind of his own') was an owner of a large herd of horses which were pastured by his wife and children. Family Autonous was the son o ...

, ancient figure *

Bolina In Greek mythology, Bolina (; Ancient Greek: Βολίνα) or Boline (Βολίνη) was a nymph. According to Pausanias, Bolina was once a mortal maiden of Achaea. She was loved by the god Apollo Apollo is one of the Twelve Olympians, ...

, ancient figure *

Bryson of Achaea Bryson of Achaea (or Bryson the Achaean; ''Vryson o Acheos'', ''gen''.: Βρύσωνος ''Vrysonos''; fl. 330 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher. Very little information is known about him. He was said to have been a pupil of StilpoDiogenes ...

, ancient figure *

Anastasios Charalambis Anastasios Charalambis (; 22 September 1862 – 11 March 1949) was a Greeks, Greek Lieutenant General and interim List of Prime Ministers of Greece, Prime Minister of Greece for one day in 1922. Military service Anastasios Charalambis was born ...

General and

Prime Minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

for one day in 1922. *

Vasileios Christopoulos Vasileios Christopoulos (Greek: Βασίλειος Χριστόπουλος, born 1951) is a Greek writer. Born in Patras, Kingdom of Greece, he studied in Athens at the National Technical University of Athens and at the University of Glasgow as ...

, an artist *

Danielis Danielis (, ''Daniēlís'', fl. 9th century AD) was a widowed Byzantine noblewoman landowner from Patras. Traditional narrative According to the written tradition (continuing in the tradition of Theophanes) she was an extremely wealthy la ...

, ancient figure *

Kostas Davourlis Kostas Davourlis (, 4 January 1948 – 23 May 1992) born in Agyia, Patras, popularly nicknamed The Black Prince, was a former Greek footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. A gifted and talented player, he was voted by the Greek s ...

Footballer of Panachaiki *

Theodoros Deligiannis Theodoros Diligiannis (also transliterated as Deligiannis;Konstantinos Apostolou Vakalopoulos, ''Modern History of Macedonia (1830-1912)'', Barbounakis, 1988, p. 95. ; 1826–1905) was a Greek politician, minister and member of the Greek Parlia ...

a Prime Minister of Greece *

Ioannis Diakidis Ioannis Diakidis (), 1867–1962) was a Greek writer.https://www.amazon.es/Greek-writers-Petropoulos-Psychoundakis-Marangopoulos/dp/115648751X He was born on the island of Symi in the Dodecanese at the time was part of the Ottoman Empire. He ...

Rena Dor Rena Dor (; 1917 – March 5, 2000) was a Greece, Greek actress and a singer. She was born Irini Giannatou (Ειρήνη Γιαννάτου) in Patras in 1917 and died in Athens on March 5, 2000. She is buried at Athens Cemetery, Athens Fir ...

, actress *

Dymas In Greek mythology, Dymas (Ancient Greek: Δύμας) is the name attributed to the following individuals: * Dymas, a Mariandynian who warned the Argonauts about the cruelty of Amykos, Amycus, king of the Bebrycians. Both Mariandynians and Bebrycia ...

, ancient figure *

Eperatus Eperatus () of Pharae in Achaea was an ancient Greek general of the 3rd century BC. He was elected ''strategos'' of the Achaean League in 219 BC. This was done by the intrigues of Apelles (Macedonia), Apelles, the adviser of Philip V of Macedon, an ...

, ancient figure *

Eurypylus In Greek mythology, Eurypylus (; ) was the name of several different people: * Eurypylus, was a Thessalian king, son of Euaemon and Ops. He was a former suitor of Helen thus he led the Thessalians during Trojan War. * Eurypylus, was son of T ...

Spyros Fokas Spiro(s) may refer to: * Spiro, Oklahoma, a town in the U.S. ** Spiro Mounds, an archaeological site * Spiro (band), a British music group * Spiro (name), including a list of people with the name * Špiro, South Slavic masculine given name * ARA S ...

, an actor *

Asimakis Fotilas Asimakis Fotilas (Greek: Ασημάκης Φωτήλας) (c. 1761–1835) was a Greek politician and revolutionary leader. Biography He was born in Kalavryta and was a primate of Kalavryta, who later took part in the Greek War of Independence. ...

, a revolutionary leader *

Panagiotakis Fotilas Panagiotakis Fotilas (Greek: Παναγιωτάκης Φωτήλας; died 1824) was a Greece, Greek politician and a revolutionary leader. He was the son of Asimakis Fotilas, Asimakis. Biography Fotilas was born in Kalavryta. On March 19, 1 ...

, a revolutionary leader *

Giorgos Giannias Giorgos Giannias (Greek: Γιώργος Γιαννιάς, d. June 13, 1821 near Koumani) was a Greek revolutionary leader born in Prostovitsa, a village now known as Drosia in Achaia. He was the brother of Konstantinos Giannias. In March ...

, a revolutionary leader *

Dimitrios Gounaris Dimitrios Gounaris (; 5 January 1867 – 28 November 1922) was a Greek politician who served as the prime minister of Greece from 25 February to 10 August 1915 and 26 March 1921 to 3 May 1922. The leader of the People's Party, he was the ma ...

a Prime Minister of Greece *

Helike Helike (; , pronounced , modern ) was an ancient Greek polis or city-state that was submerged by a tsunami in the winter of 373 BC. It was located in the Regional units of Greece, regional unit of Achaea, northern Peloponnesos, two kilometres ( ...

, ancient queen *

Ion An ion () is an atom or molecule with a net electrical charge. The charge of an electron is considered to be negative by convention and this charge is equal and opposite to the charge of a proton, which is considered to be positive by convent ...

, mythological legend *

Antonios Kalamogdartis Antonios Kalamogdartis (Greek language, Greek: Αντώνιος Καλαμογδάρτης, 1810–1856) was a Greece, Greek revolutionary leader and a politician which he was elected many times. He was born in 1810 in Patras. He continued his ...

, a revolutionary leader *

Athanasios Kanakaris-Roufos Athanasios Kanakaris-Roufos (Greek: Αθανάσιος Κανακάρης-Ρούφος, 1830–1902) was a Greek politician from Achaea. He was mayor of the city of Patras from 1879 to 1883. He was the son of Benizelos Roufos and brother of ...

, a revolutionary leader *

Panagiotis Karatzas Panagiotis Karatzas (; 18th century – 1824) was a Greece, Greek revolutionary leader in Patras during the Greek Revolution of 1821. During his childhood he showed his bravery and defiance against the Ottoman Empire, often fighting with Turkish ...

, a revolutionary leader *

Kostas Katsouranis Kostas Katsouranis (; born 21 June 1979) is a Greek former professional footballer. A versatile midfielder, who won the Super League Greek Footballer of the Year Award in 2005 and 2013, as well as the Cosme Damião Award for Footballer of the Y ...

Footballer - European Champion (Euro 2004) *

Konstantinos Konstantopoulos Konstantinos Konstantopoulos (; 1832, Tripoli, Greece – 11 November 1910,Scrip, "Death of K. Konstantopoulos", 12 November 1910, accessed 27 July 2013 (Greek). Athens) was a conservative Greek politician and briefly Prime Minister of Greece. Ea ...

Mayor of Patras In many countries, a mayor is the highest-ranking official in a municipal government such as that of a city or a town. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor as well as ...

and Prime Minister of Greece *

Andreas Kontogouris Andreas Kontogouris (, 1700s - 1824) was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence. He was born in the island of Cefalonia at the time it was in Venetian hands and later moved to Patras, on the present-day mainland of Gr ...

, a revolutionary leader *

Nikolaos Kontopoulos Nikolaos Kontopoulos (Greek: Νικόλαος Κοντόπουλος, 1889–1958) was a Greek writer. He was born in the village of Lousika in Achaea, Greece. He studied in Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cit ...

Christos Laskaris Christos Laskaris (Greek: Χρίστος Λάσκαρης, 1931 – December 11, 2008) was a Greek poet. Laskaris was born in the village of Chavari in Elis, but moved to Patras as a child. He studied at the Pedagogical Academy of Tripoli, ...

Afroditi Laoutari Afroditi Laoutari (, 1893–1975) was a famous Greek singer and actress in musical theatre. She was born in Patras in 1893. At an early age, she became involved with the musical theatre of , a leading operatic producer, where it didn't take lon ...

, an actress *

Dimitrios Maximos Dimitrios E. Maximos (; 6 July 1873 – 17 October 1955) was a Greek banker and politician. He briefly served as Prime Minister of Greece after World War II. Life Maximos was born on 6 July 1873 in Patras. He began his career in banking in ...

Vassilis Makris Vassilis Makris (, born 1958) is a Greek photographer. Life and work Makris was born in Patras, Greece. He started working as a professional photographer in 1985, initially focusing on stage photography. In 1987, he visited New York City and ph ...

, an artist *

Memos Makris Memos Makris (, ) (born April 1, 1913, in Patras – died May 26, 1993, in Athens) was a prominent Greek people, Greek sculptor. He spent his early childhood in Patras but his family moved to Athens in 1919. He studied at the Athens School of Fin ...

, an artist *

a Prime Minister of Greece *

Andreas Mikroutsikos Andreas Mikroutsikos (Greek: Ανδρέας Μικρούτσικος; born 6 June 1952 in Patras) is a Greek composer, lyricist, singer and TV presenter. Music career His top hits were ''Hameno Nisi'' (Lost Island), ''To Koutsouraki'' (Little Log ...

Betty Moschona Betty Moschhona (; 7 March 1927 in Patras – 6 December 2006 in Athens) was a Greece, Greek actress. She received her first role in 1952 with Mimis Kokkinis' company and participated in inspected with different comical roles (Vlachos, Kritikos, ...

, an actress *

Molurus In Greek mythology Greek mythology is the body of myths originally told by the Ancient Greece, ancient Greeks, and a genre of ancient Greek folklore, today absorbed alongside Roman mythology into the broader designation of classical mythology. ...

, ancient figure *

Thanos Mikroutsikos Athanasios "Thanos" Mikroutsikos (; 13 April 1947 – 28 December 2019) was a Greece, Greek composer and politician. He is considered one of the most important composers of the recent Greek musical scene. Biography Personal life He was born on ...

, composer, former Minister of Culture *

Myscellus Myscellus, or MyscelusOvid, ''Metamorphoses'' 15.19, 26. (), son of Alemon, was a native of the Achaean polis Rhypes and the legendary founder of Crotone, Crotona in 710 BC. According Ovid, the god Hercules appeared to Myscelus in a dream and comma ...

Kostis Palamas Kostis Palamas (; ; – 27 February 1943) was a Greek poet who wrote the words to the Olympic Hymn. He was a central figure of the Greek literary generation of the 1880s and one of the cofounders of the so-called New Athenian School (or Pala ...

national Greek poet *

George Papandreou (senior) Georgios Papandreou (, ''Geórgios Papandréou''; 13 February 1888 – 1 November 1968) was a Greek politician, the founder of the Papandreou political dynasty. He served three terms as the prime minister of Greece (1944–1945, 1963, 1964� ...

a Prime Minister of Greece *

Georgios Papadopoulos Georgios Papadopoulos (; ; 5 May 1919 – 27 June 1999) was a Greek military officer and dictator who led a coup d'etat in Greece in 1967 and became the country's Prime Minister from 1967 to 1973. He also was the President of Greece under th ...

Leader of the military junta *

Georgios Papandreou (historian) Georgios Papandreou (Greek: Γεώργιος Παπανδρέου; 1859–1940) was a Greece, Greek historian, linguist and an author. Bibliography Georgios Papandreou (born 1859) was a Greek Teacher, educator and historian, born in Kalavryta. ...

, an unrelated historian and linguist *

Anagnostis Petimezas Anagnostis Petimezas (, 1765–1822) was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence. He was born in 1765 in Soudena near Kalavryta and was descended from the Petmezades family. He was the son of Sotiris, brother of Athana ...

, a revolutionary leader *

Konstantinos Petimezas Konstantinos Petimezas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Πετιμεζάς) (c. 1764–1824) was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence and a soldier. He was born in about 1764 in Soudena near Kalavryta. He had a broth ...

, a revolutionary leader *

Konstantis Petimezas Konstantinos Petimezas (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Πετιμεζάς) (c. 1764–1824) was a Greece, Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence and a soldier. He was born in about 1764 in Kalavryta, Soudena near Kalavry ...

, a revolutionary leader *

Nikolaos Petimezas (elder) Nikolaos Petimezas or Petmezas (, 1790–1865) was a Greece, Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence, politician and officer of the Hellenic Gendarmerie. Life Nikolaos Petimezas hailed from the important clan of the Pe ...

Angelos Roufos Angelos Roufos (, born c. 1852) was a Greek politician from Achaea. He was born in about 1852 in Patras to Benizelos Roufos, the scion of a well-established local political family. He was elected three times to the Greek Parliament The Parl ...

Benizelos Roufos Benizelos Roufos (; 1795–1868) was a Greek politician and Prime Minister of Greece. Biography Early life Roufos was born in Patras in 1795, a scion of the wealthy Roufos-Kanakaris family. He was the son of Athanasios Kanakaris who fought dur ...

a Prime Minister of Greece *

Ioannis Roufos Ioannis Roufos (, 1870-1908) was a Greek politician. He was the son of Georgios Rouphos, a politician and the 11th Mayor of Patras and a grandson of Benizelos Roufos, a Prime Minister of Greece and Mayor of Patras, he is descended from the Roup ...

Selemnus Selemnos (Ancient Greek: Σέλεμνος, ) is a river in the northern part of Achaea, Greece. The river flows entirely in the municipal unit of Rio, Greece, Rio and empties into the Gulf of Corinth. Geography The river begins on the northwest ...

, mythological legend *

Panagiotis Skagiopoulos Panagiotis Skagiopoulos (Greek: Παναγιώτης Σκαγιόπουλος, 1864–1942) was a Greek merchant and was a grape trader of a large company, the largest part that he help the philanthropic sentinel, a transaction that he done as he ...

Sokratis Skartsis Sokratis Skartsis (, 1936 – 18 December 2024) was a Greek poet and writer, as well as a professor in the University of Patras. He was also a founding member of the University of Patras Poetry Symposium. He published 150 books, including poetry ...

, poet *

Konstantinos Skourletis Konstantinos Skourletis (, died 1888) was a Greek politician and a mayor of Patras Patras (; ; Katharevousa and ; ) is Greece's List of cities in Greece, third-largest city and the regional capital and largest city of Western Greece, in the n ...

, mayor of Patras *

Markos Sklivaniotis Markos Sklivaniotis (Greek: Μάρκος Σκληβανιώτης) is a Greek writer and a poet. He was born in Patras, Greece, 1954. He studied chemical engineering in Aristotelion University of Thessaloniki and following that he was engaged in ...

Socrates of Achaea Socrates () (c. 436 BC – 401 BC) was a Greek mercenary general from Achaea who traveled to Achaemenid Empire, Persia to fight at the Battle of Cunaxa. Xenophon describes him as brave in war and a reliable friend. Socrates was summoned by Cyrus th ...

, ancient figure *

Sostratus of Dyme {{short description, Greek mythological hero Sostratus (Ancient Greek: Σώστρατος) is mentioned in Pausanias' ''Description of Greece'' as a Greek mythological hero, reputedly beloved of Heracles. According to Pausanias in his description ...

, an ancient figure *

Sostratus of Pellene Sostratus (, ''Sostratos'') was an Ancient Greece, Ancient Greek athlete from Pellene, Achaea. He won the footrace for boys at the Ancient Olympic Games. He was the first Achaean to win at the Olympics since Oebotas of Dyme. According to legend, Oeb ...

, an ancient Greek Olympian *

Konstantinos Stefanopoulos Konstantinos "Kostis" Stephanopoulos (, 15 August 1926 – 20 November 2016) was a Greek conservative politician who served two consecutive terms as the president of Greece from 1995 to 2005. Life and career Stephanopoulos was born in Patr ...

President of Greece The president of Greece, officially the president of the Hellenic Republic (), commonly referred to in Greek as the president of the Republic (, ΠτΔ), is the head of state of Greece. The president is elected by the Hellenic Parliament; the ...

Epameinondas Thomopoulos Epameinondas Thomopoulos (Greek: Επαμεινώνδας Θωμόπουλος, 1878 - January 4, 1976) was a Greek artist who attended the academy and the first Greek impressionist. He studied drawing in Italy. It was his years as professor o ...

, an artist *

Dimitrios Tofalos Dimitrios Tofalos (, April 14, 1884 in Patras, Greece – November 15, 1966) was a Greek weightlifter. He was a member of both Gymnastiki Etaireia Patron and Panachaikos Gymnastikos syllogos, that merged in 1923 to become Panachaiki Gymnastiki En ...

Olympic Champion *

Spyridon Vassiliadis Spyridon Vasileiadis (; 6 December 1845 – 30 August 1874) was a Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language ...

, poet *

Xenofon Verykios Xenofon Verykios (Greek: Ξενοφών Βερύκιος, born 1951) is a Greek poet, and a professor in chemical mechanics at the University of Patras. The professor is the member of the Administrative Committee of TEI of the Ionian Islands and ...

* Dimitrios Votsis, mayor of Patras *

Spyros Vrettos Spyros Vrettos (Greek: Σπύρος Βρεττός, born 1960 in the island of Lefkada) is a Greek poet. He later studied at law school in the University of Athens The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA; , ''Ethnikó kai Kapod ...

, poet *

Alexandros Zaimis Alexandros Zaimis (, Romanization, romanized: ''Aléxandros Zaímis''; 28 October 1855 – 15 September 1936) was a Greeks, Greek politician who served as Greece's Prime Minister of Greece, Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior (Greece), Minist ...

a Prime Minister and President of Greece

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