Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from

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

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. It is part of the

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Western Greece Western Greece Region ( el, Περιφέρεια Δυτικής Ελλάδας, translit=Periféria Dhitikís Elládhas, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It comprises the western part of continental Greece and the northw ...

and is situated in the northwestern part of the

Peloponnese The Peloponnese (), Peloponnesus (; el, Πελοπόννησος, Pelopónnēsos,(), or Morea is a peninsula and geographic regions of Greece, geographic region in southern Greece. It is connected to the central part of the country by the Isthmu ...

peninsula. The capital is

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which is the third largest city in Greece.

Geography

Achaea is bordered by

Elis Elis or Ilia ( el, Ηλεία, ''Ileia'') 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 was ...

to the west and southwest,

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to the south, and

Corinthia Corinthia ( el, Κορινθία ''Korinthía'') is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Peloponnese. It is situated around the city of Corinth, in the north-eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Geography Cori ...

to the east and southeast. The

Gulf of Corinth The Gulf of Corinth or the Corinthian Gulf ( el, Κορινθιακός Kόλπος, ''Korinthiakόs Kόlpos'', ) is a deep inlet of the Ionian Sea, separating the Peloponnese from western mainland Greece. It is bounded in the east by the Isth ...

lies to its northeast, and the

Gulf of Patras The Gulf of Patras ( el, Πατραϊκός Κόλπος, ''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, Greece, Rio and Antirrio, near the Rio-Antirrio b ...

to its northwest. The mountain

Panachaiko The Panachaiko ( el, Παναχαϊκό, "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 k ...

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

. Higher mountains are found in the south, such as

Aroania Aroania ( el, Αροάνια) is a village and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Kalavryta, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area ...

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

Skollis Skollis ( el, Σκόλλις), also known as Santameri, is a mountain in southwestern Achaea in the Peloponnese in western Greece. Its elevation is .Omplos Omplos ( el, Ομπλός) 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 k ...

, 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 is ...

. Its main rivers ordered from west to east are the

Larissos Larissos ( el, Λαρίσσος) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Achaea, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 225.72 ...

Tytheus Parapeiros ( el, Παραπείρος, also Τυθεύς - ''Tythefs'', grc, Τευθέας - ''Teutheas'') is a river in the western part of Achaea, Greece. It is long. The Parapeiros begins in the western part of the Erymanthos mountains clos ...

Peiros The Peiros ( el, Πείρος, 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. It ...

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 ...

, Selinountas and

Vouraikos The Vouraikos ( el, Βουραϊκός, la, Buraïcus, ''Erasinus'' ( grc, Ἐρασῖνος, Erasinos) according to Strabo) is a river in Achaea, Greece. In ancient times it was called Erasinos. Its source is in the Aroania mountains, near th ...

. 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 ( el, Αιγιάλεια, ) 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 ar ...

(2) * Erymanthos (4) *

Kalavryta Kalavryta ( el, Καλάβρυτα) 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 ...

(5) *

(''Patra'', 1) *

West Achaea West Achaea ( el, Δυτική Αχαΐα – ''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 t ...

(''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 ''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 international ...

Achaea ( el, Νομός Αχαΐας). 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'' ( el, Αίγιο, Aígio, ; la, Aegium), is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, on the Peloponnese. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipali ...

*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 (Greek: , ''Koinon ton Akhaion'' "League of Achaeans") was a Hellenistic-era confederation of Greek city states on the northern and central Peloponnese. The league was named after the region of Achaea in the northwestern Pel ...

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

Sparta Sparta ( Doric Greek: Σπάρτα, ''Spártā''; Attic Greek: Σπάρτη, ''Spártē'') was a prominent city-state in Laconia, in ancient Greece. In antiquity, the city-state was known as Lacedaemon (, ), while the name Sparta referre ...

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

Acts of the Apostles The Acts of the Apostles ( grc-koi, Πράξεις Ἀποστόλων, ''Práxeis Apostólōn''; la, Actūs Apostolōrum) is the fifth book of the New Testament; it tells of the founding of the Christian Church and the spread of its messag ...

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

Corinth Corinth ( ; el, Κόρινθος, Kórinthos, ) is the successor to an ancient city, and is a former municipality in Corinthia, Peloponnese, which is located in south-central Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part o ...

().

Medieval and modern history

Achaea remained a province of the

Byzantine Empire The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

after the fall of the western Roman Empire. In the 6th and 7th centuries,

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invaded the Peloponnese, and settled in parts of Achaea as well. By the 9th century, the whole peninsula was under Byzantine control again. However, 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 three 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 o ...

, founded in 1205, which like the Roman province covered a much larger area than traditional Achaea. Achaea was recaptured by the Byzantine Empire by 1430, and became part of the

Despotate of the Morea The Despotate of the Morea ( el, Δεσποτᾶτον τοῦ Μορέως) or Despotate of Mystras ( el, Δεσποτᾶτον τοῦ Μυστρᾶ) was a province of the Byzantine Empire which existed between the mid-14th and mid-15th centu ...

. The Despotate of the Morea fell to the

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in 1460. As a part of the

Morean War The Morean War ( it, Guerra di Morea), 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 ...

, 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 ( ota, ایالت موره; Eyālet-i Mōrâ) 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 ...

. In the

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, 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 ( el, Ανδρέας Μιχαλακόπουλος; 17 May 1876, in Patras – 7 March 1938, in Athens) was an important liberal politician in the inter-war period who served as Prime Minister of Greece from 7 October 19 ...

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

Thessaloniki Thessaloniki (; el, Θεσσαλονίκη, , also known as Thessalonica (), Saloniki, or Salonica (), is the second-largest city in Greece, with over one million inhabitants in its Thessaloniki metropolitan area, metropolitan area, and the capi ...

. 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 2011 census population): *

269,034 *

40,664 * Kato Achaia 11,880

Culture

The monastery Agia Lavra 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 National Observatory of Athens. 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 The Coca-Cola Company 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

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

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(A5, part of E55): Rio - Antirrio -

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Ioannina Ioannina ( el, Ιωάννινα ' ), often called Yannena ( ' ) within Greece, is the capital and largest city of the Ioannina regional unit and of Epirus, an administrative region in north-western Greece. According to the 2011 census, the c ...

* Greek National Road 8, old road

- Corinth - Rio -

* Greek National Road 8A (part of E55 and E65): Athens - Corinth - Rio - Patras * Greek National Road 9 (part of E55): Patras - Pyrgos - Kyparissia -

Pylos Pylos (, ; el, Πύλος), historically also known as Navarino, is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it has been part of the municipality Pylos-Nestoras, of which it is th ...

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

* Greek National Road 33: Patras - Tritaia - Lampeia - Vlacherna

Communications

Newspapers, fanzines and others

Current newspapers

*''

Achagiotika Nea ''Achagiotika Nea'' ( el, Αχαγιώτικα Νέα, meaning Kato Achagia News) was a newspaper that covered its top stories in Kato Achaia and the northwestern Achaia prefecture. It was first published in January 1990 and ceased operations in ...

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

Epi ta proso Frontpage of Epi ta Proso. ''Epi ta Proso'' (Greek: ''Going Forward'') was a newspaper published in Patras, Greece Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southe ...

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

Filodimos ''Filodimos'' ( el, Φιλόδημος) 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 th ...

'' -

*''

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'' ( el, Τα Γεγονότα της Αχαΐας) ( en, The Events of Achaia) was a daily newspaper that was founded in 1987 in Patras, Greece. It was owned by the company Patraikes ekdoseis monoprosopi EPE (Πατρ� ...

'' - Achaea *'' I Gnomi'' -

*''

Imera ''I Imera'' (Greek language, Greek: Η Ημέρα, English language, English: The Day) was a newspaper that is based in Patras in the Achaea regional units of Greece, regional unit in Greece. Its editor-in-chief was Theodoros Kamperos. See als ...

'' - Patras *'' Imerisios Kyrix'' - Patras *''

Kosmos tis Patras ''Kosmos'' ( Greek: Κόσμος της Πάτρας, English: the People of Patras) is a weekly newspaper that was founded in 2007 from Kosmos E.P.E. and is based in Patras in the Achaea prefecture in Greece. It holds an unselected and battlelike ...

'' - Patras *'' Paraliaki'' - Patras *'' Patraiki Evdomada'' - Patras *''

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

Proti tis Aigaleias ''Proti tis Aigialeias'' (or -Egialias) ( el, Πρώτη της Αιγιαλείας meaning the First in Aigaleia) is the most famous weekly newspaper that is based in Aigio in the Achaea prefecture in Greece and it serves the Aigaleia area. It ...

'' - Aigio and Aigaleia *'' Simerini'' - Patras *''

Splats ''Splats'' ( el, Σπλατς) 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 Gr ...

'' - a fanzine based in Patras *'' Sport Week'' - Patras - sports *''

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'' - Patras - sports *''

Styx In Greek mythology, Styx (; grc, Στύξ ) is a river that forms the boundary between Earth (Gaia) and the Underworld. The rivers Acheron, Cocytus, Lethe, Phlegethon, and Styx all converge at the centre of the underworld on a great marsh, whic ...

'' - Akrata *''

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

'' - Patras

Ceased and defunct newspapers

Achaikos Kyrix ''Achaikos Kyrix'' ( el, Αχαϊκός Κύρηξ) was a newspaper that was founded in 1840 in Patras, Greece. See also *List of newspapers in Greece References *''This article is translated and is based from the article Article often re ...

- 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 Lieu ...

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

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Radio

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- Rio * Super B - Patras *

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- 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 *

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- 96 FM * MFM *

Radio Aigio Radio is the technology of signaling and communicating using radio waves. Radio waves are electromagnetic waves of frequency between 30 hertz (Hz) and 300 gigahertz (GHz). They are generated by an electronic device called a transmi ...

- 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 from ...

- Patrast * Patra TV - Patras * Super B - Patras *

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- extinct *

Tele Time TeleTime is a Greek local television station serving Western Greece. It includes the prefectures of Achaia, Aetolia-Acarnania, Ilia, Cephalonia, Lefkada and Zakynthos. Its headquarters are in Patras. It offers movies as well as local programs an ...

- regional *

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- Aigio

Companies

* Achaiki *

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- 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, 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), they are run by the Achaea Football Clubs Association: ;Teams with multiple sporting clubs *

Panegialios F.C. Panegialios ( el, Παναιγιάλειος Γ.Σ. (''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 ha ...

- 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 * Ac ...

Patras -

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

- fourth division * Anagennisi/Aias Sympoliteia - Rododafni * Apollon Patras, A1 Basketleague * Atromitos Patras - fourth division * Diakopto AC - Diakopto - fourth division * Fostiras Ovrias FC - 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 - 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 CFP ** Olympiacos B.C., the basketball department of Olympiacos CFP ** Olympiacos S.C., the men' ...

, 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 CFP ** Olympiacos B.C., the basketball department of Olympiacos CFP ** Olympiacos S.C., the men' ...

- Kamares - fourth division * Olympiakos Patras - 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 The Greek women's handball cup ...

- Patras, A1 League/ Women's Handball * Panachaiki - Patras, third division *

E.A. Patras E.A. Patras is a Greek omnisports club founded in 1927 and based in Patras. It is mostly known for its volleyball and boxing sections, which compete at the highest level in Greece. The volleyball section won the Greek championship in 1938, where ...

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

Thyella Patras F.C. :''The first version of this article has been based in the text of Θύελλα Πατρών of the Greek Wikipedia published under the GFDL.'' {{Infobox football club , clubname = Thyella Patras , nickname = , image = Thyella Patras.gif , fu ...

- Patras, third division *

A.P.S. Zavlani The American Physical Society (APS) is a not-for-profit membership organization of professionals in physics and related disciplines, comprising nearly fifty divisions, sections, and other units. Its mission is the advancement and diffusion of k ...

- 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 EuroCup. It is Patras' prominent baske ...

A.O. Skagiopouleio AO, aO, Ao, or ao may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Adults Only, an entertainment rating * AO Music (AOmusic), a world-music fusion group consisting of Jay Oliver, Miriam Stockley and others * Ao: The Last Hunter, a 2010 prehistoric ...

;Defunct and historic teams * Lefkos Asteras - Patras * Thriamvos Patras - Patras, now part of NE Patras

Notable people

* Actor, mythological legend * Alexon, 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 ( el, Δημήτριος Ανδρικόπουλος-Μπουκαούρης, links=no; 1867–1948) was a Greek politician in Achaea and a mayor of Patras. He was born in Patras. His mother came from a historic ...

, Mayor of Patras * Antheia, mythological legend *

Argyra ''Argyra'' is a genus of flies in the family Dolichopodidae. The name "''Argyra''" comes from the Greek word for "silver". Species *'' Argyra albicans'' Loew, 1861 *'' Argyra albicoxa'' Van Duzee, 1925 *'' Argyra albiventris'' Loew, 1864 ...

, mythological legend * Autonous, ancient figure * Bolina, ancient figure * Bryson of Achaea, ancient figure * Anastasios Charalambis General and Prime Minister for one day in 1922. * Vasileios Christopoulos, an artist * Danielis, ancient figure * Kostas Davourlis Footballer of Panachaiki *

Theodoros Deligiannis Theodoros Deligiannis () was a Greek politician, minister and member of the Greek Parliament, who served as Prime Minister of Greece five times from 1885 to 1905. He led the Nationalist Party, which, alongside the New Party led by his primar ...

a Prime Minister of Greece *

Ioannis Diakidis Ioannis Diakidis ( el, Ιωάννης Διακίδης), 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 ...

Rena Dor Rena Dor ( el, Ρένα Ντορ; 1917 – March 5, 2000) was a 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 Fir ...

, actress * Dymas, ancient figure *

Eperatus Eperatus ( grc, Ἐπήρατος) 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, the adviser of Philip V of Macedo ...

, ancient figure * Eurypylus *

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 ...

, an actor *

Asimakis Fotilas Asimakis Fotilas (Greek: Ασημάκης Φωτήλας) (1761–1835) was a Greek politician and a 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 Greek politician and a revolutionary leader. He was the son of Asimakis. Biography Fotilas was born in Kalavryta. On March 19, 1821, he attempted to ki ...

, a revolutionary leader * Giorgos Giannias, a revolutionary leader * Dimitrios Gounaris a Prime Minister of Greece * Helike, ancient queen * Ion, mythological legend * Antonios Kalamogdartis, 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 ( gr, Παναγιώτης Καρατζάς; 18th century – 1824) was a Greek revolutionary leader in Patras during the Greek Revolution of 1821. During his childhood he showed his bravery and defiance against the Ottoman ...

, a revolutionary leader * Kostas Katsouranis Footballer - European Champion (Euro 2004) *

Konstantinos Konstantopoulos Konstantinos Konstantopoulos ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Κωνσταντόπουλος; 1832, Tripoli, Greece – 11 November 1910,Scrip, "Death of K. Konstantopoulos", 12 November 1910, accessed 27 July 2013 (Greek). Athens) was a conservative ...

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, 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 and later studied as a student and as a professor at the polyt ...

* Christos Laskaris *

Afroditi Laoutari Afroditi Laoutari ( el, Αφροδίτη Λαουτάρη, 1893–1975) was a famous Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch ...

, an actress * Dimitrios Maximos *

Vassilis Makris Vassilis Makris ( el, Βασίλης Μακρής, 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, ...

, an artist * Memos Makris, an artist * Dimitrios Maximos a Prime Minister of Greece *

a Prime Minister of Greece * Andreas Mikroutsikos * Betty Moschona, an actress *

Molurus In Greek mythology, Molurus ( grc, Μόλουρος ''Molouros'') was the son of Arisbas. In a surviving fragment of the poem ''Megalai Ehoiai'', Molurus was killed by Hyettus of Argos when Hyettus caught him with his wife.Pausanias ''Description of ...

, ancient figure * Thanos Mikroutsikos, composer, former Minister of Culture * Myscellus * Kostis Palamas national Greek poet * George Papandreou (senior) a Prime Minister of Greece * Georgios Papadopoulos Leader of the military

junta Junta may refer to: Government and military * Junta (governing body) (from Spanish), the name of various historical and current governments and governing institutions, including civil ones ** Military junta, one form of junta, government led by ...

* Georgios Papandreou (historian), an unrelated historian and linguist *

Anagnostis Petimezas Anagnostis Petimezas ( el, Αναγνώστης Πετιμεζάς, 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. H ...

, 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 bro ...

, 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 ( el, Νικόλαος Πετ ��εζάς, 1790–1865) was a Greek revolutionary leader during the Greek War of Independence, politician and officer of the Hellenic Gendarmerie. Life Nikolaos Petimezas hailed from ...

Angelos Roufos Angelos Roufos ( el, Άγγελος Ρούφος, 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 th ...

* Benizelos Roufos a Prime Minister of Greece *

Ioannis Roufos Ioannis Roufos ( el, Ιωάννης Ρούφος, 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 Patr ...

Selemnus Selemnos (Ancient Greek: Σέλεμνος, la, Selemnus) is a river in the northern part of Achaea, Greece. The river flows entirely in the municipal unit of 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 ( eΣωκράτης Σκαρτσής}, born 1936) is a Greek poet and writer, as well as a professor in the University of Patras. He is also a founding member of the University of Patras Poetry Symposium. He has published 150 b ...

, poet *

Konstantinos Skourletis Konstantinos Skourletis ( el, Κωνσταντίνος Σκουρλέτης, died 1888) was a Greek politician and a mayor of Patras. He became a mayor of the city from 1844 until 1851. In 1847 due to the situation at the time, he replaced An ...

, 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, 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 o ...

, an ancient figure * Sostratus of Pellene, an ancient Greek Olympian *

Konstantinos Stefanopoulos Konstantinos "Kostis" Stephanopoulos ( el, Κωνσταντίνος (Κωστής) Στεφανόπουλος, 15 August 1926 – 20 November 2016) was a Greek conservative politician who served two consecutive terms as the president of Gree ...

President of Greece *

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 Olympic Champion * Spyridon Vassiliadis, 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 ...

Dimitrios Votsis Dimitrios Votsis (Greek: Δημήτριος Βότσης; c. 1841 – 28 October 1917) was a Greece, Greek politician and served as the mayor of Patras. His family hailed from Paramythia in Thesprotia, Epirus (Greece), Epirus. He was the son ...

, mayor of Patras * Spyros Vrettos, poet * Alexandros Zaimis a Prime Minister and President of Greece

References

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