Saravali ( el, Σαράβαλι) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of
Messatida,
Achaea
Achaea () or Achaia (), sometimes transliterated from Greek as Akhaia (, ''Akhaïa'' ), 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 ...
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Greece. The community is located at the southeastern edge of the agglomeration of
Patras
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Demenika
Demenika ( el, Δεμένικα) is a village/suburb in the municipality of Patras, Achaea, Greece. It lies south of the city centre, south of the river Glafkos. It is part of the community of Saravali within the municipal unit of Messatida. ...
(the largest village), Kefalovryso and Bakari. Saravali is 6 km south of
Patras
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city centre. Adjacent communities are
Petroto to the east, Patras to the north,
Ovrya
Ovrya ( el, Οβρυά) is a town in Achaea, Greece. It is a suburb of Patras, located 6 km south of Patras city centre. It was the seat of the former municipality of Messatida. The Greek National Roads 9 (Patras - Pyrgos) and 33 (Patras ...
to the west and
Krini to the south. The
Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos) runs through the community.
Population
History
The castle of Saravali was built by the
Franks in the 13th century. An important battle of 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. The Greeks were later assisted by ...
took place at Saravali in 1822 between the
Ottomans
The Ottoman Turks ( tr, Osmanlı Türkleri), were the Turkic founding and sociopolitically the most dominant ethnic group of the Ottoman Empire ( 1299/1302–1922).
Reliable information about the early history of Ottoman Turks remains scarce, ...
, who held the fortified city Patras, and the Greek independence fighters led by
Theodoros Kolokotronis. Every year, the commemoration of the battle is celebrated.
See also
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List of settlements in Achaea
This is a list of settlements in Achaea, Greece:
* Achaiko
* Agia Marina
* Agia Varvara, Akrata
* Agia Varvara, Tritaia
* Agios Konstantinos
* Agios Nikolaos Kralis
* Agios Nikolaos Spaton
* Agios Nikolaos
* Agios Stefanos (Peristera)
* A ...
References
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Messatida
Populated places in Achaea