Tritaia () is a former

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 244.798 km². The seat of the municipality was in Stavrodromi. Tritaia was named after the ancient Achaean city Tritaea, which was located near the present village Agia Marina. Tritaia is situated in mountainous southern Achaea, on the border with

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 ...

. It nearly surrounds the municipal unit

Kalentzi Kalentzi () is a village and a former community in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 23.907 km2. ...

Mount Erymanthos Mount Erymanthos (, Latin: ''Erymanthus'') overall is an irregular massif of peaks connected by ridges embedded in the mountains located in the north of the Peloponnese, Greece. Erymanthos is on the west side. Its highest peak, Olenos or Olonos ...

is located in the eastern part of Tritaia. The

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(

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- Tripoli) runs through Tritaia.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Tritaia is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): *

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(Agia Varvara, Galaros) * Agia Marina (Agia Marina, Kato Agia Marina) * Al(e)pochori (Alpochori, Agios Dimitrios) * Chiona * Drosia (Drosia, Kato Drosia, Koumperi, Pteri) * Erymantheia * Kalfas (Kalfas, Masouraiika) * Manesi Patron (Manesi, Golemi, Kato Mastrantoni, Mastrantonis) * Roupakia * Skiadas (Skiadas, Barakes, Karpeta, Pigadia) * Skouras (Skouras, Kardasi) * Spartia (Spartia, Kyparissi) * Stavrodromi (Stavrodromi, Panousaiika, Rachi, Xirochori) * Velimachi

Population

History

According to

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, the city Triteia was founded by Melanippus, son of

Ares Ares (; , ''Árēs'' ) is the List of Greek deities, Greek god of war god, war and courage. He is one of the Twelve Olympians, and the son of Zeus and Hera. The Greeks were ambivalent towards him. He embodies the physical valor necessary for ...

and Triteia, daughter of the sea-god Triton. It was one of the twelve cities of the ancient Achaeans. Pausanias, ''Description of Greece'', 7.22 The remains of Triteia have been discovered near the village Agia Marina. The name was reused for the municipality Tritaia that was created in 1835, which covered parts of the present municipal units Tritaia and

Olenia Olenia () 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 189.534 km2. Population ...

. It was dissolved in 1912 and recreated in 1998 under the Capodistrian Plan. In 2011 Tritaia became part of the new municipality Erymanthos.

Sports

The football clubs AO Tritaikos and Thyella Skiada both play on the dry field in Stavrodromi.

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