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Encyclopedia: Patras

Patras (Demotic Greek: Πάτρα, Classical Greek: Πάτραι Pátrai, Latin: Patrae, Ottoman Turkish: Ballıbadra) is the third-largest city of Greece and the capital of the prefecture of Achaea, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers to the west of Athens. The city is built at the foothills of Mount Panachaikon, overlooking the Gulf of Patras.

The Patras metropolitan area is a conurbation of a quarter of a million inhabitants.^[1] The core settlement has a history of four millennia, and in the Roman times it became a cosmopolitan centre of the eastern Mediterranean whilst, according to Christian tradition, it was the place of Saint Andrew's martyrdom. Dubbed as Greece's Gate to the West, Patras is a commercial hub, while its busy port is a nodal point for trade and communication with Italy and indeed with the rest of Western Europe. The city has two Public Universities and one Technological Institute featuring a large student population and making it a major scientific centre with a field of excellence in technical education. The futuristic Rio-Antirio bridge connects Patras' eastern suburb of Rio to the town of Antirrio, essentially connecting the peninsula of Peloponnese with mainland Greece. Furthermore, the city hosts the country's greatest European-style carnival that takes place every spring. The main features of the Patras Carnival include the mamoth-sized satirical floats and the extravagant balls and parades. There is an indigenous cultural scene mainly active in the performing arts and modern urban literature. The city enjoys a pleasant Mediterranean climate, with relatively cool yet humid summers and very mild winters. The city of Patras was the European Capital of Culture in 2006.

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How to say "Patras" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	帕特雷
	(Japanese)	パトラ
	(German)	Patras
	(Spanish)	Patrás
	(French)	Patras
	(Italian)	Patrasso

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Patra

Patra /Patras City flag City nickname: "The ? City" Prefecture Achaea....#######) 1. External link: http://www.patras.gr/ Patra (Greek: Modern: Πάτρα, Ancient: Πά�... Greece. Patra, or Patras, is located in the southwest part of Greece in Peloponnesos. Patra has a...

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Communities in Achaia

Stefanos Agios Vasileios Agyia, Patras Aigiera Aigion Akrata Alissos Alykes Ano Alissos, Alissos Ano Ovrya, Ovrya Apiedona Apostoloi Araxos Bontaiika Chalandritsa Demenika, partly in Patras and Saravali Diakopton Diasello Ekilistra Elaiochori Eliki Fares Flampoura Fragkaiika Gomosto Gouva, Patras...

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List of postal codes in Greece

Here are list of postal codes in Greece. The system here is DDD-DD: 100s 100: Athens 126: Athens 153: 188: 190: Anavyssos 200s 250: Kato Alissos, Kaminia, Vrachnaiika 261: University of Patras, Rio 262: 263: 264: 265: Patras, Paralia 266: Patras 267: 268: 269: 270: Varda, Lampeia 271: 272...

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List of radio stations in Greece

FM Relax FM Rhythmo FM RSA- Radio Station of Amalias - Amalias Step FM - Patras Skai Radio Spor FM? STATHMOS 101.3FM Super B - Patras Top FM - 93.0 in Patras this is a partial list See also: List of...

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Antheia

Antheia was a Greek goddess worshipped on Crete. She held dominion over gardens, marshes, swamps, love and flowers. Antheia was a village which was later absorbed into Patras around 1000 BC...

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Greece Interstate 33

Greece Interstate 33 is a highway that runs from Patras, originally at Dimitris Gounaris Street..., 170 km with the second branch, and 200 km with both, and 175 km from Patras to S of Ellinikon. The highway follows into towns and villages like: On some maps: Rhion (obsolete) - GR-8A - Patras...

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Thanos Mikroutsikos

Thanos Mikroutsikos (born 1947, Patras, Greece) is one of the leading composers of popular and classical music in Greece. Between 1994-1996, he was the minister of culture for Greece...

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Agyia

Agyia (Greek: Αγυία) is a section of the city of Patras, Greece. It is located about 2 km north of downtown Patras. The community forms the mid-northern part of the city of Patras (except 1 km... 1 km. The community used to be a village and around the 1960s and the 1970s, urban sprawl of Patras...

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Ovrya, Greece

Ovrya is a town in Greece just 5 km directly south of Patras, and 7 km south from the GR-33 highway. It is a suburb within the Patras metropolitan area . It is also the seat of the Municipality of... booming with the growth of the Patras metropolitan area. Much of the locality is hilly and slightly...

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Ajna

Hakini. The meaning of the word Ajna is command . Alternative names Tantra: Ajita-Patra, Ajna, Ajna...-Padma, Netra-Patra, Shiva-Padma, Triweni-Kamala Vedas (late Upanishads): Ajna, Baindawa-Sthana, Bhru...

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