Akrata

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Akrata
Ακράτα
Akrata beach
Akrata beach
Akrata is located in Greece
Akrata
Akrata
<templatestyles src="Template:Hidden begin/styles.css"/>
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Country Greece
Administrative region West Greece
Regional unit Achaea
Municipality Aigialeia
 • Municipal unit 180.17 km2 (69.56 sq mi)
Elevation 140 m (460 ft)
Population (2001)[1]
 • Municipal unit 7,056
 • Municipal unit density 39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Community
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 250 06
Area code(s) 26960
Vehicle registration ΑΧ

Akrata, (Greek: Ακράτα) is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] Akrata is located on the right bank of the river Krathis, 3 km from its outflow into the Gulf of Corinth. The Greek National Road 8A/E65 (Patras - Corinth) and the railway from Patras to Corinth pass through the municipal unit, northeast of the town. The nearest town is Aigeira, 4 km to the east. It is 23 km southeast of Aigio, 52 km east of Patras and 23 km northeast of Kalavryta.

Subdivisions

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

Historical population

Year Village population Community Population Municipality population
1991 1,508 - 5,492
2001 1,737 1,778 6,871

Geography

Most of the municipal unit is mountainous, with only some flat areas near the Gulf of Corinth coast. Akrata is known for its beaches. The river Krathis flows from the Aroania mountain to sea through Akrata. Lake Tsivlos, formed by a landslide in 1912, is by the road linking Akrata and Zarouchla, 11 km southwest of Akrata.

History

The ruins of the ancient city of Aegae and its ancient theatre are found near Akrata. The municipality Akrata was founded in 1879 but was dissolved in 1914. The municipality was refounded in 1986 along with Sylivainiotika, Porovitsa and Krathio. In 1998 under the Capodistrian Plan, the municipality was enlarged to include every village and town in the municipality. Angelos Deloukas was the first mayor of the municipality. The countryside near Akrata was damaged by the 2007 Greek forest fires.

Media and books

  • Styx - Greek local and monthly newspaper

References

  1. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  • Idrysi kai Exelixi tis Akratas (Ίδρυση και Εξέλιξη της Ακράτας) Anastasios Mich. Georgantopoulou
  • I Akrata stin teleftaia 10etia tou 20ou aiona (Η Ακράτα στην τελευταία 10ετία του 20ου αιώνα = Akrata In The Last Ten Decades Of The Twentieth Century) Anast. Mich. Georgantopoulou
  • Istoria Kai Laografika tis Anatolikis Periochis Aigialeias kai Kalavryton (Ιστορικά και Λαογραφικά της Ανατολικής Περιοχής Αιγιάλειας και Καλαβρύτων = Historic And Demographics Of The Eastern Area of Aigialeia And Kalavryta) Athanasios Th. Fotopoulos

External links