Kalavryta
Kalavryta (Greek: 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, 24 kilometres (15 miles) south of Aigio, 40 km (25 miles) southeast of Patras and 62 km (39 miles) northwest of Tripoli. Notable mountains in the municipality are Mount Erymanthos in the west and Aroania or Chelmos in the southeast. Kalavryta is the southern terminus of the Diakopto-Kalavryta rack railway, built by Italian engineers between 1885 and 1895.
Kalavryta
Καλάβρυτα | |
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Kalavryta, as seen from the memorial site. | |
Kalavryta Location within the region | |
| Coordinates: 38°2′N 22°7′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Achaea |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Athanasios Papadopoulos |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 1,058.2 km2 (408.6 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 531.8 km2 (205.3 sq mi) |
| Lowest elevation | 758 m (2,487 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipality | 11,045 |
| • Municipality density | 10/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 6,011 |
| • Municipal unit density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| Community | |
| • Population | 1,829 (2011) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 250 01 |
| Area code(s) | 26940 |
| Vehicle registration | ΑΧ |
| Website | http://www.kalavrita.gr/ |
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