Agios Georgios (Rio), Greece
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Agios Georgios is a quarter of the municipality of Rio
, Achaea
, Greece
. Its area is just a width of about 1 km and by about 100 m. The area is about 1.2 km². The neighboring places are Rio along with the highway to the west, Kastritsi
to the northeast and is accessed to the northern part of the Panachaicus, the university and the hospital to the east and the river to the south. It is located 8 km NE of Patras
. The quarter is passed by the old highway
.
and a hospital came over, that part of the land is lost.
37°53′7"N 21°13′21"E
Rio, Greece
Rio is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. The former municipality had a population of around 13,000.- Geography :...
, Achaea
Achaea
Achaea is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the northwestern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. The capital is Patras. The population exceeds 300,000 since 2001.-Geography:...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Its area is just a width of about 1 km and by about 100 m. The area is about 1.2 km². The neighboring places are Rio along with the highway to the west, Kastritsi
Kastritsi
Kastritsi older forms: Kastritsio and Kastritsion are two communities that are divided into Ano Kastritsi and Kato Kastritsi that is located 4 km from downtown Rio and is part of this municipality in the prefecture of Achaia. The distance between the two communities are approximately 4 to...
to the northeast and is accessed to the northern part of the Panachaicus, the university and the hospital to the east and the river to the south. It is located 8 km NE of Patras
Patras
Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...
. The quarter is passed by the old highway
Greek National Road 8
The National Road 8 in Greece is a single carriageway with at-grade intersections in the Attica and Peloponnese regions. It links the cities of Patras, Corinth and Athens. Until the 1960s when the National Road 8A, a toll road, replaced it as a major route, it was the only road linking Athens and...
.
About Agios Georgios
Farming used to dominate the lands east of the community. But when a universityUniversity of Patras
University of Patras is a university established in 1964 in Patras, Greece. Initially housed in the city centre, the university's campus is now located in the adjacent municipality of Rio...
and a hospital came over, that part of the land is lost.
See also
- List of settlements in the Achaia prefecture, including sections and quarters
37°53′7"N 21°13′21"E