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Dimitrios Votsis (Mayor of Patras)
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Dimitrios Votsis was a Greek
politician and a mayor of Patras
. His family is descended from Paramythia
in Thesprotia
in Epirus. He was the son of Athanasios and daughter of Eleni Votsi, they were the first settlers of the city after their battle for an independent Greece was lost in Epirus. He studied law and later became a judce in Patras. Parallerly he was a leader of the Patras.
In 1891, he was elected to the municipal council and he also became a president. Four years later, he was elected with the coalition of Achilleas Gerokostopoulos
. He was elected and became mayor of Patras in 1899 which he was also voted with other two seats, in 1903 and 1907. His last service was in 1914 due to the Balkan Wars
. With the dissolution of his services, he disappeared from voting for mayor without any luck.
As a politician, he was a chairman of minds in the council and in 1908, he founded and presented by King George I
. He ran the public butchery by the Akti Dymaion, he bought the modern municipal council for 121,000 drachma
s, he ran the poorhouse in Akti Dymaion, he built several neighbourhoods of the city, constructed a new tank in Kastro which still runs today, a new water tower other than the 12 km in length. He bought a few barracks in Synora
which still exists, he guarded the appearance of the city's tree planted squares, he measured the public, paving of roads in which before they were earthend and lead into Olga Square
. He brought electricity to the city in 1902 and constructed a gaslight factory in Krya Ition and added its first lampposts in Georgiou I Square
and in Maizonos Street, also he brought the tram in Patras which positioned by the railroad which had a streetcar, streetcars no longer exist in the city today after World War II
. He was honored with the price of water to the poor which the paid at half the price. During the sear in which the government at the time tried to subtract the entrance of the city of Patras for the profic in which Votsis left after World War I
or the Great War.
He died on October 28, 1917. He was named after a street known as Votsi Street which runs from Karaiskakis Street west to Othonos-Amalias Avenue
along with the Trion Symmachon Square. In 2000, he was honoured a statue at the end of the street by Othonos-Amalias.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
politician and a mayor 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...
. His family is descended from Paramythia
Paramythia
Paramythia is a village and a former municipality in Thesprotia, Epirus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Souli, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Population 7,859 .-Name:...
in Thesprotia
Thesprotia
Thesprotia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the Epirus region. Its capital is the town of Igoumenitsa. It is named after the Thesprotians, an ancient Greek tribe that inhabited the region in antiquity.-History:...
in Epirus. He was the son of Athanasios and daughter of Eleni Votsi, they were the first settlers of the city after their battle for an independent Greece was lost in Epirus. He studied law and later became a judce in Patras. Parallerly he was a leader of the Patras.
In 1891, he was elected to the municipal council and he also became a president. Four years later, he was elected with the coalition of Achilleas Gerokostopoulos
Achilleas Gerokostopoulos
Achilleas Gerostokopoulos was a Greek politician and a mayor of Patras. He was born in Patras and entered the courtship and spent many years as a politician of Paras. He ran for mayor. He was a politician of Achaia in 1885, 1887 and 1890. He built all the regional gymnasiums. He died in 1900...
. He was elected and became mayor of Patras in 1899 which he was also voted with other two seats, in 1903 and 1907. His last service was in 1914 due to the Balkan Wars
Balkan Wars
The Balkan Wars were two conflicts that took place in the Balkans in south-eastern Europe in 1912 and 1913.By the early 20th century, Montenegro, Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia, the countries of the Balkan League, had achieved their independence from the Ottoman Empire, but large parts of their ethnic...
. With the dissolution of his services, he disappeared from voting for mayor without any luck.
As a politician, he was a chairman of minds in the council and in 1908, he founded and presented by King George I
George I of Greece
George I was King of Greece from 1863 to 1913. Originally a Danish prince, George was only 17 years old when he was elected king by the Greek National Assembly, which had deposed the former king Otto. His nomination was both suggested and supported by the Great Powers...
. He ran the public butchery by the Akti Dymaion, he bought the modern municipal council for 121,000 drachma
Greek drachma
Drachma, pl. drachmas or drachmae was the currency used in Greece during several periods in its history:...
s, he ran the poorhouse in Akti Dymaion, he built several neighbourhoods of the city, constructed a new tank in Kastro which still runs today, a new water tower other than the 12 km in length. He bought a few barracks in Synora
Synora, Patras
Synora or Sinora , also with the y or the i accented is a neighbourhood and a settlement in the city of Patras. It is named because it was the border in which made the visitors in the years which supported the revolution. The area that time was the outer part...
which still exists, he guarded the appearance of the city's tree planted squares, he measured the public, paving of roads in which before they were earthend and lead into Olga Square
Olga Square
Olgas Square is the older and popular name for the Ethnikis Antistaseos Square in the city of Patras, Greece.- Location and history :...
. He brought electricity to the city in 1902 and constructed a gaslight factory in Krya Ition and added its first lampposts in Georgiou I Square
Georgiou I Square
Georgiou I Square is Patras's central square. The square is named after George I of Greece. The square is 134 km west of Corinth, 216 km west of Athens, 96 km northeast of Pyrgos, 144 km northwest of Tripoli and 77 km northwest of Kalavryta.The square features a fountain in the middle and...
and in Maizonos Street, also he brought the tram in Patras which positioned by the railroad which had a streetcar, streetcars no longer exist in the city today after World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He was honored with the price of water to the poor which the paid at half the price. During the sear in which the government at the time tried to subtract the entrance of the city of Patras for the profic in which Votsis left after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
or the Great War.
He died on October 28, 1917. He was named after a street known as Votsi Street which runs from Karaiskakis Street west to Othonos-Amalias Avenue
Othonos-Amalias Avenue
Othonos Amalias Avenue , is Patras' major avenue running southbound one way entirely from Iroon Polytechneiou Avenue with Norman Street to Trion Navarcheiou Street with Akti Dymaion. It was partly the southbound part of the GR-9 . Its total length is approximately 2 km. The avenue contains...
along with the Trion Symmachon Square. In 2000, he was honoured a statue at the end of the street by Othonos-Amalias.