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Patras

NamePatras
Name LocalΠάτρα
Image SkylinePatras from Ferry 2003.jpg
Caption SkylineView of the lighthouse and Saint Andrew's cathedral.
City SealPatras Siegel.png
Districts11
PeriphWest Greece
PeriphunitAchaea
Pop Municipality202757
Area Municipality333.1
Pop Municunit163446
Area Municunit125.4
Population Metro222460
Population As Of2001
Elevation Min0
Elevation Max10
Lat Deg38
Lat Min15
Lon Deg21
Lon Min44
Postal Code26x xx
Area Code2610
LicenceΑΧ,AZ
MayorYannis Dimaras

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Patras ( , Pátra, -elˈpatra, Classical Greek and Katharevousa: Πάτραι, Pátrai (plural), (plural)) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers 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 222,460 inhabitants, while its urban area, contained within the Patras municipality, had a population of 202,757 (in 2001). The core settlement has a history spanning four millennia. In the Roman period it had become a cosmopolitan centre of the eastern Mediterranean whilst, according to Christian tradition, it was also the place of Saint Andrew's martyrdom.

Dubbed 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 the rest of Western Europe. The city has two public universities and one Technological Institute, hosting a large student population and rendering Patras a major scientific centre with a field of excellence in technological education. The Rio-Antirio bridge connects Patras' easternmost suburb of Rio to the town of Antirrio, connecting the Peloponnese peninsula with mainland Greece.

Every year, in February, the city hosts one of Europe's largest and most colourful carnivals; notable features of the Patras Carnival include its mammoth-sized satirical floats and extravagant balls and parades, enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of visitors in a pleasant Mediterranean climate, with relatively cool yet humid summers and rather mild winters. Patras is also famous for supporting an indigenous cultural scene active mainly in the performing arts and modern urban literature; it was European Capital of Culture 2006.

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Cardiovascular Business--In the second study, Dimitrios Alexopoulos, MD, of -Patras- University Hospital in -Patras-, Greece, and colleagues studied the effects of 10 mg/day dose of prasugrel (Effient, Eli Lilly/Daiichi Sankyo) vs. a high, 150 mg/day dose - Date : Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:26:59 GMT+00:00
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MedPage Today--"For patients with high on-treatment platelet reactivity after standard clopidogrel treatment after PCI, prasugrel 10 mg/day is more effective than clopidogrel 150 mg/day in reducing platelet reactivity," Dimitrios Alexopo - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 15:30:18 GMT+00:00
Christian in Pakistan raged over arrest warrants of Catholic Priest - Pakistan Christian Post Tweet this news
Pakistan Christian Post--The Christian Community is furious over the arrest warrants, Father Anwar -patras- said " this is a conspiracy against the Catholic Church, the catholic properties cannot be sold or transferred, the Bishop and the Diocesa - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 02:28:10 GMT+00:00
Pakistan: Police issue arrest warrants against Catholic priest after complaint ... - Spero News Tweet this news
Spero News--The Christian Community is furious over the arrest warrants, Father Anwar -Patras- said " this is a conspiracy against the Catholic Church; the Catholic properties cannot be sold or transferred, the Bishop and the Diocesan Board are t - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:00:18 GMT+00:00
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Las Vegas Review - Journal--Liberty's Megan -Patras- singled home Francesca Foti with the deciding run in the Patriots' 4-3 win over Desert Oasis in the Charger Invitational at Big League Dreams. ■ Cimarron-Memorial's Carrie Sheehan tosse - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 09:06:52 GMT+00:00
Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc. Announces Expansion Plans in Panama - PR Newswire (press release) Tweet this news
PR Newswire (press release)--Currently, Aegean has a global presence in more than 17 markets, including Vancouver, Montreal, Mexico, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, West Africa, Gibraltar, UK, Northern Europe, Piraeus, -Patras-, the United Arab Emirates, Si - Date : Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:17:05 GMT+00:00
James Watson lecture in Athens - ANA Tweet this news
ANA--One of the hooded youths attempted to charge against the octogenarian Watson during a lecture at a University of -Patras- auditorium on Thursday evening. "We should go beyond the self-evident condemnation of the insult directed to Medicine a - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 13:54:27 GMT+00:00
Actor AJ Perez killed in Tarlac road accident - GMANews.TV Tweet this news
GMANews.TV--“Ang -Patras- driver under custody na ng ating station," he said. According to Pasamonte, charges of reckless imprudence resulting in homicide and multiple physical injuries will be filed against driver on Monday. A separate report - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 23:27:02 GMT+00:00
Roumeliotis gets board appointment - Morris Daily Herald Tweet this news
Morris Daily Herald--Dr. Roumeliotis received his medical degree from University of -Patras-, Greece, and completed his residency at Mercy Hospital & Medical Center in Chicago. “Dr. Roumeliotis is well respected among the medical staff and has a - Date : Sat, 16 Apr 2011 10:14:14 GMT+00:00
ND steps up attack - ANA Tweet this news
ANA--ND also condemned the violent incidents targeting distinguished foreign visitors, like Nobel laureate James Watson in the western city of -Patras-. On the anti-landfill protests in Keratea, in eastern Attica, Mihelakis accused the government of optin - Date : Fri, 15 Apr 2011 13:57:13 GMT+00:00

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Demographics :
Historical Population
Year Patras Urban Area
1853 15,854 19,499
1861 18,342 23,020
1870 16,641 26,190
1879 25,494 34,227
1889 33,529 44,970
1896 37,985 51,932
1907 37,728 -
1920 52,174 -
1928 61,278 -
1951 87,570 94,192
1961 96,100 103,985
1971 112,228 120,847
1981 142,163 154,596
1991 161,782 190,463
2001 171,616 210,494
2007 (est.) 180,000 230,000

Consulates :

Sports :
Club Leagues Venue Location Capacity Established
Panachaiki Second Division - football Kostas Davourlis Stadium Agyia 11,321 1891
Thyella Regional Championship - football Fotis Aravantinos Stadium Glafkos 3,000 1930
Apollon Patras BC A2 Ethniki - basketball Apollon Patras Indoor Hall Perivola 3,500 1926
Olympiada Patras B Ethniki - basketball Olympiada Indoor Hall Taraboura 2,500 1961
EA Patras A1 Ethniki - volleyball EAP Indoor Hall Agios Dionysios 2,200 1927
NO Patras A1 Ethniki - water polo NOP Aquatic Centre Akti Dymeon 3,000 1929
NE Patras A2 Ethniki - water polo Antonis Pepanos Aquatic Centre Koukouli 4,000 2006
Ormi Patras A1 Women's - handball Dimitris Tofalos Arena Bozaitika 4,150 2003

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Prefectural Capitals of Greece

Agios Nikolaos * Alexandroupoli * Amfissa * Argostoli * Arta * Athens * Chalcis * Chania * Chios * Corfu * Corinth * Drama * Edessa * Eleusina * Ermoupoli * Florina * Grevena * Heraklion * Igoumenitsa * Ioannina * Kalamata * Karditsa * Karpenisi * Kastoria * Katerini * Kavala * Kilkis * Komotini * Kozani * Lamia * Larissa * Lefkada * Livadeia * Messolonghi * Mytilene * Nafplion * Pallini * Patras * Piraeus * Polygyros * Preveza * Pyrgos * Rethymno * Rhodes * Serres * Sparta * Thessaloniki * Trikala * Tripoli * Vathy * Veria * Volos * Xanthi * Zakynthos

Capitals of Peripheries of Greece

Athens (Attica) * Corfu (Ionian Islands) * Heraklion (Crete) * Ioannina (Epirus) * Komotini (East Macedonia and Thrace) * Kozani (West Macedonia) * Lamia (Central Greece) * Larissa (Thessaly) * Mytilene (North Aegean) * Patras (West Greece) * Ermoupoli (South Aegean) * Thessaloniki (Central Macedonia) * Tripoli (Peloponnese)

European Capitals of Culture

1985 Athens * 1986 Florence * 1987 Amsterdam * 1988 West Berlin * 1989 Paris * 1990 Glasgow * 1991 Dublin * 1992 Madrid * 1993 Antwerp * 1994 Lisbon * 1995 Luxembourg City * 1996 Copenhagen * 1997 Thessaloniki * 1998 Stockholm * 1999 Weimar * 2000 Reykjavík * Bergen * Helsinki * Brussels * Prague * Kraków * Santiago de Compostela * Avignon * Bologna * 2001 Rotterdam * Porto * 2002 Bruges * Salamanca * 2003 Graz * 2004 Genoa * Lille * 2005 Cork * 2006 Patras * 2007 Luxembourg City and Greater Region * Sibiu * 2008 Liverpool * Stavanger * 2009 Linz * Vilnius * 2010 Essen * Istanbul * Pécs * 2011 Turku * Tallinn * 2012 Maribor * Guimarães * 2013 Košice * Marseille



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