Everything about Tritaia totally explained
Tritaia may also refer to an ancient city in the prefecture of Phocis, see Tritaia, Phocis
Tritaia or
Tritea (Greek: Τριταία) is a municipality in
Achaea,
Greece. Population 5,462 (2001). The seat of the municipality is in
Stavrodromi. The municipality was first founded in
1835.
Municipal districts
Population
| Year |
Municipal population |
Change |
Percent of the prefecture |
Density |
| 1991 |
5,051 |
-69 or -3.44% |
5,653 |
- |
- |
| 2001 |
5,462 |
+411 or +8.14% |
5,474 |
1.69% |
Geography
Its geography features a fertile valley to the north, the mountains that include
Erymanthos to the east and
Skollis to the west and forests in the southern and the eastcentral parts. Up from 2/3 to 4/5 of the way bounds the community of
Kalentzi. The
GR-31 (Patras -
Tripoli) runs in the middle
Information
Much of the houses were stone built until the
1960s. Electricity arrived in the same year. Vehicles arrived in the
1970s, the pavement of the main road and television arrived in the
1980s and computer and internet are rarely known in the beginning of the
21st century and up to date technology are not seen.
History
Its origin of the name dates back to the ancient times. It was later a part of the
Roman Empire and after, Tritaia was part of the
Eastern Roman Empire and later the
Byzantine Empire. In the early-
1200s, the area fell to the
Franks, it later fell to the
Ottoman Turks with some interruptions by the
Venetians in the mid to late
15th century and from the
1670s until the
1710s. The settlement later was abandoned and lost its name and importance. Tritaia didn't became Greek until the
Greek War of Independence and won. The name was revived and was became use in the municipality that was first created in
1835 it added
Erymanthia in the
1840s. It was dissolved in
1912 and revived in
1998 under the
Capodistrian Plan. Several of its inhabits moved to its neighborhood known as
Psarofai in southeast central Patras in the
1960s, several others also went abroad.
After
World War II and the
Greek Civil War, most of its buildings were rebuilt. Its population moved to larger towns and cities in Greece and abroad including Patras where some of its inhabitants moved to the
Neighbourhood of
Psarofai.
Sporting clubs
AO Tritaikos and Thyella Skiada - all play in the dry field in Stavrodromi
Other
Tritaia has a school, a lyceum (middle school) a gymnasium (secondary school), churches, banks, shops and a square (plateia).
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