Drosia, Patras

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Drosia Δροσιά
Prefecture:	Achaia
Province:	Patras
City:	Patras
Distance from downtown:	3 km east-southeast
Location:	East, eastcentral
Population: (2001)  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank	about 3,000  -  --/km²
Population percentage (2005):	-
Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:  -highest:	30 m 50 m(centre) about 80 m
Postal code:	-
Area/distance code:	11-0030-2610

Drosia (Greek: Δροσιά meaning dew and coolness) is a neighbourhood in the city of Patras 3 km east-southeast of downtown.

Streets

• Andreou Papandreou Street
• Damaskou Street
• Kalavryton Street
• Patras-Clauss Road

Information

The origin of the name comes from the centre named Drosia which used to exist in the 1970s by Aktotiriou Street and Patras-Clauss Road in which is presently a square. In the square named Kalavrytinou Olokaftomatos survives several trees under from the area which had little tables in the centre. The avenue are filled with palm trees in the middle and has a hospital.

The area are residential to the south and west, a forest lies to the southeast, and mountains to the north.

Other

Drosia has a few schools, a lyceum (secondary school), a gymnasium (high school) and a few churches.

References

• ''The first version of the article is translated from the Δροσιά Πάτρας at the Greek Wikipedia (el:Main Page)

	North: Girokomeio
West: Psilalonia?	Drosia	East: N/A
Southwest: Agia Aikaterini	South: Agios Nektarios and Psarofai

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