Kalavryta
Καλάβρυτα | |
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 Kalavryta, as seen from the memorial site. | |
  Kalavryta Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 38°2′N 22°7′E / 38.033°N 22.117°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Western Greece |
| Regional unit | Achaea |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Athanasios Papadopoulos[1] (since 2019) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 1,058.2 km2 (408.6 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 531.8 km2 (205.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 764 m (2,507 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Municipality | 9,223 |
| • Density | 8.7/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 4,929 |
| • Municipal unit density | 9.3/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| • Community | 1,702 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 250 01 |
| Area code(s) | 26940 |
| Vehicle registration | ΑΧ |
| Website | http://www.kalavrita.gr/ |
Kalavryta (Greek: Καλάβρυτα) is a town and a municipality in the mountainous east-central part of the regional unit of Achaea, Greece. The town is located on the right bank of the river Vouraikos, 24 kilometres (15 miles) south of Aigio, 40 km (25 miles) southeast of Patras and 62 km (39 miles) northwest of Tripoli. Notable mountains in the municipality are Mount Erymanthos in the west and Aroania or Chelmos in the southeast. Kalavryta is the southern terminus of the Diakopto-Kalavryta rack railway, built by Italian engineers between 1885 and 1895.
- ^ "Municipality of Kalavryta, Municipal elections – October 2023". Ministry of Interior.
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.