Rio, Greece

Coordinates: 38°18′N 21°47′E / 38.300°N 21.783°E / 38.300; 21.783
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Rio
Ρίο
UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
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Area code(s)2610
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Rio (

West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 98.983 km2.[3] The municipal unit had a population of 14,219 in 2021. The campus of the University of Patras
and the Casino Rio is located in Rio.

Geography

Rion is the northernmost municipal unit of the

Rio–Antirrio bridge, separates the Gulf of Patras from the Gulf of Corinth to the east. The town is dominated by the Panachaiko
mountain to the southeast.

Town layout

The town centre is also known as Agios Georgios Riou. This is where the Rio railway station, on the line from Patras to Corinth, is located. The quarter

Greek National Road 8A
. There are sandy beaches along the coast, and a port north of town centre.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Rio is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

History

The name Rio (and its older form Rhion) derives from the Greek ῥίον (rhion), generally meaning "jutting part",[4] perhaps from ῥίς (rhis), meaning "nose", but also "spur of land".[5] The earliest attested form of the word is the Mycenaean Greek 𐀪𐀍, ri-jo, written in Linear B syllabic script.[6]

The site of Rio has been a strategic point since antiquity. Early 19th century, there stood an old Turkish castle (the "

Castle of the Morea") at the cape, with a small settlement outside its walls.[7]

Government

The mayors of the municipality were:

  • Vasileios Zervas (1998–2006)
  • Christos Liakopoulos (2006–2010)

Population

Year Municipal district Municipality
1981 2,012 -
1991 3,496 10,280
2001 5,231 13,291
2011 5,252 14,622
2021 5,430 14,219

Transport

Road

Highway 8 (Elefsina - Rio) passes through from Rio. It is also the terminus of National Road 8 (Old National Road Athens-Corinth-Patras). The town is served by urban transport buses with lines 6 and 9 and the Patras Suburban Railway, via the "Rio" stop & the " Kastellokampos - University/Hospital" bus line .

Rail

Suburban Railway of Patras. Rio Station is currently under reconstruction as part of the construction of the new Athens-Patras railway line, which (when finished) will connect the area with Athens. In order to ensure these needs, a new temporary station has been operating since 26 March 2019, at the height of Zaimi & Iroon Polytechneiou streets.[8]

Gallery

  • Neighborhood and Panachaiko mountain
    Neighborhood and Panachaiko mountain
  • Hospital and bridge
    Hospital and bridge
  • University library
    University library
  • Castle
    Castle
  • Cemetery
    Cemetery

See also

References

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. Perseus Project
    .
  5. ^ ῥίς in Liddell and Scott.
  6. ^ Found on, among others, the PY An 1 tablet. Cf. 𐀪𐀍𐀜, ri-jo-no, and variant forms, thought to be possibly derived from ri-jo plus the *-i-jo (perhaps -ίων) ethnic suffix. "The Linear B word ri-jo". "The Linear B word ri-jo-no". Palaeolexicon. Word study tool of ancient languages. "ri-jo". Raymoure, K.A. "ri-jo-no". Minoan Linear A & Mycenaean Linear B. Deaditerranean. "PY 1 An + fr. + fr. (1)". DĀMOS: Database of Mycenaean at Oslo. University of Oslo.
  7. ^ Leake, William Martin (1830). Travels in the Morea, Volume 2. London: John Murray. pp. 148–150.
  8. ^ "Πάτρα: Μεταφέρεται ο σταθμός του Προαστιακού στο Ρίο – Πώς διαμορφώνονται τα δρομολόγια". THE BEST (in Greek). 24 March 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2023.

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