Chalandritsa
Chalandritsa
Χαλανδρίτσα | |
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UTC+3 (EEST) | |
Postal code | 25008 |
Vehicle registration | AX |
Website | www.farron.gov.gr |
Chalandritsa (
History
According to Pouqueville the name "Chalandritsa" stems from "Χαλασμένη Τριταία" ("broken Tritaia"), referring to bad climate. Triantafyllou[4] suggests that it comes either from the nearby town Chalampreza that was abandoned in the early 19th century, or from the Byzantine word Chalandra.[4] Other names for the town are: Kalampreza, Chalantritza and Chalaoyritza.[4] The historian Stefanos Thomopoulos wrote that it was named thus because during Byzantine rule the notorious bandit Andritsos was killed here ("Χάλασμα του Ανδρίτσου" = "breaking of Andritsos").[5]
Chalandritsa has been populated since the Paleolithic era. Near the locality Stavros, during excavations for the health centre, remains of a prehistoric settlement have been found. The houses were located around the edge of the hill and it is assumed that there was a public building or temple at the center. A Mycenaean cemetery has been found nearby. The name of the settlement is unknown. Pottery and stone tools dating to the 11th century BC have been found.
During the
Sights
- The Folk Art and Local Ηistory Museum.
- The Mycenaean settlement and the Mycenaean cemetery
- The Frankish tower
- The Byzantine churches of St. Athanasius and the Dormition of the Virgin
- Watermills and springs
- Traditional center of village
Sport
The local amateur football club is the Doxa Chalandritsa.
Notable citizens
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ G. Kaviris et al., Proceedings of the 12th International Congress, Patras, May, 2010
- ^ a b c Κωνσταντίνος Τριανταφύλλου, Ιστορικόν Λεξικόν των Πατρών, Τυπογραφείο Χρ. Κούλη, Πάτρα 1995, Λήμα Χαλανδρίτσα
- ^ Στέφανος Θωμόπουλος, Ιστορία της πόλεως Πατρών από αρχαιοτάτων χρόνων μέχρι του 1821, Τόμος Α΄,Εκ της βασιλικής τυπογραφίας Νικολάου Γ. Ιγγλέση,Εν Αθήναις 1888, σελίδα 311
External links
Media related to Chalandritsa at Wikimedia Commons