Tsivdi

Tsivdi (Greek: Τσιβδί, literally meaning "κίβδηλος", "counterfeit") is a neighbourhood in the central part of the city of Patras 1 km southwest of the downtown core. The subdivision is bounded with Dimitriou Gounari Street to the north, the Karaiskaki Street to the east and Trion Navarchon Street to the south.

Streets

• Agiou Andreou Street
• Faraggi Street
• Dimitriou Gounari Street
• Maizonos Street
• Othonos-Amalias Avenue
• Riga Fereou Street
• Sachtouri Street
• Trion Navarchon Street

Geography

The entire area is residential. Its length and width is approximately 1 km and its area is approximately 1 to 2 km².

History

The area was farmland until the reign of the

Before the Greek War of Independence and that time was the second Venetian rule, it had a Jewish population. It was one of the largest neighbourhoods. Today it is a quiet subdivision with many neoclassical buildings and shops. All of its residential areas were reconstructed after the revolution. Its streets were numbered and named and later on paved and lamp posts were added.

After World War II and the Greek Civil War, four- to eight-storey buildings were built in the eastern part, but its architecture remains with two to three-storey buildings in the western part. Street lights were modernized, traffic lights were installed.

Information

The Port of Patras is to its west, it also features a square by Agiou Andreou and Gounari Streets.

References

• The first version of the article is translated and is based from the article at the Greek Wikipedia (el:Main Page)

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