Kallithea, Achaea

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Thea-Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα) or Kalithea are two communities of a Patras suburb in the prefecture of Achaia. It is located 8 km S of downtown Patras, 69 km NW of Kalavryta, 136km NW of Tripoli, 92 km ENE of Pyrgos and NE of Olympia. It is the southwestern most city in the Patras metro area. Its population is about 2,000. It is centred by GR-33 at the 8th km. The highway is now bypassed. Arable land dominates the middle, grass, and bushes over the mountain south of Omblos in the east, and trees over the hills in the west. It is in the municipality of Messatida. According to local sources, it was formerly known as Gaidouriari, a name given to describe its inaccesiblity to the City of Patras and its surrounding villages in earlier years prior to the development of transportation links and infrastructure.

1 Nearest places:
2 Geography
3 Historical population
4 See also

[edit] Nearest places:

Mintilogli (west)
Ovrya (north)
Chalandritsa (south)
Fares SSW

[edit] Geography

Location:
- Latitude:
  - Thea: 37.1327 (37°9'59') N
  - Kallithea: 38.128 (38°9'40') N
- Longitude:
  - Thea: 21.711 (22°42'42') E
  - Kallithea: 21.723 (21°43'26') E
Postal code: 265 00
Elevation: 191 m (Thea), 206 m (Kallithea)
Dialing code: +11+30-2610 (030-2610)