| Stavrodromi Σταυροδρόμι |
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| Country: | Greece |
| Region: | West Greece |
| Regional unit: | Achaea |
| Municipality: | Erymanthos |
| Municipal unit: | Tritaia |
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| - Population: | 536 |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
Stavrodromi (Greek: Σταυροδρόμι meaning crossroads) is a Greek village located south of Patras, west of Kalavryta, west-northwest of Tripoli and northeast of Pyrgos. The GR-33 (Patras - Tripoli) runs through the village. Stavrodromi had a 2001 population of was 254 for the village and 536 for the municipal district. Stavrodromi was the seat of the municipality of Tritaia.
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Stavrodromi is situated in the Chalandritsa-Fares Plain and are mainly made up of farmlands and a few forests. The mountains are to the western and the eastern prts. Mount Skollis is to the west and Mount Erymanthos is to the east. Its main production are fruits including watermelon, melon, figs and vegetables including corn, tomatoes, potatoes, onions, cucumbers and others as well as dairy, livestock, olives and others. The majority of the population are based in other businesses as well as agriculture.
Houses were stone-built until the 1950s and did not surpass modern-style homes until the 1980s. It was linked with pavement in the 1980s. Most of the homes are abandoned today.
After World War II and the Greek Civil War, much of the population left for larger towns and cities especially the nearby Patras. The population decline between the 1981 and the 1991 census, but it slowed the 1991 and the 2001 censuses.
| Year | Population | Municipal district population |
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| 1981 | 403 | - |
| 1991 | 192 | - |
| 2001 | 254 | 536 |
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