Andravida

Andravida parish Δημοτική Ενότητα Ανδραβίδας (Ανδραβίδα)
Basic data
State :	Greece
Region :	West Greece
Regional District :	Elis
Municipality :	Andravida-Kyllini
Geographic coordinates :	37 ° 54 '  N , 21 ° 16'  E Coordinates: 37 ° 54 '  N , 21 ° 16'  E
Height above d. M .:	4-6 m
Area :	40.728 km²
Residents :	4,716 (2011)
Population density :	115.8 inhabitants / km²
Code No .:	390302
Structure:	1 city district 2 local communities
Website:	www.andravida.gr
Located in the Andravida-Kyllini municipality and the Elis regional district

Andravida is a small town in the Peloponnese in the Greek region of western Greece . It is located around 63 km southwest of Patras and 33 km northwest of Pyrgos . There is a military base in the east of the city. In the northeast there are forests on the hills east of Tragano. In the northwest lies the Andravidaiko plain. In the south there is a plain. The distance to the sea is 7 km.

Andravida was recognized as a rural parish (kinotita) in 1912 and raised to an urban parish (dimos) in 1948 . With the administrative reform in 2010 , it was merged with three other municipalities to form the newly created municipality of Andravida-Kyllini , where it has since formed a municipality.

history

Andravida (in Frankish times Andréville ) was the capital of the Frankish principality of Achaia from 1295 to 1460 , after which the city became part of the Ottoman Empire until Greek independence. In Franconian times the city became the seat of the Bishop of Olena.

The place was the seat of the titular diocese of Andravida .

buildings

Andravida owned several buildings from Frankish times, including once at a Dominican monastery belonging Ayasofya (Hagia Sophia), the rib-vaulted eastern choir is obtained on a St. Stephen's Church ( Franciscans ) and the Hl. Jacob church dedicated ( Knights Templar ), which have not survived.

structure

The municipality is divided into the Andravida district and two local communities.

District local community	Greek name	code	Area (km²)	2001 residents	Residents 2011	Villages and settlements
Andravida	Δημοτική Κοινότητα Ανδραβίδας	39030201	31.803	3579	4058	Andravida, Agios Georgios
Stafidokambos	Τοπική Κοινότητα Σταφιδοκάμπου	39030202	03,950	0365	0334	Stafidokambos
Strousi	Τοπική Κοινότητα Στρουσίου	39030203	04.975	0365	0324	Strousi
total		390302	40.728	4309	4716

Economy, infrastructure and transport

The farm (Asteris) is located near the town . Mainly tomatoes, potatoes, watermelons, corn and other agricultural products are grown. Olives and lemons thrive on the hills to the east.

Andravida is on the Greek national road 9, which is also European route 55 . The narrow-gauge railway line from Patras to Pyrgos, opened in 1860, also ran through the city.

Military airfield

The air force base ( IATA : PYR , ICAO : LGAD ), which is about 2.5 km east of Andravida, was established in 1955. The asphalt runway with an orientation of 16/34 is 3,139 m long. The military airfield is 17 m (55 ft) above sea level .

literature

• Friederike Kyrieeleis: Picture Handbook of Art Monuments - Greece II: Peloponnese and the islands. Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich / Berlin 1984, ISBN 3-422-00376-3 , p. 371.
• Beata Kitsiki Panagopoulos: Cistercian and Mendicant Monasteries in Medieval Grece. The University of Chicago Press, Chicago / London 1979, ISBN 0-226-64544-4 , pp. 65 ff.

Web links

• GTP - Andravida Airport
• GTP - Andravida

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
2. ↑ Dimitris Theodossopoulos: Aspects of Transfer of Gothic Masonry Vaulting Technology to Greece in the Case of Saint Sophia in Andravida (PDF). In: Karl-Eugen Kurrer , Werner Lorenz , Volker Wetzk (eds.): Proceedings of the Third International Congress on Construction History . Neunplus, Berlin 2009, ISBN 978-3-936033-31-1 , pp. 1403-1410