Ities, Patras

Ities (Greek: Ιτιές, meaning: willows) is a suburb in the southern part of the city of Patras. The origin of the name comes from the willow tree which used to be plentiful in the area.[1] Until 1900, the area, which was the small swamp, was drained.

Patras' Suburban Railway "Agios Georgios - Ities" Station.
Partial view of Labour Houses at Ities, Patras, Greece.
Ities, suburb of Patras, view from Omplos Mt.

Nearest places

  • Anapirika Iteon, north
  • Kokkinos Milos, south
  • Krya Iteon, north
  • Lefka, east
  • Paralia, south

References

  1. ^ Δ. Καρατζά, Χ. Χαραλάμπους, Δ. Γκότση, Γ. Λύρα, Πάτρα, ονομάτων επίσκεψις, Έκδοση των εφημερίδων «Εθνικός Κήρυξ των Πατρών» και «Ημερήσιος Κήρυξ των Πατρών», Πάτρα 1995, p. 271 (in Greek).

External links

  • Photos:
    • 1903, 1906, or 1910

Notice

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