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
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References
- 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).
Notice
- The first version of the article is translated from the article at the Greek Wikipedia (el:Main Page)
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