West Greece
Achaea
Patras

Girokomeio

Girokomeio or Girokomio, meaning 'nursing home' is a neighborhood of , . It is named after a large old people's nursing home in the area.
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  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: neighborhood of Patras, Greece
  • Also known as: “Girokomeio, Patras”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pampeloponnisiako Stadium and Castle of Patra.

Stadium
Photo: Iaberis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a located in , . It was built in 1981 and was originally known as the National Stadium of Patras. In 2002, reconstruction works began and it reopened on 8 August 2004, just in time to host football matches for the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Patras Castle was built around the mid-6th century AD above the ruins of the ancient acropolis of the city of , on a low outlying hill of the Mountain and ca. is situated 2½ km northwest of Girokomeio.

Photo: Καραίσκος Τάσος, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The along with the Mycenaean settlement at the locality of Bortzi, comprise the Patras Mycenaean Park, located near the settlement of Voudeni of the Municipality of in .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lykochoro and Eglykada.

Locality
is a neighbourhood in the city of , , .

Quarter
is a neighbourhood in the eastern part of the city of , 7 km by road from the city center. is accessed with the -Ekilistra Road which is 2 km long in the neighbourhood.

Quarter
is a neighbourhood in the city of , , . It is built in a hilly area about 2 miles inland, near the ancient acropolis, which is known as the Castle of .

Girokomeio

Latitude
38.23468° or 38° 14′ 5″ north
Longitude
21.76897° or 21° 46′ 8″ east
Open location code
8GC36QM9+VH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1871420727
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q5564749
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In Other Languages

From Greek to Russian—“Girokomeio” goes by many names.
  • Greek: “Γηροκομείο Πάτρας”
  • Greek: “Γηροκομείο”
  • Russian: “Гирокомио”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Girokomeio”. Photo: Project2501a, CC BY-SA 3.0.