Agia Ekaterini

Agia Aikaterini, or alternative Gyftika, is a neighbourhood in the east-central part of the city of , located 2 km from the downtown core. The origin of the name comes from the time of Venetian occupation of .
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Photo: Tony Esopi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Neighborhood
  • Description: neighborhood of Patras, Greece
  • Also known as: “Agia Aikaterini” and “Agia Aikaterini, Patras”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle of Patra and Roman Odeon.

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.

Theater building
Photo: Conudrum, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a theater building.

Church
Photo: Křžut, Public domain.
The Church of the Pantocrator of Patras is a Greek Orthodox basilica in the east side of the city of , in southwestern . The current church was built in the mid nineteenth century, shortly after Greece's independence from the Ottoman Empire, and it is dedicated to Christ Pantocrator, or Christ the Ruler of All.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prosfigika and Tabahana.

Quarter
Prosfygika is a neighbourhood in the southern Greek city of . It was founded in 1922 as displaced persons from Asia Minor arrived in the city after the 1919–1922 Greco-Turkish War and the subsequent population exchange between Greece and Turkey.

Neighborhood
Tabachana is a neighbourhood and a settlement in the city of . The name is of Turkish origin named during the Ottoman period and it means tanning, Virsodepsia in Greek.

Neighborhood
is a district in the city of , . The area is located at the end of Germanos Street. Today, it features a complex of elementary schools.

Agia Ekaterini

Latitude
38.23854° or 38° 14′ 19″ north
Longitude
21.7415° or 21° 44′ 29″ east
Open location code
8GC36PQR+CH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4955554293
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q4692489
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Greek—“Agia Ekaterini” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Agia Aikaterini, Patras”
  • Greek: “Αγία Aικατερίνη”
  • Greek: “Αγία Αικατερίνη συνοικία”
  • Greek: “Αγία Αικατερίνη”
  • Greek: “Γύφτικα-Αγία Αικατερίνη”
  • Greek: “Γύφτικα”

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