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Drosia, Achaea

Coordinates: 37°55′N 21°45′E / 37.917°N 21.750°E / 37.917; 21.750
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Drosia
Δροσιά
Drosia is located in Greece
Drosia
Drosia
Coordinates: 37°55′N 21°45′E / 37.917°N 21.750°E / 37.917; 21.750
CountryGreece
Administrative regionWest Greece
Regional unitAchaea
MunicipalityErymanthos
Municipal unitTritaia
Elevation
650 m (2,130 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community494
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
251 00
Vehicle registrationAX

Drosia (Greek: Δροσιά, before 1955: Προστοβίτσα - Prostovitsa[2]) is a village and a community in southern Achaea, Greece. Drosia is located at the foot of the Erymanthos mountains, 6 km east of Stavrodromi, and 37 km south of Patras. The community includes the villages Kato Drosia, Koumperi and Pteri.

Population

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Year Population village Population community
1981 - 1,004
1991 210 673
2001 382 816
2011 186 383
2021 198 494

History

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The ancient city Eupagion (Ευπάγιον) was located in the area of present Drosia. The revolutionary leaders Konstantinos Giannias and Giorgos Giannias, who fought against the Ottoman Empire, were born in Drosia. Drosia became a part of the municipality of Erymanthia in 1836. It was part of the municipality of Tritaia between 1841 and 1912. It was an independent community between 1912 and 1998, and again part of Tritaia between 1998 and 2011. Since 2011, it is part of the municipality of Erymanthos.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ^ "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 26 June 2020.