- Petroto, Achaea
Petroto (Greek: Πετρωτό) is a village in
Greece located nearOmplos mountain and theAchaia-Clauss winery.Geography
The entry to Achaia Clauss is slightly to the east. Petroto is linked with roads to
Patras andSaravali as well as a road to Krystallovryssi and the Omplos monastery. Petroto is located east of Patras, northeast ofOvrya and east of the Patras By-Pass (GR-8/GR-9) with its nearest interchange west ofSaravali at the Glafkos River.Pine forests along with the mountains covers the eastern part. More forests cover the western part withwillow trees and a stream runs to the south. Hills cover the northern part and farmlands dominate the western and southern parts of Petroto.Glafkos River lies to the north of Petroto. Much of the population remains rural instead of urban. The urban population lies to the south. The boundary with Patras is partially over the Glafkos River. Petroto was one of the villages in theAchaia prefecture that lost the most population between 1981 and 1991.Nearest places
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Glafkos , north
*Krystallovryssi, southeast
*Saravali , south
*Perivolia, westHistory
Petroto is known for its resistance to Turkish forces who tried to kill everyone in this place. The Turks had a
castle next toSaint George 's church. Papadopoulos Vasileios house stands on the site of the castle.Historical population
Other
Petroto has a school, a church, a post office and a small square ("
plateia "). The nearestlyceum and gymnasia schools are inSaravali . The village is also known for the uniquewine factory, Achaia Clauss, which produces the A class wine "Mavrodafni".External links
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=3580 Greek Travel Pages]
*Map and aerial photos:
**Streethttp://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=22.6588&longitude=37.198&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest] , [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=22.6588&lons1=37.198&alts1=35 MapPoint] , [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=22.6588,37.198 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=37.198&lon=22.6588&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellitehttp://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.198,22.6588&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=37.6588|22.6588&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth] - image now available
*Coordinates: coord|38|11|52|N|22|46|30|E|region:GRee also
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List of settlements in the Achaea prefecture
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