Sageika

Sageika, rarely Sagaiika (Greek: Σαγέικα, formerly: Σάγαιικα) is a village in western Achaea in the northcentral part of the municipality of Movri. Its population is about 200. The nearby communities and villages are Bonteika to the west, Rachi and Apostoli to the east, and Krinos to the south. It lies presently partially north of the main highway, used to run through until the 1980s. Distance is 31 km SW of Patras and 65 km (old distance: 69 km) N of Pyrgos. Its postal code is 250 05 and the dialing code is 26930.

Sageika is also the seat of the municipality of Movri, named for is mountain range south of the village. The municipality was created under the Capodistrian Constitution in 1998. The municipal population is 5,140, the area is 86.48 km² and the density is 59.4/km². The communities and hamlets include:

Municipal districts

*Sageika
**Apostoli
**Bonteika or Bouteika
**Gerouseika or Gerousaiika
**Vlachaika or Vrachneika
**Stathmos
*Fragka
**Spaneika
**Tsakonika
*Kareika
**Gomosto
**Karamesineika
**Rachi
*Krinos
*Limnochori, Kato Limnochori
**Kalamaki?
**Kato Limnochori
**Paralia Kalamakiou ("Kalamaki Beach")
*Myrtos
*Giouleiika
*Pournari

Nearest places

Bonteika (west), Apostoloi (north), Rachi (northeast), Kareika (east), Krinos (southeast), Fragka (southwest)

Population

History

The village was founded by Nikolaos Sagis, a judge from Patras who bought the area, in which it was uninhabited and it was 500 hectaraes. In his farm, he planted grapes and brought farmers from his village called Peristera and established the village. Sagias built a train station in the village that used to have 28 inhabitants. During the wine crisis, Sagias sold all of his land and brought new inhabitants into the village

Sporting clubs

The first team in Sageika was "'Olympiakos Sageika" which was founded in 1927 and dissolved in 1968 where Ethnikos Sageika was founded and entered the prefectural fourth division three times. The team plays in its village soccer field in which is dry.

Population history

People

*Demetris Nenekos [http://members.fortunecity.com/fstav1/1821/fort1821/struggle12.html]

Other

The village has a church, a school. It is situated in a middle of a plain. The western part of the commune which includes Fragka is mainly poor. 1 km west of Sageika is a fruit and agricultural plant which has existed for about 25 to 30 years.

External links

* [http://www.traveljournals.net/explore/greece/map/m1208240/sageika.html traveljournals.net - Sageika]
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=3567 GTP - Sageika]
* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=3566 Municipality of Movri]
* [http://indexmundi.com/z/?lat=38.1=21.41666667&t=p&r=5900&p=lapas&cc=gr&c=greece.htm Indexmundi - Sageika]

	North: Larissos, Gulf of Patras
West: Larissos	Movri	East: Dymi, Oleni/Olenia
	South: Oleni/Olenia?

ee also

*List of settlements in the Achaea prefecture

Movri

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