Roviata

Roviata (Greek: Ροβιάτα), is a village in the municipality of Amaliada in the northwestern part of the prefecture of Ilia. It is located on the old highway which is now bypassed to the west since the late 1980s and has a junction with the new highway (GR-7/E55) about 1 km. It is located 1 km S of Savalia, about 7 km NW of Amaliada, about 19 km NW of the Pyrgos Bypass and 21 km NW of Pyrgos (Ilia), Pyrgos and abouy 77 km SW of Patras.

ubdivisions

*Kasidiari (pop: 41)
*Roviata Beach (pop: 27)

Nearest places

*Palaiochori, NW
*Savalia, N
*Amaliada, E
*Marathia (village), S

Geography

*Location:
**Latitude: 37.302 (37°18'7) N
**Longitude: 21.809 (21°48'33') E
*Postal code: 272 00
*Elevation: 6 m
*Area: about 5 km²
*Dialing code: +11+30-26220 (030-26220)-6

Historical population

Tsoukaleika has a school, a church, a BP gas station located in the new highway and a square ("plateia"). The beaches are west of the village whine there are no beaches in the northern part. Farmlands dominate much of the area especially olive groves and other groves along with pastures and vegetable farms. Forests are to the northwest with the communal boundary.

External links

* [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Roviata&country=GR Mapquest - Roviata]
* [http://www.amaliada.gr/ροβιάτα.htm Roviata (in Greek)]

ee also

*Communities of Ilia