Raches, Ilia

Raches or Rahes (Greek: Ράχες), older form: -n is a small village in the municipality of Skillounta, Ilia Prefecture, Greece. Its 2001 population was 563 for the village.

Nearest places

*Kato Samiko, northeast
*Samiko, northwest
*Kaiafa, southwest

Population

Location and transportation

Raches is located south of Patras, west-southwest of the capital city of Athens, south-southeast of Pyrgos, south of Krestena, north-northwest of Zacharo, northwest of Kalamta and north of Kyparissia. The GR-9 (E55, Patras - Pyrgos - Kyparissia) is 2 to 3 km to the west.

Raches has about 4 to 5 km of paved road and about 6 km of gravel road. It has about 6 to 8 km of hydro lines, all of them have been repaired from teh tremendous fire, phone lines ad to 4 to 5 km.

History

Raches was ruled by the Ottoman Turks, it became a part of Greece after the Greek War of Independence. It adopted its current name in the early 20th century. After World War II and the Greek Civil War, its buildings were rebuilt. Samiko became connected with asphalt in the 1960s. More pavement was accessed in the late 20th century. Electricity, radio and automobiles were introduced in the mid-20th century, television in the late-20th century and computer and internet at the turn of the millennium.

Economy

Its main economy is agriculture, its main production includes olives, cattle, fruits, vegetables and other crops, the village has about 100 to 200 farms in the area.

Other

Raches has a school for the entire municipal district (the former community), a church, a post office, and a square ("plateia"). Its nearest gymnasium (middle school), lyceum (secondary school) are in Makrissi?.

ee also

*List of places in the Ilia prefecture

References

External links

* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=4669 Raches at the GTP Travel Pages]
*Map and aerial photos:
**Street map information from: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.5841&longitude=21.55969&zoom=6 Mapquest] , [http://local.live.com/mapz.aspx?&lats1=37.5841&longs=21.5596&alts1=35 LiveLocal] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=37.5841,21.5596 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=37.5841&lon=21.5596&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite
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*Coordinates: coord|37|35|2|N|21|33|36|E|type:city(361)_region:GR