Drosia ( el, Δροσιά, before 1955: Προστοβίτσα - ''Prostovitsa'') is a village in southern
Achaea,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders ...
. Drosia is located at the foot of the
Erymanthos mountains, 6 km east of
Stavrodromi
Stavrodromi ( el, Σταυροδρόμι meaning crossroads) is a village and a community in Achaea, Greece. The community consists of the villages Stavrodromi, Panousaiika, Rachi and Xirochori. It is located in a hilly area northwest of Mount Er ...
, and 37 km south of
Patras. The population in 2011 was 186 for the village proper and 383 for the community, which includes the villages Kato Drosia, Koumperi and Pteri.
Population
History
The ancient city
Eupagion (Ευπάγιον) was located in the area of present Drosia. The revolutionary leaders
Konstantinos Giannias
Konstantinos Giannias (Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Γιαννιάς, 1760–1805) was a Greek klepht who operated in the Peloponnese. Giannias was born in Prostovitsa, a village now known as Drosia in Achaia. He was the brother of Giann ...
and
Giorgos Giannias
Giorgos Giannias (Greek: Γιώργος Γιαννιάς, d. June 13, 1821 near Koumani) was a Greek revolutionary leader born in Prostovitsa, a village now known as Drosia in Achaia. He was the brother of Konstantinos Giannias.
In March 1821 ...
, who fought against the
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire, * ; is an archaic version. The definite article forms and were synonymous * and el, Оθωμανική Αυτοκρατορία, Othōmanikē Avtokratoria, label=none * info page on book at Martin Luther University) ...
, were born in Drosia. Drosia became a part of the municipality of
Erymanthia in 1836. It was part of the municipality of
Tritaia
Tritaia ( el, Τριταία) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Erymanthos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 244.798 ...
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.
See also
*
List of settlements in Achaea
References
External links
Alpochori GTP Travel Pages
{{Tritaia
Populated places in Achaea