Ovrya ( el, Οβρυά) is a town in
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 ...
. It is a suburb of
Patras, located 6 km south of Patras city centre. It was the seat of the former municipality of
Messatida
Messatida ( el, Μεσσάτιδα) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit. The seat of the municipality was in Ovry ...
. The
Greek National Roads 9 (Patras - Pyrgos) and
33 (Patras - Tripoli) pass through the town. Ovrya is in the transition zone from the densely populated coastal area to the hills in the southeast, including
Omplos
Omplos ( el, Ομπλός) is a mountain in Achaea, Greece. It rises steeply from the coastal plains around Patras to 926 m elevation. It is separated from the higher mountain Panachaikos by the valley of the river Glafkos. The summit is 2 k ...
. Agriculture (olive groves, pastures) is still the dominant land use in the areas south and east of Ovrya. Neighboring communities are
Demenika
Demenika ( el, Δεμένικα) is a village/suburb in the municipality of Patras, Achaea, Greece. It lies south of the city centre, south of the river Glafkos. It is part of the community of Saravali within the municipal unit of Messatida. ...
to the northeast,
Mintilogli to the west,
Krini to the east, and
Kallithea
Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a district of Athens and a municipality in south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth largest municipality in Greece (96,118 inhabitants, 2021 census) and the fourth biggest i ...
to the south.
Gallery
Image:800px-Panagia paleomerologitisa ovrya.jpg,
Image:Profitis Ilias ovrya.jpg,
References
External links
GTP - Ovrya
{{Messatida
Populated places in Achaea
Patras