Zarouchleika or Zarouchlaiika ( el, Ζαρουχλέικα or Ζαρουχλαίικα), official name Glafkos, is a large suburb with a population of approximately 50,000 residents, located about 3 km south from the city centre of
Patras
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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 with ...
. The main streets of Zarouchleika are the coastal road
Akti Dymaion and
Antheias Street. The
OSE's railway from Patras to
Pyrgos passes west of Zarouchleika.
History
The first inhabitants of the area were families that came from
Zarouchla near
Akrata
Akrata, ( el, Ακράτα) is a town and a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Aigialeia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 180. ...
, hence the name. It became an independent community in 1912. It was renamed to Glafkos (after the river
Glafkos) in 1928, and in 1961, it became part of the metropolitan city of Patras.
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Neighborhoods in Patras