Drosia (Greek: Δροσιά, before 1955: Προστοβίτσα - Prostovitsa[2]) is a village and a community in southern Achaea, Greece. Drosia is located at the foot of the Erymanthos mountains, 6 km east of Stavrodromi, and 37 km south of Patras. The community includes the villages Kato Drosia, Koumperi and Pteri.
Drosia
Δροσιά | |
|---|---|
  Drosia | |
| Coordinates: 37°55′N 21°45′E / 37.917°N 21.750°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Achaea |
| Municipality | Erymanthos |
| Municipal unit | Tritaia |
| Elevation | 650 m (2,130 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Community | 494 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 251 00 |
| Vehicle registration | AX |
Population
edit| Year | Population village | Population community |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | - | 1,004 |
| 1991 | 210 | 673 |
| 2001 | 382 | 816 |
| 2011 | 186 | 383 |
| 2021 | 198 | 494 |
History
editThe ancient city Eupagion (Ευπάγιον) was located in the area of present Drosia. The revolutionary leaders Konstantinos Giannias and Giorgos Giannias, who fought against the Ottoman Empire, were born in Drosia. Drosia became a part of the municipality of Erymanthia in 1836. It was part of the municipality of Tritaia 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.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
- ^ "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 26 June 2020.