Kallithea

Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα) or Kalithea is a village and municipal disttict of the municipality of Messatida.in the prefecture of Achaia. It is located 8 km S of downtown Patras, 69 km NW of Kalavryta, 136km NW of Tripoli, 92 km ENE of Pyrgos and NE of Olympia. It is centred by GR-33 at the 8th km. The highway is now bypassed. Arable land dominates the middle, grass, and bushes over the mountain south of Omblos in the east, and trees over the hills in the west.

Kallithea, Achaia, Greek Wikipedia

Nearest places:

• Mintilogli (west)
  
• Ovrya (north)
  
• Chalandritsa (south)
  
• Fares SSW
  

The population of the municipal district Kallithea was 696 in 2001

• Kallithea / Δ.δ. Καλλιθέας [ 696 ]
  
  • Kallithea / η Καλλιθέα (τ. Καλλιθεόκαμπος) [ 606 ]
    
  • Ano Kallithea / η Άνω Καλλιθέα (τ. Καλλιθέα) [ 90 ]

After an earthquake in the 1960s many houses of the village Ano Kallithea were destroyed. Kallithea (also known as Kato Kallithea) was founded. A Mycenaen grave was discovered in the region.

Geography

Location:

Latitude:

• Kallithea: 38.128 (38°9'40') N
  

Longitude:

• Kallithea: 21.723 (21°43'26') E
  

Postal code: 265 00

Elevation: 191 m (Thea), 206 m (Kallithea)

Dialing code: +11+30-2610 (030-2610)

The village has a small school, a church and a square (plateia). Its residential houses are within the road.