Akrata, (Greek: Ακράτας) is a town and a municipality in the northeastern part of the prefecture of Achaia in the Peloponnese, Greece. The location is in a valley with two mountaintops. The river named Krathi flows near the centre of Akrata. The river empties east of Cape Akrata. The urban area are on both mountains. Akrata Beach where the hotels are located is about 4 km NE and Cape Akrata is also to the northeast. The nearby interchange for Gr-8A/E65 is in Aigeira 4 km SW and the old highway is to the northeast with two entrances. It is linked by a road linking Kranidi and Galatas along with Poros. It is located 82 km SE of Patras, SE of Aigio, WNW of Corinth, N of Tripoli and NE of Kalavryta.

Communities

• Ampelos
• Kalamia
• Krathio
• Nonakrida
  • Agia Varvara
  • Messorougi
  • Peristera
  • Zarouchla
• Paralia Platanou
• Valimi
• Voutsimos

Nearest places

• Krathio, E

Historical population

Geography

Much of the area are grassy and forests are founded to the north. Farmlands dominate the northeast near the Krathio area where the buildings are to the northeast near the boundary with Aigeira. The municipality is also famous for its beaches lying near the Gulf of Corinth.

The mountains lie to the south and are mainly grassy and bushy. The forests are within the Gulf of Corinth to the north.

History

In the mid-20th century, roads became paved in the area and the villages first received electricity in the area.

On April 3, 2004, the municipality accepted the biological cleaning of the environment in the area.

Other

Akrata has three schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, churches, banks, a police station, a post office, a health centre and a square (plateia).

External links

• Photos of Akrata (in Spanish)
• In Greek:
  • Central Enviromental Area of Akrata
  • Akrata 1st Public School
  • Data about the municipality and a map of Akrata
  • The City of Akrata

See also

• Akratas, a surname