FARRES

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'Farres' is a municipality in the central part of the prefecture of Achaea, Greece. Its seat of administration is in the town 'Chalandritsa' (Greek: Χαλανδρίτσα). It is on a road connecting Patras and Kalavryta. It is located about 17 km SSW of Patras, about 40 km south of the Rio-Antirio bridge/, about 70 km SW of Aigio, 55 km W of Kalavryta, about 140 km NW of Tripoli and about 10 km from GR-9/Patras By-Pass.
The municipality was first founded in 1835, it was dissolved in 1912 and did not restore until 1998 under the Capodistria Plan.

Contents

Nearest places

Municipal districts

Historical population

Other

Sporting teams

External links

See also

Nearest places

★ Fares, west

★ Kallithea, northwest

Municipal districts

★ 'Chalandritsa'

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★ Kydonies

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★ Mastoreika-Stameika (Mastoraiika-Stamaiika)

★ Chrysopigi

★ Elliniko

★ Fares

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★ Prevedos

★ Isoma

★ Kalanos

★ Kalousi

★ Katarrakti

★ Kompigadi

★ Kritharakia

★ Lakkomata

★ Mirali

★ Platanovrissi

★ Starochori

★ Vasiliki

Historical population

Year	Communal population	Change	Municipal population	Change
1981	1,090	-	-	-
1991	974	-116 or -10.64%	6,483	-
2001	1,144	+170 or +17.45%	6,262	-221/-3.41%

Until the pavement of the road and the one linking Patras and Kalavryta in the mid-20th century, the village didn't had paved roads or electricity. Until somewhere the 1990s, much of the houses were stone-built.
The area in the mountains had some off-road rally racings.
The Speedway of Patras is situated southwest of the area.
The area near Agios Georgios has a Mycenaean settlement.
The area during the Frankish times was a barony.
Farmlands are to its west. The central part is made up of farmlands which includes mixed farming and pastures in a plain named Farron-Chalandritsa while the eastern and the western part are made up of forests, mountains and valleys.

Other

The village has a small school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, a health centre, a church, a small post office, a train station and a square (''plateia'') which includes some trees and a fountain. It also has a museum of folklore and local history located in a restored water mill. It also has a ruined castle which is now a monument.

Sporting teams

★ A.P.S. Doxa Chalandritsa

External links

★ Mycenaean Settlement near Agios Georgios, also in Greek

See also

★ List of settlements in the Achaea prefecture

	'North:' Messatida
'West:' Vrachneika, Paralia, Oleni	'Chalandritsa'	'East:' Kalavryta?
	'South:' Tritea