Zarouchleika

Zarouchleika (Greek: Ζαρουχλέικα) is a residential neighbourhood in the southern part of the city of Patras, Greece. It is about 3 km south from the city centre. 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, hence the name. It became an independent community in 1912. It was renamed to Glafkos (after the river Glafkos) in 1928. In 1961 it became part of the city of Patras.

The City of Patras

Districts of Patras	Central, now 4th East, now 3rd North (Arktiko), now 1st South, now 2nd

Patras neighborhoods	Agia Aikaterini Agia Sofia Agia Triada Agialexiotissa Agios Alexios Agios Andreas Agios Georgios Langoura Agios Dimitrios Agios Dionyssios Agios Nektarios Agyia Ampelokipoi Antheia Anthoupoli Aroi Asyrmatos Begoulaki Chalkomata Dasylio Diakou Drosia Eglykada Eschatovouni Evraiomnimata Geraneika Girokomeio Glaraki Glyfada Gouva Ities Kalamaki Kaminia Kantrianika Kastellokampos Kavouri Kokkinos Milos Kotroni Koukouli Kritika Krya Iteon Kypseli Ladopoulou Lefka Lykochoro Makrygianni Markato Metamorfosi Sotiros Neapoli Zarouchleikon Pagona Pantokratoras Perivola Portes (Rodopoulou) Pratsika Proastio Prosfygika Psachou Psarofai Psilalonia Pyrosvesteio Riganokampos Skagiopouleio Skioessa (Voudeni) Synora Tabachana Taraboura Terpsi Terpsithea Tritaki Tsivdi Tzini Vlatero Voudi Zarouchleika Zavlani

Patras old neighborhoods	Dexameni Egglezika Farmaki Galaxidiotika Gazohori Kloukiniotika Mantzavineika Megoulianitika Tasi

Coordinates: 38°13′N 21°44′E / 38.217°N 21.733°E / 38.217; 21.733

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