Zavlani

Zavlani (Greek: Ζαβλάνι) is a neighbourhood in the northeastern part of the city of Patras, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) direct and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) via road from the downtown core. The neighbourhood bears the football (soccer) club team named A.P.S. Zavlani and plays in the prefectural fourth division.

Nearest places

Skioessa, northeast

Nearest neighbourhoods

Sychaina, north
Gouva, south
Anthoupoli, west

Information

The name is the corruption the name Zavr(l)os (Ζαβρ(λ)ος), during the Ottoman rule, the area was settled by Albanians. Other origin of the name is in thae are it had a family name Zavlanis in which is descended from the island of Zakynthos.

Geography

Zavlani is in a hilly residential setting with forests to the north. The neighborhood's length varies from 800 metres (2,600 ft) to 1 kilometre (3,300 ft), and its width ranges between 500 and 800 metres (1,600 and 2,600 ft). Its streets are approximately 8 to 10 kilometres (5 to 6 mi) long, of which 3 kilometres (2 mi) are main, and the remainder are residential.

History

The area were made up farmlands until when housing developments arrived in the 1960s and the 1970s, the housing and its population slowed in the late-1980s. Its main production consisted of olive, cattle and fruits and vegetables as well as other crops and the populationm before the arrival of the housing developments were rural, today they are manufacturing and services especially outside the neighbourhood.

Sporting clubs

APS Zavlani

References

The first version of the article is translated and is based from the article at the Greek Wikipedia (el:Main Page)

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°15′N 21°45′E / 38.250°N 21.750°E / 38.250; 21.750

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