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Also known as Ovria

Ovria (, also: Οβρυά - Ovrya) is a district in Patras, Greece. , located 6 km south of Patras city centre. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a community. Between 1997 and 2011, it was the seat of the former municipality of Messatida. The Greek National Roads 9 (Patras - Pyrgos) and 33 (Patras - Tripoli) pass through the town. Ovria is in the transition zone from the densely populated coastal area to the hills in the southeast, including Omplos. Agriculture (olive groves, pastures) is still the dominant land use in the areas south

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Greek Dimos.name
Ovria
Greek Dimos.name_local
Οβριά
Greek Dimos.type
community
Greek Dimos.image_skyline
800px-Dromos ovrya.jpg
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
City hall street
Greek Dimos.elevation
70
Greek Dimos.georegion
Peloponnese
Greek Dimos.periph
West Greece
Greek Dimos.periphunit
Achaea
Greek Dimos.municipality
Patras
Greek Dimos.municunit
Messatida
Greek Dimos.population_as_of
2021
Greek Dimos.population
6424
Greek Dimos.postal_code
265 00
Greek Dimos.area_code
2610
Greek Dimos.licence
AX

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Population
788
Elevation
41
Image
800px-Panagia paleomerologitisa ovrya.jpg
Dialing code
261
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Commons category
Ovrya
postal code
265 00
native label
Οβρυά
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Ovria (, also: Οβρυά - Ovrya) is a district in Patras, Greece. , located 6 km south of Patras city centre. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a community. Between 1997 and 2011, it was the seat of the former municipality of Messatida. The Greek National Roads 9 (Patras - Pyrgos) and 33 (Patras - Tripoli) pass through the town. Ovria is in the transition zone from the densely populated coastal area to the hills in the southeast, including Omplos. Agriculture (olive groves, pastures) is still the dominant land use in the areas south and east of Ovria. Neighboring communities are Demenika to the northeast, Mintilogli to the west, Krini to the east, and Kallithea to the south.

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