Kato Kastritsi Explained

Kato Kastritsi
Name Local:Κάτω Καστρίτσι
Type:community
Coordinates:38.2833°N 69°W
Elevation:96
Periph:West Greece
Periphunit:Achaea
Municipality:Patras
Municunit:Rio
Population As Of:2021
Pop Community:798
Postal Code:265 00
Area Code:2160
Licence:AX

Kato Kastritsi (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Κάτω Καστρίτσι) is a village and a community in the municipal unit of Rio, Achaea, Greece. The community consists of the villages Kato Kastritsi and Magoula. It is situated at about 100 m elevation in the northwestern foothills of the Panachaiko, 2 km southeast of Rio town centre, and adjacent to the campus of the University of Patras. Ano Kastritsi is 4 km to the southeast.

Historical population

Year Population village Population community
1981 - 518
1991 380 677
2001 514 712
2011 758 1,046
2021 545 798

See also