Patras | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-03

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Patras


00:01:56 1 Geography
00:03:12 1.1 Hydrology
00:03:45 1.2 Climate
00:04:06 1.3 Ecology
00:04:49 1.4 Seismic activity
00:05:50 2 History
00:05:59 2.1 Antiquity
00:07:16 2.2 Middle Ages and early modern
00:09:12 2.3 Modern era
00:10:48 3 Urban landscape
00:11:52 3.1 Main sights
00:15:11 3.2 Parks and squares
00:17:55 3.3 Architecture
00:19:08 3.4 Districts and neighbourhoods
00:19:30 4 Government
00:19:54 4.1 Municipality
00:20:55 4.2 Demographics
00:21:25 4.3 Consulates
00:21:53 5 Infrastructure
00:23:24 6 Economy
00:24:21 6.1 Services sector
00:25:04 6.2 Manufacturing sector
00:26:43 6.3 Food
00:27:41 6.4 Energy sector
00:28:03 6.5 Research and technology
00:29:11 7 Media
00:29:19 8 Culture
00:30:18 8.1 Theatrical tradition and music
00:31:54 8.2 Carnival
00:32:16 8.3 European Capital of Culture 2006
00:35:06 8.4 Sports
00:36:29 8.5 Religion
00:38:29 8.5.1 Jewish community
00:38:56 8.6 Cuisine
00:39:18 9 People
00:40:26 10 Transport
00:40:35 10.1 Seaport
00:41:27 10.2 Roads
00:43:17 10.3 Rail
00:44:46 10.4 Public transport
00:45:25 10.5 Air
00:45:42 11 International relations
00:45:59 11.1 Twin towns — sister cities
00:46:40 12 Gallery
00:46:49 13 See also



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Patras (Greek: Πάτρα Greek: [ˈpatra], Classical Greek and Katharevousa: Πάτραι (pl.), Greek pronunciation: [pátrai̯], Latin: Patrae (pl.)) is Greece's third-largest city and the regional capital of Western Greece, in the northern Peloponnese, 215 km (134 mi) west of Athens. The city is built at the foothills of Mount Panachaikon, overlooking the Gulf of Patras.
Patras has a population of 213,984 (in 2011). The core settlement has a history spanning for four millennia; in the Roman period it had become a cosmopolitan center of the eastern Mediterranean whilst, according to the Christian tradition, it was also the place of Saint Andrew's martyrdom. According to the results of 2011 census, the metropolitan area has a population of 260,308 and extends over an area of 738.87 km2 (285.28 sq mi).
Dubbed as Greece's Gate to the  West, Patras is a commercial hub, while its busy port is a nodal point for trade and communication with Italy and the rest of Western Europe. The city has two public universities and one Technological Institute, hosting a large student population and rendering Patras an important scientific centre with a field of excellence in technological education. The Rio-Antirio bridge connects Patras' easternmost suburb of Rio to the town of Antirrio, connecting the Peloponnese peninsula with mainland Greece.
Every year, in February, the city hosts one of Europe's largest carnivals: notable features of the Patras Carnival include its mammoth satirical floats and balls and parades, enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of visitors in a Mediterranean climate. Patras is also famous for supporting an indigenous cultural scene active mainly in the performing arts and modern urban literature. It was European Capital of Culture in 2006.