The Municipality of Akrata was a Municipality of the Prefecture
of Achaia that was established with the Kapodistrias program by the
amalgamation of older Communities of the area, which then formed the
14 Municipal Districts of the Municipality that operated in the
period 1997 - 2010 (population: 5,899, 2001 census) was abolished
with the implementation of the Kallikratis program and joined as a
Municipal Unit in the newly established Municipality of Egialia.
The seat of the municipality was the village of Akrata.
It was created for the first time in 1878 until 1912 and
again in 1985 where it consisted of Akratas, Silivaniotika,
Porovitsa and Krathio. In 1997, with the unification of the
Communities provided by the "Kapodistrias plan", the Communities
(Municipal Districts) Agia Varvara, Ampelos, Voutsimos, Valimi,
Zarouchla, Kalamias, Mesorrougi, Platanos, Platanos Beach, Peristera
were added.
The settlements of Vounaki, Chalkianika, Agridi,
Ano Potamia, Kato Potamia, Tsivlos, Pyrgos, Goumaika, Fourni,
Paleostafida and Kryoneri also belonged to the "Kapodistrian"
Municipality (1997 - 2010).
They served as mayors
Angelis Deloukas: 1879 - ??
Nikolaos
Papathanassopoulos: 1986 - 1994
Konstantinos Spiliotopoulos: 1998
- 2002
Panagiotis Melis: 2002 - 2010
Settlement of Akrata
The large settlement of Akrata had 1,781
inhabitants (2001 census). Its name is corruption of Krathis, name
of the river that crosses it. Near the village are the ruins of the
ancient city of Aegean and its ancient theater. It is 70 km from
Patras.
Sights
Lake Tsivlou on the road from Akrata to
Zarouchla. In Peristera there is the "Fountain of Golf" where the
film of the same name was shot. In Akrata is the Holy Monastery of
the Holy Trinity. At the border with the Municipality of Kalavrita
are the springs Waters of Stygos.
Geography
The former
Municipality is crossed by Krathis which springs near Solo at the
foot of Helmos.