Messatida
Messatida (Template:Langx) is a former municipality in Achaea, West Greece, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Patras, of which it is a municipal unit.<ref name=Kallikratis>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The seat of the municipality was in Ovria.<ref name=eetaa>Οβριά (Αχαΐας), EETAA local government changes</ref> It is located south of Patras city centre, and stretches from the urbanized plains near the Gulf of Patras to the Omplos hills in the east. It has an area of 66.366 km².<ref name=stat01>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Messatida was named after the ancient Achaean town Mesatis, according to local legend the place where Dionysus was reared.<ref>Pausanias Description of Greece 7.18</ref>
Population historyEdit
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SubdivisionsEdit
The municipal unit Messatida is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):
- Kallithea (Kallithea, Ano Kallithea)
- Krini (Krini, Agios Kostantinos)
- Krystallovrysi
- Ovria
- Petroto (Petroto, Mavromandila, Agia Paraskevi)
- Saravali (Saravali, Agios Stefanos, Demenika, Kefalovryso, Bakari)
- Thea (Thea, Lygies, Pavlokastro)
Sport ClubsEdit
- Fostiras Ovrias FC (football)
- Achilleas Ovrias (football)
- Atlas Ovrias (football)
- Milon Ovrias (volleyball)
- Phoenix Ovrias (basketball)
- Achaios Saravali (football & basketball)
- Galini Demenika (basketball, ping pong, baseball, football & softball)
- Krini 97' (basketball)
- A.O. Krini (football)
- A.O. Thea (football)
- A.O. Kalithea (football)
- Galaxias Demenika (basketball)
- Ikaros Petroto (football)
