Vrachnaiika
Vrachnaiika
Βραχναίικα | |
|---|---|
Vrachneika seaside street and beach | |
Location within the regional unit | |
Vrachnaiika | |
| Coordinates: 38°9.7′N 21°40′E / 38.1617°N 21.667°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Achaea |
| Municipality | Patras |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 32.11 km2 (12.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Municipal unit | 4,834 |
| • Municipal unit density | 150.5/km2 (389.9/sq mi) |
| • Community | 2,908 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 250 02 |
| Area code | 2610 |
| Vehicle registration | ΑΧ |
Vrachnaiika (Greek: Βραχνέικα or Βραχναίικα, Greek pronunciation: [vraxˈneika]) is a town and 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. The municipal unit has an area of 32.111 km2. It is suburb of a Patras, about 11 km southwest of the city centre, on the Gulf of Patras coast. The community has a disused rail station on the line from Patras to Pyrgos. The Greek National Road 9 (Patras - Pyrgos) passes south of the centre.