Ladopoulou, Patras

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Ladopoulou (Greek: Λαδόπουλου) is a neighbourhood in the southeastern part of the city of Patras next to the Glafkos river. The origin of the name comes from a paper factory owned by Evangelos Ladopoulos which made paper in the first decade of the 20th century until the 1980s. Today, the building, the largest part was made into a track and field and other buildings were used for several cultural manifestations.

Patras Place in Peloponnese, Greece

Patras 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.

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The Glafkos is a river in Greece. It flows into the Gulf of Patras in Patras south of the city centre. It is 26.3 km (16.3 mi) long. A hydroelectric power plant was built on this river in 1927. Currently, it is open to the public as a museum.

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