Diakou Διάκου
Prefecture Prefectures of Greece During the first administrative division of independent Greece in 1833–1836 and then again from 1845 until their abolition with the Kallikratis reform in 2010, the prefectures were the country's main administrative unit... :	Achaia
Province Provinces of Greece The provinces of Greece were sub-divisions of some the country's prefectures. From 1887, the provinces were abolished as actual administrative units, but were retained for some state services, especially finance services and education, as well as for electoral purposes... :	Patras
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Area/distance code:	11-0030-2610
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Website:	www.cityofpatras.gr

Diakou (Greek: Διάκου) is a neighbourhood in the city of Patras

Patras

Patras , ) is Greece's third largest urban area and the regional capital of West Greece, located in northern Peloponnese, 215 kilometers west of Athens...

. The area around Diakou before it has its current name, came from the greatest area of Samakia during the Ottoman period

Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...

. It was known as Selachagia (Σελαχαγιά) from one of the Turkish landowner with that name. The area had a tavern known as Nea Elvetia (Νέα Ελβετία) which means New Switzerland. Later on, the area was renamed Diakou. That time, the tavern was renamed Diakou where the tavern used to be and is now run by Vasiliki Kapota. One of the name origin of Diakou was a combatant of the Greek War of Independence

Greek War of Independence

The Greek War of Independence, also known as the Greek Revolution was a successful war of independence waged by the Greek revolutionaries between...

 of 1821 Ilias Diakos which descends from a military family of the Diakos

Diakos

Diakos may refer to several Greek revolutionary heroes:*Athanasios Diakos, Greek revolutionary leader*Dionyssis Diakos, Greek revolutionary leader*Ioannis Diakos, Greek revolutionary leader...

 from Pyrgos in the Ilia

Elis Prefecture

Elis or Ilia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of West Greece. It is situated in the western part of the Peloponnese peninsula. Its capital is Pyrgos.-Geography:...

prefecture. Ilias Diakos battled heroically in the Battle of Girokomio.