Glaraki Glaraki is a district in the city ofPatras. The area is located at the end of Germanos Street. Today, it features a complex of elementary schools. The origin of the name comes from the minister of the Achaea prefecture, Georgios Glarakis.Τηε Glaraki District is one of the oldest in Patras in the Upper Town, bordering the Aroi, Critika, Sinora, St. Demetrius and Marouda..
"Georgios Glarakis" school complex
The "George Glarakis" school complex is located in the Upper Town at the terminus of Old Patron Germanou Street in the Tampachana area - also called Glaraki district. It was built on a site where formerly the George Glarakis Estate was donated by the Glarakis family to build a primary School, since there was a shortage of primary schools in the then developing area, and for this reason the School was associated with the name of the George Glarakis. The school building is surrounded by Paleon Patron Germanou,3rd Oribatikou, Georgiou Roufou and Daniilidos Streets. The architectural drawings of the 8th and 9th primary schools are signed in 1931 by the architect of the Ministry of Education's Research Office George I. Petritsopoulos with the note: "for the construction on the Glarakis stadium of two primary schools of the Patras 8th and 9th Archives
Georgios Glarakis
George Glarakis Greek, scholar, doctor, philosopher, politician 1789 - Chios 1814-1817- Studies at the University of Göttingen, Germany - Dr. of Medicine 1817-1820 - Doctor in Vienna. 1820 - returns to Greece 1821- 1823 participates in the in the Greek Revolution against the Turks He collaborates with Th. Kolokotronis. 1823-1826 – Minister of the Interior Affairs 1827- 1831 -Minister of Foreign Affairs- State-Navy 1832-1835- Prefect of Achaia-Ilia prefectures 1837-1838-Minister of Education - he contributes to the founding of the University of Athens- 1838 - With his proposal, it is established the annual celebration of the anniversary of 1821 on March 25th 1847-Minister of the Interior Affairs 1846-1855-President of the Archaeological Society 1913- A section of the Glaraki Estate is granted to become the 2nd terminal of the tram 1931- The Glaraki Plot is granted to build the 8th - 9th primary schools of Patras.
