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Psathopyrgos Ψαθόπυργος |
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| Coordinates: 38°20′N 21°52′E / 38.333°N 21.867°ECoordinates: 38°20′N 21°52′E / 38.333°N 21.867°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | West Greece |
| Regional unit | Achaea |
| Municipality | Patras |
| Municipal unit | Rio |
| Elevation | 5 m (16 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Rural | 663 |
| Community | |
| • Population | 796 (2011) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 265 00 |
| Vehicle registration | AX |
Psathopyrgos (Greek: Ψαθόπυργος) is a tourist village and community in the municipal unit of Rio in the northern part of Achaea, Greece. Psathopyrgos is located on the Gulf of Corinth, southeast of Cape Drepano, the northernmost point of the Peloponnese peninsula. It is 2 km northeast of Drepano and 9 km northeast of Rio. The Greek National Road 8A (Patras - Aigio - Corinth) and the railway from Patras to Corinth pass south of the village. The community Psathopyrgos consists of the villages Psathopyrgos and Kato Rodini.