Glaraki


Glaraki is a district in the city of Patras, Greece. 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.Τhε 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 history of the Glarakis School Complex began in 1930 with the headteacher of the 3 / th mixed 8th Primary School of Patras Dimitrios Tzouras and the headteacher of the 6 / th mixed 9th Primary School of Patras Athanasios Tzililis.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 with the mark: [2 Primary School of Patras. "Glaraki".
In 2022, the energy upgrade and autonomy of the Glarakis school complex will be completed with an NSRF program of 1,100,000 euros provided by the Region of [Western Greece and implemented by the Municipality of Patras
The oldest living student of the Glaraki School Complex, Panagiota Roggi, 93 years old, who graduated in 1938 from the 9th Primary School, describes the year 2021: "Our school, the 9th Primary School, was a new, well-built, solid building, bright, with beautiful mosaics in the corridors and marble on the stairs. It had 7 teachers, with 30 or more students per classroom, with 1 janitor-cleaner. It was without heating, without a canteen. There was sand in the yard, in which we played chase. The building was as it is today, having the same yard as the 8th grade across the street-which they got along with very well "
In 2022, the energy upgrade and autonomy of the Glaraki School Complex will be completed with an NSRF program of 1.100.000 euros secured by the Region of Western Greece and implemented by the Municipality of Patra.

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 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 25
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.