Drosia Δροσιά
Community
Drosia
Coordinates: 37°55′N 21°45′E / 37.917°N 21.750°E / 37.917; 21.750
Country	Greece
Administrative region	West Greece
Regional unit	Achaea
Municipality	Erymanthos
Municipal unit	Tritaia
Elevation	650 m (2,130 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Community	494
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	251 00
Vehicle registration	AX

Drosia (Greek: Δροσιά, before 1955: Προστοβίτσα - Prostovitsa^[2]) is a village and a community in southern Achaea, Greece. Drosia is located at the foot of the Erymanthos mountains, 6 km east of Stavrodromi, and 37 km south of Patras. The community includes the villages Kato Drosia, Koumperi and Pteri.

Population

History

The ancient city Eupagion (Ευπάγιον) was located in the area of present Drosia. The revolutionary leaders Konstantinos Giannias and Giorgos Giannias, who fought against the Ottoman Empire, were born in Drosia. Drosia became a part of the municipality of Erymanthia in 1836. It was part of the municipality of Tritaia between 1841 and 1912. It was an independent community between 1912 and 1998, and again part of Tritaia between 1998 and 2011. Since 2011, it is part of the municipality of Erymanthos.^[3]