Polydendri (Greek: Πολυδένδρι, English: "Many trees") is a town and former community of East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It is part of Athens metropolitan area.[3] Polydendri has historically been an Arvanite settlement.[4] It is also the site of a former royal estate.
Polydendri
Πολυδένδρι | |
|---|---|
  Polydendri Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 38°12′N 23°52′E / 38.200°N 23.867°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | East Attica |
| Municipality | Oropos |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 13.881 km2 (5.359 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 333 m (1,093 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 1,221 |
| • Municipal unit density | 88/km2 (230/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 19014 |
| Area code(s) | +30-22950 |
Geography
editIt is located north of Athens. Polydendri is at an altitude of 340 meters. The town contains 1,221 residents (2021 census) and it has many cultural unions, such as a youth union, a traditional dance union, an athletic club (the "Black Eagle of Polydendri" playing at the athletic center of Gourezi), a tracking club and a heavy metal society (called "the Obscure" and numbering 1.500 members from all around Greece). Furthermore, Polydendri is known for its taverns.
The municipal unit has a land area of 13.881 km2[5] and also includes the villages of Taxiárches, Irakleideís, and Ágios Geórgios.
References
edit- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Athens Population 2022 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)".
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Sasse (1991). Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland. Vol. 1. p. 18. ISBN 9783447027588.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
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