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Oropioi
Oropioi ( el, Δήμος Ωρωπίων) is a former municipality in East Attica, Greece. Population 9,223 (2011). The seat of the municipality was in the town Skala Oropou. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 32.890 km2. The municipality Oropioi consisted of the municipal districts (now communities) Oropos, Nea Palatia Nea Palatia (Greek: Νέα Παλάτια literally "New Palaces") is a community in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a community. It is part of Athens metropolitan a ... and Skala Oropou. References Populated places in East Attica Oropos {{Attica-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sykamino
Sykamino (Greek: Συκάμινο meaning mulberry) is a town and former community of Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit. Sykamino has historically been an Arvanite settlement. Sykamino is located in the extreme northwestern part of East Attica, on the river Asopos. Sykamino is located east of Thiva and south of Chalkida Chalcis ( ; Ancient Greek & Katharevousa: , ) or Chalkida, also spelled Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief town of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from .... The municipal unit has a land area of 15.643 km² and a population of 1,613 inhabitants at the 2011 census. Besides the town of Sykámino (pop. 910), other villages in the municipal unit are Néo Sykámino (pop. 272), Pefkiás (233), Kamári (76), and Katifóri (122). Historical population References External link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Attica
East Attica ( el, Ανατολική Αττική) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Attica. The regional unit covers the eastern part of the urban agglomeration of Athens, and also the rural area to its east. Administration The regional unit East Attica is subdivided into 13 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): * Acharnes (2) *Dionysos (4) *Kropia (5) *Lavreotiki (6) *Marathon (''Marathonas'', 7) *Markopoulo Mesogaias (8) *Oropos (13) *Paiania (9) *Pallini (1) *Rafina-Pikermi (10) * Saronikos (11) *Spata-Artemida (12) *Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni (3) With respect to parliamentary elections East Attica belongs to the electoral district of Attica. Prefecture As a part of the 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit East Attica was created out of the former prefecture East Attica ( el, νομαρχία Ανατολικής Αττικής). The prefecture had the same territory as the present regional unit. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oropos
Oropos ( el, Ωρωπός) is a small town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece. The village of Skala Oropou, within the bounds of the municipality, was the site an important ancient Greek city, Oropus, and the famous nearby sanctuary of Amphiaraos is stll visible today. Geography The municipality Oropos stretches between the Parnitha mountains and the South Euboean Gulf, opposite Eretria (on the island Euboea). The town Oropos, the seat of the municipality, is situated on the lower course of the river Asopos, 4 km south of the coast. It lies 4 km southwest of Nea Palatia and 55 km north of Athens city center. The community Oropos consists of the town Oropos and the nearby villages Kampos and Platania. The municipality has an area of 338.183 km2, the community 11.967 km2. Municipality The present municipality Oropos was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 9 former municipalities, that became municipal units ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nea Palatia
Nea Palatia (Greek: Νέα Παλάτια literally "New Palaces") is a community in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a community. It is part of Athens metropolitan area. Geography Nea Palatia is a seaside town, situated on the south coast of the South Euboean Gulf. The town Skala Oropou is directly adjacent to its west. It is 8 km south of Eretria (on the island Euboea). The Greek National Road 79 connects it with Motorway 1 (Athens-Thessaloniki-Evzones) near Malakasa Malakasa ( el, Μαλακάσα) is a village and former community of East Attica in Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 10.450&nb .... Subdivisions *Agios Konstantinos (pop. 386 in 2011) *Nea Palatia (pop. 2,723) *Agios Athanasios (pop. 99) *Agia Aikaterini (pop. 57) *Pontioi (pop. 308) Historical population ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Markopoulo Oropou
Markopoulo Oropou ( el, Μαρκόπουλο Ωρωπού) is a town and a 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. The municipal unit has an area of 23.177 km2. Markopoulo Oropou is situated 3 km south of the South Euboean Gulf coast. It is 4 km southeast of Nea Palatia and 35 km north of Athens city center. The municipal unit Markopoulo Oropou consists of the town Markopoulo and the villages Neo Livyssi, Agia Varvara and Bafi. Historical population The village has historically been an Arvanite Arvanites (; Arvanitika: , or , ; Greek: , ) are a bilingual population group in Greece of Albanian origin. They traditionally speak Arvanitika, an Albanian language variety, along with Greek. Their ancestors were first recorded as settlers ... settlement. References External links GTP Travel Pages (Community) {{Oropos div Oropos Populated p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avlonas, Attica
Avlonas ( el, Αυλώνας, before 1927: Σάλεσι - ''Salesi'') is a town and a former municipality in Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 106.092 km2. Geography Avlonas is situated in the northwestern part of East Attica, at the northern edge of the Parnitha mountain range and 10 km south of the South Euboean Gulf coast. It is 30 km north of Athens city center. Motorway 1 (Athens - Thessaloniki) passes north of the town. Avlonas has a station on the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki. The municipal unit Avlonas also includes the village Asprochori (pop. 151). Avlonas has three pre-school facilities, one elementary school, one lyceum/middle school and one gymnasio/high school. Name Avlonas (Greek: Αυλώνας) is often called Avlona (Αυλώνα), however the masculine ''Avlonas'' should be used rather than the feminine ''Avlona''. The ancient ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malakasa
Malakasa ( el, Μαλακάσα) is a village and former community of East Attica in Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 10.450 km2. The municipal unit Malakasa consists of the villages Malakasa (pop. 514 in 2011), Milesi (425) and Sfendali (110). Malakasa is situated on the northern edge of the Parnitha mountain range and 9 km south of the South Euboean Gulf coast. It is 29 km north of Athens city center. Motorway 1 (Athens - Thessaloniki) passes south of the town. The Greek National Road 79 links Malakasa with Nea Palatia on the coast. Sfendali has a station on the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki. History The village was founded by the incoming Albanian tribe of the Malakasioi, as can be seen in its name. Malakasa has historically been an Arvanite Arvanites (; Arvanitika: , or , ; Greek: , ) are a bilingual population group in Greece ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attica (region)
Attica ( el, Περιφέρεια Αττικής, translit=Periféria Attikís, ) is an administrative region of Greece, that encompasses the entire metropolitan area of Athens, the country's capital and largest city. The region is coextensive with the former Attica Prefecture of Central Greece. It covers a greater area than the historical region of Attica. Overview Located on the eastern edge of Central Greece, Attica covers about 3,808 square kilometers. In addition to Athens, it contains within its area the cities of Elefsina, Megara, Laurium, and Marathon, as well as a small part of the Peloponnese peninsula and the islands of Salamis, Aegina, Angistri, Poros, Hydra, Spetses, Kythira, and Antikythera. About 3,800,000 people live in the region, of whom more than 95% are inhabitants of the Athens metropolitan area. In 2019, Attica had the HDI of 0.912, the highest in Greece. Administration The region was established in the 1987 administrative reform, and until 2010 it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to the northeast. The Aegean Sea lies to the east of the Geography of Greece, mainland, the Ionian Sea to the west, and the Sea of Crete and the Mediterranean Sea to the south. Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean Basin, featuring List of islands of Greece, thousands of islands. The country consists of nine Geographic regions of Greece, traditional geographic regions, and has a population of approximately 10.4 million. Athens is the nation's capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city, followed by Thessaloniki and Patras. Greece is considered the cradle of Western culture, Western civilization, being the birthplace of Athenian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skala Oropou
Skala may refer to: Places Greece * Skala, Patmos, the main port on the island of Patmos in Greece * Skala, Laconia, a municipality in southern Greece * Skala, Xanthi, a settlement in north-eastern Greece * Skala, Cephalonia, a resort in the Ionian Islands Elsewhere * Skała (other), several places in Poland * Skala-Podilska, a town in Ukraine * Skala, Burgas Province, a village in Burgas Province, south-eastern Bulgaria * , a village in Dulovo Municipality, Silistra Province, north-eastern Bulgaria * Skála, a village in the Faroe Islands * Skåla (other), places in Norway Other uses * SKALA, the process computer for the Chernobyl-type nuclear power plants * Skala (sports organization), a Jewish Communist sports organization in interbellum Poland * Skala (Mathias Eick album), ''Skala'', a 2011 album by Mathias Eick * Zastava Skala, a subcompact car made by Serbian manufacturer Zastava See also * Scala (other) {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Gazette (Greece)
The ''Government Gazette'' ( el, Εφημερίς της Κυβερνήσεως, translit=Efimeris tis Kyverniseos, translit-std=ISO, lit=Government Gazette) is the official journal of the Government of Greece which lists all laws passed in a set time period ratified by Cabinet and President. It was first issued in 1833. Until 1835, during the regency on behalf of King Otto, the gazette was bilingual in Greek and German. No law in Greece is valid until is published in this journal. Foundations, duties and rights of juridical persons should be published in this journal. The printed issues of the Government Gazette are sold by the National Printing House of Greece. They can also be searched and downloaded from the official site of the House. An issue of the gazette is called "Government Gazette Issue" (, ''ΦΕΚ'', ''FEK''), Each issue is separated into volumes called «Τεύχος» with distinct roles. References Publications established in 1833 Newspapers published in Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oinofyta
Oinofyta (Greek: Οινόφυτα) is a village and former municipality in eastern Boeotia, Greece. Following the local government reform of 2011 it is now part of the municipality of Tanagra, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 77.273 km2, the community 18.643 km2. It was formerly named Staniates (Στανιάτες) until 1927. Within the territory of the municipal unit lies the ancient town of Oenophyta, where the Battle of Oenophyta was fought in 457 BCE. Subdivisions The municipal unit of Oinofyta is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets): * Agios Thomas *Kleidi *Oinofyta (Oinofyta, Dilesi) Historical population Oinofyta has historically been an Arvanite settlement. Pollution In December 2007, official tests revealed that drinking water in Oinofyta was contaminated with high levels of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium, which is used as an anti-corrosive in the production of stainless st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
