Agios Stefanos ( el, Άγιος Στέφανος, meaning

Saint Stephen Stephen ( grc-gre, Στέφανος ''Stéphanos'', meaning "wreath, crown" and by extension "reward, honor, renown, fame", often given as a title rather than as a name; c. 5 – c. 34 AD) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first ...

) is a northern suburb in

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of

Dionysos In ancient Greek religion and myth, Dionysus (; grc, Διόνυσος ) is the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking, orchards and fruit, vegetation, fertility, insanity, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, festivity, and theatre. The Romans ...

, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 8.136 km².

Geography

Agios Stefanos is situated in the hills in the northeastern part of the

conurbation, at about 350 m elevation. It lies east of the Parnitha mountains, northwest of the

Penteliko Mountain Mount Pentelicus or Pentelikon (, or ) is a mountain in Attica, Greece, situated northeast of Athens and southwest of Marathon. Its highest point is the peak ''Pyrgari'', with an elevation of 1,109 m. The mountain is covered in large part wi ...

, and 4 km southwest of the Marathon Reservoir. The source of the river Kifisos is near Agios Stefanos. It is 9 km west of

Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

and 21 km northeast of

city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Anoixi and Stamata to the south. Motorway 1 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) passes west of the town. Agios Stefanos has a

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a pre ...

on the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki.

Athens ERA-1 transmitter Athens ERA-1 Transmitter is a transmission tower in Agios Stefanos, Attica, Greece. The facility broadcasts the program of ERA-1 on 729 kHz with 150 kW in the standard mediumwave Medium wave (MW) is the part of the medium frequency (MF) r ...

, the second tallest man-made structure of Greece, is situated north of Agios Stefanos.

Historical population

Agios Stefanos 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 settler ...

settlement.

References

{{Dionysos div Populated places in East Attica Dionysos, Greece Arvanite settlements

Geography

Historical population

See also

References