Aigaleo or Egaleo ( el, Αιγάλεω ) is a suburban municipality in the western part of

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, belonging to the West Athens regional administrative unit. It takes its name from Mount Aigaleo. Its population was 69,946 at the 2011 census.

Geography

Aigaleo is west of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of . It is southeast of Mount Aigaleo. The Cephissus river flows through the industrialized eastern part of the municipality; about 1/4 of its area is taken up by factory developments. The town is served by two

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stations: Egaleo and Agia Marina metro stations. The Motorway 1 (Athens-Thessaloniki-Evzones) passes through the town. Aigaleo consists of the quarters Kato Aigaleo, Neo Aigaleo, Damarakia, Lioumi, Rosika, Agios Spyridonas and Agios Georgios.

History

Aigaleo was part of the municipality of Athens until 1934, when it became a separate community. It was raised to municipality status in 1943. On September 29, 1944, during the Axis occupation of Greece, a massacre of at least 65 civilians (with estimates ranging up to 150 casualties) by the German forces took place in Aigaleo's Agios Georgios neighborhood. The city's present mayor is , since the

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Historical population

Sports

Aigaleo hosts many sport teams. The most successful is the Athletic Club Egaleo with successful departments in football ( Egaleo FC) and basketball (

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). Other amateur clubs are A.P.O. Orfeas, A.E. Egaleo City, Diagoras Dryopideon, A.P.O. Ierapolis,

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Mayors

* (1934-1939, first president of the community "Nees Kydonies") * (1939-1944) * (1944-1945) * (1945-1946) * (1946) * (1946–1950) * Chr. Katharios (1950-1951) * (1951–1954) * (1955–1967, 1975–1978) *

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(1959) * (appointed by the military government, 1967–74) * (1974-1975) * (1979–1986, 1991–1994) * (1987–1990, 1995–2002) * (2003–2010) * (2010 – 31 August 2014) * (1 September 2014 – 31 August 2019) * (1 September 2019 – present)

People

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, Greek musician *

Keti Garbi Katerina "Katy" Garbi ( el, Κατερίνα "Καίτη" Γαρμπή, ; born 8 June 1961) is a Greek singer active in Greece and Cyprus, with some popularity in Turkey. Her career has spanned over 35 years with over 2 million records sold i ...

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Giorgos Zampetas Giorgos Zampetas (Pronounced 'Zabetas', el, Γιώργος Ζαμπέτας, sometimes romanized as George Zambetas / George Zabetas / Giorgos Zabetas; 25 January 1925 – 10 March 1992) was a Greek bouzouki musician. He was born and died in Ath ...

, Greek musician *

Eleni Rantou Eleni Randou or Helen Rantou ( el, Ελένη Ράντου) is a Greek actress. She was born in 1963 in Egaleo, an Athens suburb, and is a graduate of the National Theater of Greece. She initially participated in TV shows of the Greek national t ...

, Greek actor * Lakis Halkias, Greek musician *

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, Greek politician and journalist * Nasos Athanasiou, Greek journalist *

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, Greek actor * Danis Katranidis, Greek actor * Alexandros Asonitis, Greek writer * Theofilos Verikios, Greek writer * Giorgos Blanas, Greek writer * Nikolaos Mihiotis, Greek writer *

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International relations

Aigaleo is twinned with: *

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), Spain * Kythrea, Cyprus (under Turkish occupation, since August 1974)

References

Sources

* "Τέχνης έργα και πρόσωπα του Αιγάλεω" (Published by the Municipality of Egaleo) * "Εξήντα χρόνια τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση στο Αιγάλεω" (Nikolaos Mihiotis) * "Απ' τις Νέες Κυδωνίες στο Δήμο Αιγάλεω" (Eugenia Bournova)

External links

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Municipality of Aigaleo
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