Ano Liosia ( el, Άνω Λιόσια) is a suburb and a former municipality in the northern part of the

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agglomeration,

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Fyli, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 38.447 km².

Geography

Ano Liosia lies in the eastern part of

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, between the mountains Parnitha to its north and

Aigaleo Aigaleo or Egaleo ( el, Αιγάλεω ) is a suburban municipality in the western part of Athens, belonging to the West Athens regional administrative unit. It takes its name from Mount Aigaleo. Its population was 69,946 at the 2011 census. G ...

to its southwest. It is 3 km west of Acharnes, 3 km north of

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, 4 km southeast of Fyli, 10 km east of Aspropyrgos and 11 km north of

city centre.

Transportation

The Ano Liosia railway station is served by

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trains to the

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and to

Kiato Kiato ( el, Κιάτο) is a town in the northern part of Corinthia in the Peloponnese, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of Sikyona. Kiato is situated on the Gulf of Corinth, near the mouth of the river Asopos. It has much tourist activ ...

in the Peloponnese. The railway station on the old metric

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is now closed. Ano Liosia is connected to the rest of Athens by various

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lines, most notably the B12 and E42 lines. Motorway 6 runs south of the town.

History

On September 7, 1999, the

1999 Athens earthquake The 1999 Athens earthquake occurred on September 7 at near Mount Parnitha in Greece with a moment magnitude of 6.0 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). The proximity to the Athens metropolitan area resulted in widespread str ...

damaged between one hundred and a thousand homes. The

2007 Greek forest fires The 2007 Greek forest fires were a series of massive forest fires that broke out in several areas across Greece throughout the summer of 2007. The most destructive and lethal infernos broke out on 23 August, expanded rapidly and raged out of con ...

devastated the nearby forests.

Population

A significant population of

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live in the area.

Crime

Ano Liosia is considered one of the most dangerous

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s of Greece and along with its neighbouring cities Acharnes and

Zefyri Zefyri ( el, Ζεφύρι) is a suburb of Athens and former municipality in West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Fyli, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 1.400& ...

hold the highest crime rates of the whole country. Many drug addicts from various districts of Attica arrive to Ano Liosia as it is a convenient region to find their dose owing to the many dealers and the low to absent police patrols.

Sports

The 11th International Chess Tournament took place in Ano Liosia in 2001. The following sports teams are based in Ano Liosia: * Akratitos - a Greek football/soccer team which was founded in 1963 * Das Ano Liosia - a Greek basketball team Sports venues: *

Ano Liosia Olympic Hall Ano Liosia Olympic Hall is a multi-purpose and multi-sport indoor arena that is located in Ano Liosia, a suburb of Athens, Greece. The arena was mainly used to host various martial arts tournaments but from 2021 its used by AEK B.C. for its home ...

where

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and

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were played in the 2004 Summer Olympics * Zofria Indoor Hall - basketball arena that has been used by

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greek multi-sport club based in Nea Filadel ...

. *Stadium for Akratitos rarely plays in this stadium *Basketball stadium for Das Ano Liosia *Football/soccer stadium for Akratitos

References

External links

City of Ano Liosia official website
*http://www.chess.gr/anoliosia/ *http://www.stadia.gr/anoliossia/anoliossia.html {{Authority control Populated places in West Attica Fyli