Vyronas ( el, Βύρωνας) is a suburban town and a municipality in the southeastern part of the
Athens
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agglomeration,
Greece
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of Greece. Formerly part of the municipality of
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
, Vyronas was created as a community in 1933, and became a municipality in 1934. The municipality has an area of 9.204 km2.
Vyronas is an inner suburb of Athens, located about 3 km southeast of
Athens
Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital and largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh largest city in the European Union. Athens dominates ...
city centre. Towards the southeast the municipality extends to the forested Hymettus mountain. The built-up area of Vyronas is continuous with that of municipality of Athens and the neighbouring suburbs
Kaisariani
Kaisariani ( el, Καισαριανή) is a suburb and a municipality in the eastern part of the Athens agglomeration in Greece.
Geography
Kaisariani is located about southeast of Athens city centre, and of the Acropolis of Athens. The munic ...
,
Ymittos
Ymittos ( el, Υμηττός), is a suburb of Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dafni-Ymittos, of which it is a municipal unit. With a land area of 0.975 km², it was the second-smallest mu ...
and Ilioupoli. Motorway 64 runs through the southeastern part of the municipality.
Climate
Vyronas has a hot-summer
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* Vyronas National Stadium, which seats up to 4,340 and is 3 km from downtown Athens. It is home to the football club Athinaikos F.C. and their bitter rivals
Doxa Vyronas F.C.
Doxa Vyronas ( el, Π.Α.Ο. Δόξα Βύρωνος - Glory of Vyronas) is a football club based in Vyronas, an eastern suburb of Athens. The club, established in 1945, and currently competes in Delta Ethniki Regional Championship. Doxa currently ...
* Theatro Vrachon, where the Vyronas Festival takes place every summer
* Kareas Monastery, an orthodox monastery whose katholikon dates from the 11-12th century. It is located at the west slopes of Hymettus, near the site of an ancient quarry.
Schools
Schools include:
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Philippine School in Greece
Philippine School in Greece (PSG), formerly the Katipunan Philippine Cultural Academy-Philippine School (KAPHILCA-PSG) is a Philippine international school in Vyronas, Attica, Greece;Philippine School in Greece " Commission on Filipinos Overseas. Retrieved on September 24, 2015. "15 Thimaton Polemou, Kareas Vyronas, Athens, Greece 16233 Athens, Greece"
Ergani Indoor Hall
Ergani ( ota, عثمانيه, translit=Osmaniye, ku, Erxenî), formerly known as Arghni or Arghana, is a district of Diyarbakır Province of Turkey. The district's area is 1489 km. Ergani District is located in the administrative as the Sout ...
(gymnasium). Clubs based in Vyronas is
Athinaikos
Athinaikos A.C. ( el, Αθηναϊκός Α.Σ., full name Athinaikos Athletic Club) is a Greek multisport-club, founded in 1917. It is based in Vyronas, a suburb east of Athens. Athinaikos has football, basketball, and handball teams. Its achiev ...
, club with many achievements in several sports and
Doxa Vyronas F.C.
Doxa Vyronas ( el, Π.Α.Ο. Δόξα Βύρωνος - Glory of Vyronas) is a football club based in Vyronas, an eastern suburb of Athens. The club, established in 1945, and currently competes in Delta Ethniki Regional Championship. Doxa currently ...