Glyka Nera (
Greek
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: Γλυκά Νερά, , meaning "sweet waters", named after an underground water source) is a suburb in the northeastern part of
Athens Metropolitan Area
The Athens metropolitan area ( el, Μητροπολιτική Περιοχή της Αθήνας) spans within the Attica region and consists of 58 municipalities plus areas of East Attica and West Attica, having reached a population of 3,722,54 ...
. Since the 2011 local government reform it belongs to the
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.
Adm ...
regional unit and is part of the municipality
Paiania
Paiania (or ''Paeanea'' or ''Peania'' el, Παιανία, , before 1915: Λιόπεσι - ''Liopesi'', ; Arvanitika: Λοπε̱σ romanized: Lopës) is a town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece. It is an eastern suburb of Athens, located ...
, of which it is a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of 9.238 km
2.
Geography
Glyka Nera is situated on the eastern slope of the northernmost part of the forested
Hymettus
Hymettus (), also Hymettos (; el, Υμηττός, translit=Ymittós, pronounced ), is a mountain range in the Athens area of Attica, East Central Greece. It is also colloquially known as ''Trellós'' (crazy) or ''Trellóvouno'' (crazy mountain) ...
mountain. It is 11 km east of central Athens, and 11 km northwest of the
Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport
Athens International Airport ''Eleftherios Venizelos'' ( el, Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών «Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος», ''Diethnís Aeroliménas Athinón "Elefthérios Venizélos"''), commonly initialised as ...
. Adjacent towns are
Gerakas
Gerakas ( el, Γέρακας) is a suburb of Athens and a former municipality in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pallini, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.
In antiquity Gera ...
to the northeast and
Paiania
Paiania (or ''Paeanea'' or ''Peania'' el, Παιανία, , before 1915: Λιόπεσι - ''Liopesi'', ; Arvanitika: Λοπε̱σ romanized: Lopës) is a town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece. It is an eastern suburb of Athens, located ...
to the south.
Motorway 64 passes north of the town.
Historical population
Gallery
Γλυκά Νερά Αττικής.jpg, Panorama
Κέντρο Γλυκών Νερών.jpg, Downtown
Αρχιτεκτονική Σταυρού.jpg, Architecture of Stavros
Κεντρικός_Κόμβος_Σταυρού.jpg, Stavros road junction
Αρχιτεκτονική Γλυκών Νερών 2.jpg, Residential architecture
Πλατεία Γλυκών Νερών.jpg, Main square
Αγορά Γλυκάνερων.jpg, Shopping area
Αρχιτεκτονική Γλυκών Νερών 3.jpg, Residential architecture
Road behind the church of Metamorphosis tou Sotiros in Glyka Nera.jpg, Road behind the church of Metamorfoseos Sotiros
Night street scene in Glyka Nera.jpg, Night residential street scene
Road in upper Glyka Nera, looking downhill.jpg, Looking down from hill
First Middle School of Glyka Nera.jpg, Middle school
See also
*
List of municipalities of Attica
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People
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Organizations
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References
External links
Official websiteFormer official website, archived
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Populated places in East Attica