Chalandri ( el, Χαλάνδρι,
Ancient Greek
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: Φλύα, ''Phlya'') is a suburb in the northern part of the
Athens
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agglomeration, Greece. It is a municipality of the
Attica
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region.
Geography
Chalandri is a suburb in Northern Athens, around from the centre; its location corresponds with one of the 10 ancient
deme
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s (boroughs) of Athens, known as
Phlya Phlya ( grc, Φλύα or Φλυά) was a deme of ancient Attica that lay in the Mesogaea. It must have been a place of importance from the number of temples which it contained, and from its frequent mention in inscriptions.
The site of Phlya is l ...
( el, Φλύα). The municipality has an area of 10.805 km
2.
Chalandri was a small village until the rapid expansion of Athens during the 1960s and 1970s. Its built-up area is now continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs
Filothei
Filothei ( el, Φιλοθέη) is a green, affluent northeastern suburb of Athens, Greece, consisting mainly of hillside villas, relatively close to the Olympic Stadium. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Filoth ...
,
Marousi
Marousi or Maroussi ( el, Μαρούσι, also Αμαρούσιο ''Amarousio'') is a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Marousi dates back to the era of the History of Athens, ancient Athenian Republic; its ancie ...
,
Vrilissia
Vrilissia ( el, Βριλήσσια) is a suburban municipality of the North Athens (regional unit), North Athens regional unit, in the Attica (region), Attica region. It is located in the Athens basin, at the southwestern foot of the Mount Pentel ...
,
Agia Paraskevi
Agia Paraskevi ( el, Αγία Παρασκευή, ''Agía Paraskeví'') is a suburb and a municipality in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is part of the North Athens regional unit. Agia Paraskevi was named after the ...
,
Cholargos
Holargos ( el, Χολαργός, also: ''Cholargos'') is a suburb of Athens, Greece, located northeast of the city center and about away from Syntagma Square. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Papagou-Cholargo ...
,
Neo Psychiko
Neo Psychiko ( el, Νέο Ψυχικό) is a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Filothei-Psychiko, of which it is a municipal unit. The municip ...
and
Psychiko
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Overview
Psychik ...
. Nevertheless, it has still a high ratio of open green areas per citizen in the Athens agglomeration. Several
embassies
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are based in Chalandri. It is one of the largest suburbs in terms of population, with more than 70,000 residents. It holds an independent municipality status since 1944. Chalandri is served by the
Chalandri metro station
Chalandri metro station ( el, Χαλάνδρι), also known as Halandri on signage, is on Athens Metro
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.
According to the
Köppen Climate Classification
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system, Chalandri has a
warm-summer Mediterranean climate
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, abbreviated "Csa" on climate maps.
Neighborhoods
*Agia Varvara
*Ano Chalandri
*Doukissis Plakentias (Neo Chalandri)
*Kato Chalandri
*Patima
*Metamorfosi
*Polydroso
*Rizarios
*Toufa (or Fragoklisia)
*Sidera
*Synoikismos
*Center Chalandri
Historical population
The village was historically
Arvanitika
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speaking, with 3,000
Arvanites
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inhabiting it,
however due to its proximity to
Athens
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, it has undergone a language shift. After the
1922 Asia Minor Catastrophe and the
1923 Greco-Turkish population exchange, some
Greek refugees
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settled in the town.
Culture
Education
American Community Schools
ACS Athens – American Community Schools of Athens is a private school offering international JK–12 education to local, national and international students in Greece. ACS Athens embraces American educational philosophy, principles and values.
...
is located in Chalandri.
[Contact Us]
" American Community Schools
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...
. Retrieved on 20 February 2015. "129 Aghias Paraskevis Ave. & Kazantzaki Street Halandri 15234, Athens Greece"
Health care
Municipal Infirmary of Chalandri
Sports
Sport clubs of Chalandri with presence in Greek national divisions are AE Chalandriou (Athlitiki Enosi Chalandriou), GS Chalandriou (Gymnastikos Syllogos Chalandriou) and Nireas Chalandriou. The municipality of Chalandri has also created an extensive channel of sports installations such as tennis courts, football pitches, volleyball and basketball indoor and outdoor courts and also an indoor and outdoor
olympic-size swimming pool
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in order to enhance the athletic spirit of the inhabitants.
Also, due to the geographical convenience of the area of Chalandri there is an extensive bike route, covering the neighbourhoods from Doukissis Plakentias metro station, to Vrilissia and Gearakas area, reaching until Chalandri downtown city centre, providing safe transportations for families and individuals improving the life level of the area.
See also
*
List of municipalities of Attica
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People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Kallikratis-Attica
Municipalities of Attica
Populated places in North Athens (regional unit)
Arvanite settlements