Holargos ( el, Χολαργός, also: ''Cholargos'') is a
suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...
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 ...
,
Greece
Greece,, or , romanized: ', officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the southern tip of the Balkans, and is located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Greece shares land borders with ...
, located northeast of the city center and about away from
Syntagma Square
Syntagma Square ( el, Πλατεία Συντάγματος, , "Constitution Square") is the central square of Athens. The square is named after the Constitution that Otto, the first King of Greece, was obliged to grant after a popular and militar ...
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Papagou-Cholargos
Papagou-Cholargos ( el, Παπάγου-Χολαργός) is a municipality in the North Athens regional unit, Attica, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Cholargos.
Municipality
The municipality Papagou-Cholargos was formed at the 20 ...
, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of 3.950 km
2.
The main thoroughfare is
Mesogeion Avenue, which connects Cholargos with central Athens and the northern beltway
Motorway 6.
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 ...
was the name of a
deme
In Ancient Greece, a deme or ( grc, δῆμος, plural: demoi, δημοι) was a suburb or a subdivision of Athens and other city-states. Demes as simple subdivisions of land in the countryside seem to have existed in the 6th century BC and ear ...
of ancient
Attica
Attica ( el, Αττική, Ancient Greek ''Attikḗ'' or , or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the city of Athens, the capital of Greece and its countryside. It is a peninsula projecting into the Aegean Se ...
. The most prominent citizen of ancient Cholargos was
Pericles
Pericles (; grc-gre, Περικλῆς; c. 495 – 429 BC) was a Greek politician and general during the Golden Age of Athens. He was prominent and influential in Athenian politics, particularly between the Greco-Persian Wars and the Pelopo ...
. Cholargos was part of the community of
Chalandri
Chalandri ( el, Χαλάνδρι, Ancient Greek: Φλύα, ''Phlya'') is a suburb in the northern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is a municipality of the Attica region.
Geography
Chalandri is a suburb in Northern Athens, around fr ...
until 1933, when it became a separate community. It became a municipality in 1963.
Climate
Cholargos, as most of Attica, features a typical
Mediterranean climate
A Mediterranean climate (also called a dry summer temperate climate ''Cs'') is a temperate climate sub-type, generally characterized by warm, dry summers and mild, fairly wet winters; these weather conditions are typically experienced in the ...
with hot, dry summers and cool, wet winters. Because of its location at the base of mountain
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) ...
, Cholargos is strongly influenced by cold air masses that travel down the mountain, hence it is cooler that most of Athens, like downtown Athens or seaside locations.
Below is the data for the Nomismatokpeio Station. The station is active since the 1st July 2020, so 2021 is the only year which was registered whole.
The following chart is not highly accurate, since it features only one year of record, but can be used as a guideline.
Historical population
Government and infrastructure
The headquarters of the
Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport ( el, Υπουργείο Υποδομών και Μεταφορών) is a government department of Greece headquartered in Cholargos, Athens.
The current minister is Kostas Karamanlis in the Cabinet o ...
are in Cholargos.
[Contact]
" Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport ( el, Υπουργείο Υποδομών και Μεταφορών) is a government department of Greece headquartered in Cholargos, Athens.
The current minister is Kostas Karamanlis in the Cabinet o ...
. Retrieved on 16 January 2013. "Addr 2, Anastaseos Str and Tsigante, Postal Code 101 91, Cholargos (next to metro station "Ethniki Amina")"
Address in Greek
"Διεύθυνση Αναστάσεως 2 και Τσιγάντε, Τ.Κ 101 91, Παπάγου (δίπλα στη στάση του μετρό "Εθνική Άμυνα")"
Gallery
File:Αισθητική Πόλης χολαργού Greece.jpg, City's aesthetic
File:Άλσος Χολαργού Greece.jpg, Cholargos municipal park
File:Αγία Τριάδα Χολαργός Greece.jpg, Agia Triada Church
File:Χολαργός 3 Greece.jpg, Urban neighbourhood
See also
*
List of settlements in Attica
This is a list of settlements in the region of Attica, Greece.
Mainland Attica
* Acharnes
* Afidnes
* Agia Paraskevi
* Agia Varvara
* Agioi Anargyroi
* Agios Dimitrios
* Agios Ioannis Rentis
* Agios Konstantinos
* Agios Stefanos
* Aigaleo
* Al ...
*
Holargos B.C.
Holargos B.C. (alternate spellings: Cholargos) is a Greek professional basketball club. The club is located in Cholargos, a suburban town in the Athens agglomeration, Greece. The club's full name is Athlitiki Enosi Holargou (Greek: Αθλητικ ...
References
External links
Official website
{{Authority control
Populated places in North Athens (regional unit)