Keratsini ( el, Κερατσίνι) is a suburb in the western part of the
Piraeus regional unit, part of the
Athens Urban Area.
Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Keratsini-Drapetsona
Keratsini-Drapetsona ( el, Κερατσίνι-Δραπετσώνα) is a municipality in the Piraeus regional unit, Attica, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town of Keratsini. The municipality has an area of .
The municipality was form ...
, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.
Geography
Keratsini is situated on the
Saronic Gulf coast, northwest of
Piraeus and about west of
Athens city centre. The municipal unit has an area of 7.601 km
2.
The coastal area consists mainly of port facilities, part of the
Port of Piraeus.
Culture
Keratsini has its own non-professional choir (mixed voices, SATB). It has participated many times in festivals all around Greece. The town has its own choir festival called international song festival.
Sports
Keratsini hosts the football club
Keratsini FC
Keratsini Football Club ( el, Α.Π.Ο. Κερατσίνι) is a Greek football club based in Keratsini, Piraeus, Greece. It plays in Piraeus local championship (EPS Piraeus).
History
Keratsini was founded in 1926 by Mpiskos and Diatsigkos with th ...
with earlier presence in
Gamma Ethniki and the basketball club
Faros Keratsiniou B.C.
Faros Keratsiniou B.C. (alternate spellings: Pharos, Keratsini), or simply, Faros B.C., is a Greek professional basketball club that is based in Keratsini, Attica, Greece. The club's full name is Athlitikos Omilos Faros Keratsiniou, which means Sp ...
with presence in
A2 Ethniki
The Greek A2 Basket League ( el, Ελληνική Α2 Μπάσκετ Λιγκ, link=no), is a professional basketball league in Greece. It is the 2nd-tier level of pro competition, among clubs in the country. It is organized by the Hellenic Baske ...
basketball.
Historical population
International relations
Keratsini is
twinned with
Prešov
Prešov (, hu, Eperjes, Rusyn language, Rusyn and Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Пряшів) is a city in Eastern Slovakia. It is the seat of administrative Prešov Region ( sk, Prešovský kraj) and Šariš, as well as the historic Sáros Cou ...
, Slovakia, since 1994.
References
External links
Official website
{{Keratsini-Drapetsona div
Populated places in Piraeus (regional unit)