Korydallos ( el, Κορυδαλλός;

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...

: ''Corydallus'') is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the ...

in the

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regional unit,

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. It is a suburb of

Geography

Korydallos is situated southeast of the mountain Aegaleo. It is located 7 km west of central

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 a ...

and 4.5 km north of

. The municipality has an area of 4.324 km². The main street Taxiarchon has become a well known shopping center with many fashion shops and boutiques. People who live there are usually middle class families or the working class.

Transport

Korydallos Korydallos ( el, Κορυδαλλός; Latin: ''Corydallus'') is a municipality in the Piraeus regional unit, Greece. It is a suburb of Piraeus. Geography Korydallos is situated southeast of the mountain Aegaleo. It is located 7 km west of c ...

metro station of line 3 situated in the city. Also served by busses (OSY).

History

Korydallos was founded in ancient times, and was one of the 100 municipalities of ancient Athens' democratic system at the end of the 6th century BC.

Theophilos Corydalleus Theophilos Corydalleus (; el, Θεόφιλος Κορυδαλλεύς, Theofilos Korydallefs; 1563–1646) was a Greek Neo-Aristotelian philosopher who initiated the philosophical movement known as Korydalism or Corydalism. He was also an ...

(1563–1646) was a philosopher who lived in Corydallos. 200 years later, Korydallos was known as ''Koutsoukari'' after the property owner of the greater area, Emmanouil Koutsikaris. After that it was renamed into ''Pachy'' after the next owner (Pachinas). In 1923, the town was renamed back into its ancient name, Korydallos. The population in 1928 was 2,500. Korydallos was part of the municipality of Athens until 1931 and from 1931 to 1934 of municipality of Piraeus, when it became a separate community. It was elevated to municipality status in 1946. The city now boasts a population of 100,000.

Historical population

Football teams

Aetos Korydallou Aetos (Greek: , ''eagle'') may refer to: Places * Aetos, Aetolia-Acarnania, a village in Medeon municipality, Aetolia-Acarnania, Greece * Aetos, Drama, a former village in Drama regional unit, Greece * Aetos, Euboea, a village in Karystos municip ...

Kypros Korydallou Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is g ...

* Thuella Korydallou * Ermis Korydallou

References

External links

Official website

Weather conditions in Korydallos
{{Authority control Municipalities of Attica Populated places in Piraeus (regional unit)