Mandra ( el, Μάνδρα), is a town and former
municipality in
West Attica,
Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Mandra-Eidyllia, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of 205.770 km
2.
The population of the municipal unit was 12,888 at the 2011 census.
History
The inhabitants of Mandra are
Arvanites.
[Adamou E. & Drettas G. 2008, Slave, Le patrimoine plurilingue de la Grèce – Le nom des langues II, E. Adamou (éd.), BCILL 121, Leuven, Peeters, p.54.]
Mandra was the location of the last Greek naval base to deploy naval ships to aid in the Aegean War which the Greeks won in 268 B.C.
In 2017, the area was badly hit from catastrophic floods, that resulted in 24 deaths in the entire region, but mainly in Mandra and Nea Peramos.
Geography
Mandra is a western, outer suburb of
Athens. It is located 4 km from the
Saronic Gulf coast, 2 km west of
Magoula, 5 km northwest of
Elefsina
Elefsina ( el, Ελευσίνα ''Elefsina''), or Eleusis (; Ancient Greek: ''Eleusis'') is a suburban city and municipality in the West Attica regional unit of Greece. It is situated about northwest from the centre of Athens and is part of i ...
and 22 km northwest of
Athens city centre. The western part of the municipal unit is covered by
Mount Pateras
Pateras ( el, Πατέρας) is a mountain of West Attica, Greece, with an elevation of 1,131 meters. Its highest peak is named Leontari. It is situated between the plain of Eleusis (Thriasian Plain) and the plain of Megara, and stretches between ...
. There is a large industrial zone near the coast. The municipal unit of Mándra has a land area of 205.770 km². The municipal unit also includes the villages of Néa Zoí (pop. 518), Ágios Sotír (488), Palaiochóri (190), Diódia (116), Pournári (92), and several smaller settlements. Mandra is bypassed by the
Greek National Road 3 (Elefsis - Thiva).
Historical population
Notable people
*Vice Admiral
Alexandros Sakellariou
Alexandros Pilatos Sakellariou ( el, Αλέξανδρος Πιλάτος Σακελλαρίου; Mandra, 1 January 1887 – Athens, 7 July 1982
) was a Greek admiral and politician, who led the Royal Hellenic Navy in World War II.
Life
Early ...
(1889–1982), ex-minister of Defense
References
External links
Official websiteGTP Travel Pages (Municipality)(in English and Greek)
{{Mandra-Eidyllia div
Populated places in West Attica
Arvanite settlements