Nea Erythraia ( el, Νέα Ερυθραία) is a suburb in the northeastern part of the

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh List ...

agglomeration,

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

Kifissia Kifissia or Kifisia (also Kephisia or Cephissia; el, Κηφισιά, ) is one of the most expensive northern suburbs of Athens, Greece, mainly accessed via Kifissias Avenue, running all the way from central Athens up to Theseos Avenue in the subu ...

, of which it is a municipal unit.

Geography

Nea Erythraia is situated at the western end of the forested

Penteli Penteli ( el, Πεντέλη) is a village and a municipality in the North Athens regional unit, Attica, Greece. It belongs to the Athens rural area. It takes its name from Mount Pentelicus. Municipality The municipality Penteli was formed at th ...

mountain range. The municipal unit has an area of 4.831 km². The small river Kifisos forms the northwestern border of the municipal unit. Nea Erythraia is situated 14 km northeast of Athens city centre. The built-up area of Nea Erythraia is continuous with that of the neighbouring suburb

Kifisia Kifissia or Kifisia (also Kephisia or Cephissia; el, Κηφισιά, ) is one of the most expensive northern suburbs of Athens, Greece, mainly accessed via Kifissias Avenue, running all the way from central Athens up to Theseos Avenue in the subu ...

. Motorway 1,

Greek National Road 1 Greek National Road 1 ( el, Εθνική Οδός 1, abbreviated as EO1) is the old single carriageway road connecting Athens with Thessaloniki and Evzonoi, the border crossing between Greece and North Macedonia. For most of its length, it has ...

and

Greek National Road 83 Greek National Road 83 is a national highway of Greece. It connects Athens with Rafina via Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail ro ...

pass through the town. For many years, Nea Erythraia was home to the senior division of Campion, one of Greece's oldest English-language schools. On September 14, 2004, the paralympic flame arrived in Nea Erythraia as it travelled from Marathon.

Historical population

References

External links

City of Nea Erythraia official website
*http://emidius.mi.ingv.it/GNDT/T19990907/Athens990907_ismes/ate_html/09.html

{{Kifisia div Populated places in North Athens (regional unit)