Nea Palatia (Greek: Νέα Παλάτια literally "New Palaces") is a community in
East Attica
East Attica ( el, Ανατολική Αττική) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Attica. The regional unit covers the eastern part of the urban agglomeration of Athens, and also the rural area to its east.
Adm ...
,
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 ...
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Oropos
Oropos ( el, Ωρωπός) is a small town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece.
The village of Skala Oropou, within the bounds of the municipality, was the site an important ancient Greek city, Oropus, and the famous nearby sanctuary of Am ...
, of which it is a community.
It is part of Athens metropolitan area.
Geography
Nea Palatia is a seaside town, situated on the south coast of the
South Euboean Gulf
The South Euboean Gulf ( el, Νότιος Ευβοϊκός Κόλπος, ''Notios Evvoïkos Kolpos'') is a gulf in Central Greece, between the island of Euboea and the Greek mainland (Boeotia and Attica). With a total length of approximately 50&n ...
. The town
Skala Oropou
Skala may refer to:
Places Greece
* Skala, Patmos, the main port on the island of Patmos in Greece
* Skala, Laconia, a municipality in southern Greece
* Skala, Xanthi, a settlement in north-eastern Greece
* Skala, Cephalonia, a resort in the Ion ...
is directly adjacent to its west. It is 8 km south of
Eretria
Eretria (; el, Ερέτρια, , grc, Ἐρέτρια, , literally 'city of the rowers') is a town in Euboea, Greece, facing the coast of Attica across the narrow South Euboean Gulf. It was an important Greek polis in the 6th and 5th centur ...
(on the island
Euboea
Evia (, ; el, Εύβοια ; grc, Εὔβοια ) or Euboia (, ) is the second-largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete. It is separated from Boeotia in mainland Greece by the narrow Euripus Strait (only at its narrowest poin ...
). The
Greek National Road 79
Greek National Road 79 is a national highway in East Attica, Greece. It connects Malakasa with Skala Oropou
Skala may refer to:
Places Greece
* Skala, Patmos, the main port on the island of Patmos in Greece
* Skala, Laconia, a municipality in ...
connects it with
Motorway 1 (Athens-Thessaloniki-Evzones) near
Malakasa
Malakasa ( el, Μαλακάσα) is a village and former community of East Attica in Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 10.450&nb ...
.
Subdivisions
*Agios Konstantinos (pop. 386 in 2011)
*Nea Palatia (pop. 2,723)
*Agios Athanasios (pop. 99)
*Agia Aikaterini (pop. 57)
*Pontioi (pop. 308)
Historical population
References
External links
GTP Travel Pages (Community)
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Populated places in East Attica
Oropos