Paiania (or ''Paeanea'' or ''Peania'' el, Παιανία, , before 1915: Λιόπεσι - ''Liopesi'', ;
Arvanitika: Λοπε̱σ
romanized: Lopës) is a town and a municipality in
East Attica,
Greece
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. It is an eastern suburb of
Athens
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, located east of Mount
Hymettus. It is 11 km east of Athens city centre.
Paiania is home to the Vorres Museum of Folk and Contemporary Art, the Foundation European Art Center (EUARCE) of Greece. the broadcasting facilities of Greek television station Oren TV and the former training facilities of football club
Panathinaikos FC. Greek National Road 89 passes through the town, Motorway 6 passes east of it. The town was renamed to reflect association with the ancient deme of Paeania.
History
In the late
Middle Ages
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, the area was the site of
Albanian (
Arvanite
Arvanites (; Arvanitika: , or , ; Greek: , ) are a bilingual population group in Greece of Albanian origin. They traditionally speak Arvanitika, an Albanian language variety, along with Greek. Their ancestors were first recorded as sett ...
) settlement, as can be seen from its toponym.
Municipality
The municipality Paiania was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
*
Glyka Nera
*Paiania
The municipality has an area of 53.155 km
2, the municipal unit 43.917 km
2.
The municipal unit of Paiania also includes the village of Argithea (pop. 1,024).
Notable people
*
Demades (380-318 BC), orator and demagogue.
*
Demosthenes
Demosthenes (; el, Δημοσθένης, translit=Dēmosthénēs; ; 384 – 12 October 322 BC) was a Greek statesman and orator in ancient Athens. His orations constitute a significant expression of contemporary Athenian intellectual pro ...
(384-322 BC), orator and demagogue.
*
Jaqueline Tyrwhitt (1905-1983), British architect and founder of the garden of Speroza, Mediterranean Garden Society
The MGS Garden at Sparoza
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*Philippides of Peania Philippides is a Greek name meaning "Son of Philip"; Philip means "lover of horses". Derivative, patronym, of the more common ancient Greek name "Philippos" Notable people with this name include:
* Pheidippides, also known as ''Philippides'', said ...
(293 BC), archon Basileus and son of Philomelos.
References
Bibliography
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External links
Official website
*https://euarceblog.wixsite.com/euarce
Municipalities of Attica
Populated places in East Attica
Arvanite settlements
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