Pefki ( el, Πεύκη, , meaning "pine", before 1959: Μαγκουφάνα - ''Magkoufana'',Name changes of settlements in Greece
/ref> ) is a suburb in the northeastern part of the

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 ...

agglomeration,

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

Lykovrysi-Pefki Lykovrysi-Pefki ( el, Λυκόβρυση-Πεύκη) is a municipality in the North Athens regional unit, Attica, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town of Pefki. Municipality The municipality Lykovrysi-Pefki was formed at the 2011 loc ...

, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit., it is part of North Athens regional unit.

Geography

Pefki is situated northeast of Athens city centre. The municipal unit has an area of 2.176 km². The built-up area of Pefki is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Irakleio,

Lykovrysi Lykovrysi ( el, Λυκόβρυση; formerly Γλυκόβρυση ''Glykovrysi'') is in North Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lykovrysi-Pefki, of which it is a municipal unit/community. Geogr ...

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 ...

and

Marousi Marousi or Maroussi ( el, Μαρούσι, also Αμαρούσιο ''Amarousio'') is a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Marousi dates back to the era of the History of Athens, ancient Athenian Republic; its ancie ...

. Pefki consists of two areas: Ano Pefki and Kato Pefki. Pefki is served by

Athens Metro Line 1 Line 1 is the oldest of the three lines of the Athens Metro, running from to . The Athens-Piraeus Railway Company (SAP S.A.) first opened the line, between and , on 27 February 1869. On 4 February 1885 Lavrion Square-Strofyli railway line opene ...

and by several bus routes. The nearest motorway is Motorway 6, south of Pefki.

Historical population

Education

The

Japanese Community School of Athens The Japanese Community School of Athens ( ja, アテネ日本人学校 ''Atene Nihonjin Gakkō'', el, Ιαπωνική Σχολή Αθηνών) was a Japanese international school in the Ano-Pefki (Άνω Πεύκη) area of Pefki, Greece in the ...

was previously located in Ano Pefki.学校紹介

.

. Retrieved on January 16, 2015. "３３　ＰＩＮＤＯＵ　ＳＴ，　ＡＮＯ－ＰＥＦＫＩ　１５１－２１，ＡＴＨＥＮＳ　ＧＲＥＥＣＥ"

Twin towns

Pefki is twinned with: *

Cori Cori or CORI may refer to: * Cori cycle, the metabolic pathway where lactic acid produced in the muscles is converted into glucose in the liver * Cori (lunar crater) * Cori, a crater on Venus * Cori (name) * ''Cori, de Scheepsjongen'' (''Cori, the ...

Lazio it, Laziale , population_note = , population_blank1_title = , population_blank1 = , demographics_type1 = , demographics1_footnotes = , demographics1_title1 = , demographics1_info1 = , demographics1_title2 ...

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

Krnov Krnov (; german: Jägerndorf, pl, Karniów or ''Krnów'') is a town in Bruntál District in the Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 23,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts The town is made up of town parts of Pod Bezru� ...

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

Strovolos Strovolos ( el, Στρόβολος; tr, Strovolos; hy, Ստրովոլոս) is a municipality of Nicosia District. With a population of nearly 70,000, it is the second most populated municipality in Cyprus, after Limassol, and the most populated ...

Cyprus 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 geo ...

Gallery

File:Municipal Stadium of Pefki.jpg, Municipal Stadium of Pefki File:Iliako Chorio at Pefki.jpg, Village of the Sun at Ano Pefki File:Pefki Architecture 1.jpg, Pefki Architecture

References

External links

City of Pefki official website
{{Lykovrysi-Pefki div Populated places in North Athens (regional unit)