Thrakomakedones (

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: Θρακομακεδόνες from

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and Macedonia), is a town in the regional unit

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 ...

, in

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region,

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. It is a northern suburb of

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 ...

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

Acharnes Acharnes ( el, Αχαρνές, , before 1915: Μενίδι Menidi, ) is a northwestern suburb of Athens, Attica, Greece. With 106,943 inhabitants (2011 census), it is the most populous municipality in East Attica. It is part of the Athens Urban ar ...

, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 3.550 km².

Overview

Thrakomakedones is situated in the southern foothills of the

Parnitha Mount Parnitha ( ell, Πάρνηθα, , Katharevousa and grc, Πάρνης ''Parnis''/''Parnes''; sometimes Parnetha) is a densely forested mountain range north of Athens, the highest on the peninsula of Attica, with an elevation of 1,413 m, and ...

mountains, at the northern edge of the

conurbation. It is 5 km northeast of

and 16 km north of Athens city centre. The 1999 Athens earthquake affected Thrakomakedones, causing severe damage to several houses and a school. During a

heatwave A heat wave, or heatwave, is a period of excessively hot weather, which may be accompanied by high humidity, especially in oceanic climate countries. While definitions vary, a heat wave is usually measured relative to the usual climate in the ...

, on 7 August 2021 wildfires affecting Greece were spreading towards Thrakomakedones; many people left their homes. File:Eksodos-thrakomakedones.jpg File:Parnitha-thrakomakedones.jpg File:Thrakomakedones2.png File:Kinotita Thrakomakedonon.png File:Aytokinito-aristotelous.jpg File:Pezodromos-aristotelous.jpg File:Agia-trias.jpg File:Thrakomakedones.jpg.png

Climate

Thrakomakedones has a hot-summer

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(

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: ''Csa''). Thrakomakedones experiences hot, relatively dry summers and cool, wet winters.

Historical population

Notable people

Apostolos Kaldaras Apostolos may refer to: * The Apostolos (Eastern Orthodox liturgy), a book containing texts traditionally believed to be authored by one of the twelve apostles (disciples) – various epistles and the ''Acts of the Apostles'' – from which one is ...

, well known musician. *

Vicky Moscholiou Vicky Moscholiou (Greek: Βίκυ Μοσχολιού, ; 23 May 1943 – 16 August 2005), born in Metaxourgeio in Athens, was a Greek singer. On 14 March 2010, Alpha TV ranked her the 13th top-certified female artist in the nation's phonographic er ...

, well known singer during the 60s and 70s. * Chris Menidiatis, famous singer. *

Eleni Tsaligopoulou Eleni Tsaligopoulou ( el, Ελένη Τσαλιγοπούλου; born 11 April 1963) is a Greek singer of popular music who, in the course of a 30-year career, has maintained a position as one of her country's best-selling recording artists. Ear ...

, famous Greek singer. *

Filippos Pliatsikas Filippos Pliatsikas (Greek: Φίλιππος Πλιάτσικας) is a musician, composer and lyricist. He was the main composer, lyricist, and lead singer of the Entekhno rock group Pyx Lax (Πυξ Λαξ) and now a solo artist. Career F ...

, singer and founder of

Pyx Lax Pyx Lax (Πυξ Λαξ, meaning "punching and kicking") is a Greek rock band. Originally formed in 1989, they released their first recording in 1990, and had a critical and commercial success in the Greek music industry for fifteen years, before ...

band. * Kostas Tsoklis, artist. * George Konitopoulos, famous Greek singer. * Nikos Sidiropoulos, former footballer, dentist and editor. *

Dimitris Kontominas Dimitris Kontominas ( el, Δημήτρης Κοντομηνάς; 3 June 1939 – 10 March 2022) was a Greek businessman who was active in insurance, television, cinema, and retail trade. Life and career Kontominas was born on 3 June 1939 in Ath ...

, millionaire businessman and owner of Interamerican,

Alpha TV Alpha TV is a Greek free-to-air channel, being one of the biggest stations in Greece. The station features a mix of Greek and foreign shows with an emphasis on information. The studios are located in Kifissia and Pallini. Alpha TV is owned by Alp ...

Twin towns

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(

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)

References

External links

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{{Acharnes div Populated places in East Attica Acharnes