Pallini ( el, Παλλήνη) is a suburban town in Greater Athens Area and a municipality 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. A ...

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. The seat of the municipality is the town

Gerakas Gerakas ( el, Γέρακας) is a suburb of Athens and a former municipality in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pallini, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. In antiquity Gera ...

. It is the seat of administration of the

regional unit.

Geography

Pallini is situated in the eastern 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 a ...

conurbation, at about 150 m elevation. It lies in a plain between the mountains Penteliko and

Hymettus Hymettus (), also Hymettos (; el, Υμηττός, translit=Ymittós, pronounced ), is a mountain range in the Athens area of Attica, East Central Greece. It is also colloquially known as ''Trellós'' (crazy) or ''Trellóvouno'' (crazy mountain) ...

. It is 2 km east of

and 14 km east of

city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Gerakas and Anthousa.

Pallini station Pallini ( el, Παλλήνη) is a station located in the median strip of the Attiki Odos motorway west of the suburb of Pallini in Athens, East Attica. This station first opened to Athens Suburban Railway trains on 30 July 2004, with Athens Me ...

, west of the town centre, is served by commuter trains and Athens metro. Greek National Road 54 (Athens - Rafina) passes through Pallini. The municipal unit Pallini includes the subdivision of Leontari.

Municipality

The municipality Pallini was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units: * Anthousa *

*Pallini The municipality has an area of 29.430 km², the municipal unit 18.932 km².

Historical population

Notable people

* Dimitri Nanopoulos (1948-), physicist * Katerina Stefanidi (1990-), Olympic gold medalist in the women's pole vault

Gallery

File:Koimiseos tis Theotokou Church at Pallini.jpg, Dormition of Theotokos church File:Πλατεία Ελευθερίας Παλλήνη υ Greece.jpg, Eleftherias Square File:Δημαρχείο Παλλήνης ρ Greece.jpg, The City Hall File:Ιερός Ναός Αγίου Τρύφωνος Παλλήνης ε Greece.jpg, St Tryfonas church File:Αθλητικό Κέντρο Κάντζας - panoramio.jpg, Kantza sports center File:Ιερός Ναός Κοιμήσεως Θεοτόκου Κάντζας.jpg, Church in Kantza (Leontari) suburb File:Πάρκο Κάντζας - panoramio - Dimorsitanos.jpg, Park File:Πλατεία Ανθούσας Αττικής β.jpg, Anthousa Square

References

External links

Official website
*https://web.archive.org/web/20050309025919/http://www.de.sch.gr/~anpapad/pallini.htm {{Pallini div Municipalities of Attica Populated places in East Attica