Petroupoli ( el, Πετρούπολη, meaning "City/town of Peter") is a town in
Attica
Attica ( el, Αττική, Ancient Greek ''Attikḗ'' or , or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the city of Athens, the capital of Greece and its countryside. It is a peninsula projecting into the Aegean ...
that falls under the administrative sector of
West Athens. Petroupoli was part of the community of
Nea Liosia until 1946, when it became a separate community. It was elevated to municipality status in 1972.
Geography
Petroupoli is situated in the eastern foothills of the
Egaleo
Aigaleo or Egaleo ( el, Αιγάλεω ) is a suburban municipality in the western part of Athens, belonging to the West Athens regional administrative unit. It takes its name from Mount Aigaleo. Its population was 69,946 at the 2011 census.
Ge ...
mountain, 7 km northwest of Athens. The municipality has an area of 6.597 km
2.
Its main streets (25 March Ave., Anatolikis Romylias St. and Perikleous St.) connect the town with
Ilion and
Peristeri
Peristeri ( Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 139,981 inhabitants (2011 census), it is the seventh-largest municipality of Greece ...
.
ASDA(Association for the Development of Western Athens) regards Petroupoli as the most developed town in the administrative sector of West Athens .
Culture and education
The Petra Festival takes place every summer. The area's junior football (soccer) team is named
Aris Petroupoli.
The traditional festival of the church in the upper city dedicated to the prophet Elias is usually organized around July in the playground of Profitis Elias, folk music and dances are practiced in it along with other activities such as grilled meat selling.
Petroupoli incorporates a number of private and 15 public kindergartens, 12 primary schools (11 public and 1 private), 6 public lower secondary schools (
gymnasia), 5 public upper secondary schools (
lyceum
The lyceum is a category of educational institution defined within the education system of many countries, mainly in Europe. The definition varies among countries; usually it is a type of secondary school. Generally in that type of school the t ...
s) and one public Technical Secondary School (EPAL).
Historical population
References
External links
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Municipality of Petroupoli*
News Blog City Guide of Petroupoli*
Facebook Community page
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Municipalities of Attica
Populated places in West Athens (regional unit)