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Ampelokipoi or Ampelokipi (, ), meaning 'vineyards', is a large, central district of the city of
Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...
. Ampelokipoi is in the center of
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, near
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,
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and
Pagkrati Pagrati () is a neighborhood in Athens, Greece, having an estimated population of 35,173 residents. Named after the ancient sanctuary of Hercules Pancrates ("All Powerful"), its frontage runs from Vasilissis Sofias Avenue along to Vasileos K ...
. The area is famous for hosting
Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...
's home ground since it was inaugurated in 1922. Two
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stations are located in the district: the Ambelokipi station and the Panormou station.


History

Before the Greek independence, at the beginning of the 19th century, Ampelokipoi was a village a few kilometers north-east of Athens. The village Ampelokipoi is noted in the maps of this period. In the late 19th century, the village still remained outside the boundaries of Athens agglomeration. Then some cottages of rich Athenians were built in this area. Due to its healthy climate, many hospitals were built in Ampelokipoi in the late 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. Today in this area there are the hospitals Erythros Stavros Hospital (Red Cross), Errikos Dynan Hospital, Ippokrateio Hospital,
Elpis Hospital The General Hospital of Athens "Elpis" is a hospital in the center of Athens, Greece. It is the oldest active hospital in the country. The foundation stone of the Municipal Hospital of Athens "Elpis" was laid in June 1836 at 50 Akadimias Street, w ...
and Agios Sabbas Hospital. The population explosion in Ampelokipoi happened after the
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, in 1922, when many refugees settled in this area. For the residence of the refugees, the government had originally chosen the area of the stadium of Panathinaikos that had been built in the same period. So a conflict broke out between refugees and
Panathinaikos Panathinaikos Athlitikos Omilos (, literally in English: "Panathenaic Athletic Club" or Panathinaikos A.C.), also known simply as Panathinaikós , is a major Greek multi-sport club based in the City of Athens. Panathinaikos is one of the mos ...
fans and finally the government changed the place for the settling of refugees. The new district was named Kountouriotika and was located around of Panathinaikos stadium. Few years later the government built a new neighborhood for the refugees opposite of Panathinaikos stadium, known as
prosfygika of Alexandras Avenue The Prosfygika of Alexandras avenue (), or simply Prosfygika, are a neighborhood and set of housing blocks located in Athens, in the area of Ampelokipoi along Alexandras Avenue. They were originally built to house Greek refugees from the Greco-T ...
. These houses were built between 1933 and 1935 and today some of them have proclaimed monuments of historical heritage.


Sports

Ampelokipoi is where Panathinaikos' ground lies today. It as also the home to Ampelokipoi B.C., a basketball club founded in 1929.


Climate

Ampelokipoi has a
hot-summer Mediterranean climate A Mediterranean climate ( ), also called a dry summer climate, described by Köppen and Trewartha as ''Cs'', is a temperate climate type that occurs in the lower mid-latitudes (normally 30 to 44 north and south latitude). Such climates typic ...
(''Csa''). It has mild winters and hot summers, with particularly warm summer nights. The driest months are July and August while the rainiest period is during the Autumn.


Buildings

Important buildings located in the area:


Government buildings

*
Hellenic Police The Hellenic Police (, ''Ellinikí Astynomía'', abbreviated ) is the national police service and one of the three security forces of Greece (the others being the Hellenic Fire Service and the Hellenic Coast Guard). It is a large agency with res ...
Headquarters (Αστυνομικό Μέγαρο) *
Court of Cassation (Greece) The Supreme Civil and Criminal Court of Greece (, ''Areios Pagos'', "Areopagus") is the supreme court of Greece for civil and criminal law. In Greece, the decisions of the Supreme Court are final. However, since Greece is a member state of the ...
(Άρειος Πάγος) *
Athens Prefecture The Athens Prefecture () was one of the prefectures of Greece. It was part of the Attica region and the Athens-Piraeus super-prefecture. The capital of the prefecture was the city of Athens. After Lefkada Prefecture it was the second-smallest ...
Building (Νομαρχία Αθηνών)


Hospitals

* Erythros Stavros Hospital (Red Cross) * Errikos Dunant Hospital (Henry Dunant) * Hippokrateio Hospital *
Elpis Hospital The General Hospital of Athens "Elpis" is a hospital in the center of Athens, Greece. It is the oldest active hospital in the country. The foundation stone of the Municipal Hospital of Athens "Elpis" was laid in June 1836 at 50 Akadimias Street, w ...
* Agios Savvas Hospital


Schools

* Formerly the Philippine School in Greece (Katipunan Philippines Cultural Academy)


Other

*
Leoforos Alexandras Stadium Apostolos Nikolaidis Stadium (), commonly known as Leoforos Alexandras Stadium or Leoforos Stadium, is a football stadium and multi-sport center in Athens, Greece. It was inaugurated in 1922 and is the oldest currently active football stadium in ...
– the traditional athletic center of Panathinaikos A.C. * Athens Tower (Πύργος των Αθηνών) – the tallest building in Greece. *
Apollo Tower Apollo Tower is a residential high-rise in Ampelokipoi, Athens. It is the tallest residential building in Greece, standing at 80 m (≈262,5 ft). It has 25 floors. History During the reign of the Greek Military Junta, the height limit f ...
(Πύργος Απόλλων) – the tallest residential tower in Greece. It is 80m tall and consists of 25 floors. *
Prosfygika of Alexandras Avenue The Prosfygika of Alexandras avenue (), or simply Prosfygika, are a neighborhood and set of housing blocks located in Athens, in the area of Ampelokipoi along Alexandras Avenue. They were originally built to house Greek refugees from the Greco-T ...
*
Petraki Monastery The Monastery of the Holy Incorporeal Taxiarchs (Άγιοι Ασώματοι Ταξιάρχες), commonly known as Petraki Monastery (Μονή Πετράκη, "Monastery of Petrakis"), is a Byzantine-era monastery in Kolonaki, Athens. It serves a ...


Hotels

* President Hotel Athens


Cinemas

* Aavora * Alfavil * Astron * Athinaion * Danaos * Galaxias * Nirvana * ODEON Zina * Plaza


Residential streets

This is a list of residential streets in the Ampelokipoi area. Most of these are named after geographic locations:


References

{{Athens Neighbourhoods in Athens