Kifisia
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Municipality of Kifisia Δήμος Κηφισιάς (Κηφισιά) |
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| Region : | Attica | ||
| Regional District : | Athens North | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 38 ° 5 ' N , 23 ° 49' E | ||
| Area : | 34.03 km² | ||
| Residents : | 70,600 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 2,074.6 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Post Code: | 14561-14564 | ||
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| Seat: | Kifisia | ||
| LAU-1 code no .: | 4605 | ||
| Districts : | 3 municipal districts | ||
| Local self-government : |
3 boroughs |
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| Website: | www.kifissia.gr | ||
| Location in the Attica region | |||
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Kifisia , often also Kifissia, ( Greek Κηφισιά ( f. Sg. ), Latin Cephisia), named after Kephisos , who rises in the north , is a municipality and city in the northeast of the Attica region in Greece and a suburb of Athens . Kifissia is the northern terminus of Line 1 of the Athens Metro .
history
Kifissia was already a popular place of residence for the rich in ancient times. The speaker and patron Herodes Atticus , one of the richest men of his time, owned a villa there. In the 19th century and well into the 20th century, the place was a popular destination for the Athenians, who also built holiday homes there. The good air in the Pendeli Mountains, around 300 meters above sea level , is particularly valued. Numerous grand hotels were built (of which only the Pentelikon is still in operation).
In 1940, in Kifissia, the then Greek head of state Ioannis Metaxas was presented with the Italian ultimatum, which, according to legend, went with his famous answer “ όχι! "(" No! ") Led.
When the metro was extended to the town's main square in the early 1950s, Kifissia turned into a posh residential area with apartment buildings. Today the place has lost its importance as a high society residence to the northern district of Ekali . The place was able to assert itself as an upscale shopping center with numerous luxury shops and restaurants and competes with the Athens district of Kolonaki .
Location and parishes
Through the community reform in 2010 , the previous community Kifisia was united with the more northerly Nea Erythrea and Ekali. Since then, Kifisia has been located in the far north of the Athens-North regional district.
It includes:
- Kifisia (with the districts of Ano Kifissia, Kato Kifissia, Adames, Nea Kifissia, Politia, Kefalari): 45,015 inhabitants, 25.94 ha
- Nea Erythrea : 15,972 inhabitants, 4.83 hectares
- Ekali: 5,497 inhabitants, 4.33 ha
Population development
(Kifisia Main District)
| year | Residents | increase | Population density: |
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| 1951 | 12,991 | 560 / km² | |
| 1981 | 31,876 | +18,885 = 59.25% | 1,275.04 / km² |
| 1991 | 39.166 | + 7,290 = 22.87% | 1,566.84 / km² |
| 2001 | 45,015 | + 5,849 = 14.93% | 1,735.6 / km² |
Personalities
- Menander (c. 342–291 BC), born in Kifissia
- Emmanouil Benakis (1843–1929), died in Kifissia
- Andreas Embirikos (1901–1975), died in Kifissia
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census at the Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT ( Memento of November 13, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF)
- ↑ Aulus Gellius , Noctes Atticae 1,2,2; 18.10.1
- ↑ Philostratus , Lives of the Sophists 2: 1, 12; Aulus Gellius , Noctes Atticae 1, 2, 1-2
- ^ Hans Rupprecht Goette : Athens - Attica - Megaris. Guide to the art treasures and cultural monuments in central Greece . Böhlau, Cologne 1993, ISBN 3-412-03393-6 , p. 211.