Neo psychico
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Neo Psychiko Municipality Δημοτική Ενότητα Νέου Ψυχικού (Νέο Ψυχικό) |
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| State : |
 Greece
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| Region : |
Attica
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| Regional District : | Athens North | ||
| Municipality : | Filothei-Psychiko | ||
| Geographic coordinates : | 38 ° 0 ′ N , 23 ° 47 ′ E | ||
| Height above d. M .: | 170 m | ||
| Area : | 1 km² | ||
| Residents : | 10,137 (2011) | ||
| Population density : | 10,137 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Code No .: | 461102 | ||
| Structure: |
1 municipality |
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| Website: | www.cityofnewpsychico.gr | ||
| Located in the Filothei-Psychiko municipality and in the Athens-North regional district | |||
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Neo Psychiko ( Greek Νέο Ψυχικό ( n. Sg. ), Also obsolete Neon Psychikon ) is a northeastern suburb of Athens , Greece .
Neo Psychiko was spun off from the Chalandri community in 1946 and was initially a rural community (kinotita). In 1982 it was upgraded to a municipality (dimos). On January 1, 2011, Neo Psychiko was merged with Filothei and Psychiko to form the new Filothei-Psychiko parish , in which it has since formed a parish.
history
The area was agricultural and forested until it was settled in the 1920s. Today, green areas are limited to a few squares, roadsides and a few green hills in the north. Psychiko was founded in 1923 and grew over the years until the area was colonized by Neo Psychiko. It was recognized as a parish in 1946 and a parish in 1982. According to a legend, the name - it means peace of mind (from Greek ψυχή , soul) - comes from the fact that the legendary marathon runner , who brought the news of the victory at Marathon to Athens, rested and recovered in this place. According to another legend, St. Filothea opened a spring here in the 16th century to refresh travelers and the surrounding farmers. A third story says the name comes from a spring that was opened on the south side of the retirement home, probably from the Hadrian Aqueduct that was torn down in the 19th century.
location
Neo Psychiko is about 6 km northeast of the Acropolis , a little south of the Attiki Odos and the Olympic Sports Complex . It is bordered by Chalandri to the north, Filothei to the northwest , Psychiko to the west, Athens to the southwest , Papagou to the southeast , Cholargos to the east, and Agia Paraskevi to the northeast . It is mainly accessed through Kifissias Boulevard in the west and Mesogeion Boulevard in the east.
mayor
Mayor Pandelis Charokopos was elected in the elections in October 2006 with a narrow majority of 50.65% in the second ballot and held office until the end of 2010. Since 2010, Neo Psychiko has been a district of the new Filothei-Psychiko municipality. The new mayor has since been Pandelis Xyridakis (Παντελής Ξυριδάκης).
Environmental policy
The municipality plays a pioneering role in environmental protection: since the early 1990s, numerous traffic-calming measures have been taken, research projects to improve road safety have been carried out, an environmental education park was set up in 1992, a cycle path network is being expanded, recycling bins are on every corner, energy-saving lamps and hybrid vehicles as Buses are used.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information from the Greek Statistical Office according to the 2001 census ( Memento of September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF)
- ↑ Results of the 2011 census. ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) ( MS Excel ; 2.6 MB) Greek Statistical Office (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ)