Rouf

Rouf ( Greek Ρουφ ) is a district of the Greek capital Athens .

geography

Rouf is located west of the city center, southwest of Omonia Square, in the area where the wide and busy streets of Pireos (Piraeus Street) and Petrou Ralli (Petros Rallis Street) meet.

Rouf has long been an industrial area . Little by little, however, the industrial companies have largely moved away.

Infrastructure

In the district is the Rouf barracks, next to the Goudi barracks one of the major military bases in Athens.

The suburban railway line ( Athens Metro ) Piraeus- Kifisia runs through the district and the Piraeus-Thessaloniki railway line has a stop here , the Rouf station .

Culture and sport

The Rouf station is now home to a small theater ("Τρένο στο Ρουφ" Zug im Rouf ), which offers performances in disused railroad cars .

The district has a traditional football club: PAO Rouf, which plays in the top tier of the 3rd division ( Football League 2 ).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ citypress.gr: "« Το Τρένο στο Ρουφ »: Ένας πολιτιστικός πολυχώρος“ ( Memento of the original from September 6th 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Website of the association PAO Rouf ( Memento of the original from November 17, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Coordinates: 37 ° 58 ′ 25 ″  N , 23 ° 42 ′ 13 ″  E