Acharnes

Acharnes

Infobox Greek Dimos
name = Acharnes
name_local = Αχαρνές
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periph = Attica
prefec = East Attica
province =
population = 75341
population_as_of = 2001
population_ref = [http://www.statistics.gr/gr_tables/S1101_SAP_1_TB_DC_01_03_Y.pdf source]
pop_dens = 722.3
area = 104.307
elevation = 186
lat_deg = 38
lat_min = 5
lat_hem = N
lon_deg = 23
lon_min = 44
lon_hem = E
postal_code = 136 xx
area_code = 210
licence = Z
mayor = Panagiótis G. Fotiádis
website = [http://www.acharnes.gr www.acharnes.gr]


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Acharnes (Greek: Αχαρνές, Ancient/Katharevousa: Αχαρναί) is a suburb of Athens also known as Menidi (Μενίδι). It is the most populous municipality in East Attica Prefecture. Much of the area north of the area are the forested Parnitha ranges and the parkland. The municipality is north of the "Megali Daktylo" or the Large Fingernail.

In ancient times when it was the "deme" Acharnae, many of its residents were charcoal peddlers, a fact which is put to comic use by Aristophanes in his play "The Acharnians". Today it is a working-class neighborhood. It is located about 10 km due north of Athens.

Acharnés has schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, banks, a post office and squares. The only other town in the municipality is Párnis, which dropped in population from 300 inhabitants in 1991 to only 12 inhabitants in 2001. On 7 September 1999, it was very close to the epicenter of a devastating 1999 Athens earthquake which resulted in significant destruction to Acharnes and the greater Athens area. Enclaved within the municipality is the Community of Thrakomakedones.

Communities

*Varympompi

Historical population

porting teams

*Acharnaikos - third division

ee also

*List of municipalities of Attica


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