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Keratea (Greek: Κερατέα) is a town in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lavreotiki, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 129.864 km2.[2][3] It is part of Athens metropolitan area.
Keratea
Κερατέα | |
|---|---|
 A street and the Cathedral of Saint Demetrius | |
  Keratea Location within the regional unit  | |
| Coordinates: 37°48′N 23°58′E / 37.800°N 23.967°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | East Attica |
| Municipality | Lavreotiki |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 129.864 km2 (50.141 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 158 m (518 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 14,483 |
| • Municipal unit density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 190 01 |
| Area code(s) | 22990 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www.keratea.gr |
Geography
editKeratea is situated in the hills in the southeastern part of the Attica peninsula, 6 km west of the Aegean Sea coast, at about 200 m elevation. It lies at the northern foot of Mount Paneion. It is 5 km southeast of Kalyvia Thorikou, 12 km northwest of Lavrio and 29 km southeast of Athens city centre. Greek National Road 89 (Gerakas - Koropi - Lavrio - Sounio) passes through Keratea.
In antiquity, the area of present Keratea was part of the deme Cephale, of the phyle Acamantis in Mesogeia area of Ancient Athens.
The municipal unit Keratea consists of the town Keratea proper and 62 other settlements, including Kaki Thalassa and Pefka.[1]
Historical population
edit| Year | Town population | Municipality population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 7,511 | — |
| 1991 | 6,512 | 9,715 |
| 2001 | 7,472 | 11,205 |
| 2011 | 7,493 | 14,763 |
| 2021 | 8,340 | 14,483 |
Historical monuments
editThe church of St. Athanasius (Kronizes).[5] A wall painting monument (1744) of George Markou the Argus, the great and prolific post-Byzantine ecclesiastic iconographer of the 18th century (".... Il Santo Athanasio, che si trova alla Regione Cronizes di Kerateas dell 'Attica...." Evangelos Andreou http://ketlib.lib.unipi.gr/xmlui/handle/ket/849 )
Sports
editKeratea hosts the sport teams Keravnos Keratea F.C., one of the most successful East Attica football clubs, and the multi-sport G.S. Kerateas (Gymnastikos Syllogos Kerateas), the women's volleyball team has represent the town in Greek A1 Division for several years.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ Pantelidis, Nikos; Liosis, Nikos (2019). "Dialectical Modern Greek Influences on Arvanitika". Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistics Theory. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: 224.
- ^ ".:BiblioNet : Γεώργιος Μάρκου ο Αργείος / Ανδρέου, Ευάγγελος". www.biblionet.gr. Retrieved 2018-11-16.
External links
edit- Official website (in Greek, link to English version available)
- http://members.tripod.com/~Mesogia_Keratea/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20060515075537/http://www.athleticsclubkeratea.org/
- Antenna on Keratea's hydrogen factory (in Greek)
- "Violence spikes in Greek rebel town" by Elena Becatoros, The Independent, 16 April 2011
- http://www.forkeratea.com Η ηλεκτρονικη αρχειοθηκη δημοσιευσεων που αφορουν την πολη της Κερατεας και το δημο Λαυρεωτικής.