Paiania[note 1] (Greek: Παιανία, Greek pronunciation: [pe.a.ˈni.a], before 1915: Λιόπεσι - Liopesi,[3] pronounced [ˈʎo.pe.si]; Arvanitika: Λοπε̱σ romanized: Lopës) is a town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece. It is an eastern suburb of Athens, located east of Mount Hymettus. It is 11 km east of Athens city centre.
Paiania
Παιανία Λοπε̱σ | |
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  Paiania Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 37°57′N 23°51′E / 37.950°N 23.850°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | East Attica |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Isidoros Madis[1] (since 2019) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 53.16 km2 (20.53 sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 43.92 km2 (16.96 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 160 m (520 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Municipality | 28,036 |
| • Density | 530/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Municipal unit | 16,159 |
| • Municipal unit density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 190 02 |
| Area code(s) | 210 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www.peania.gr |
Paiania is home to the Vorres Museum of Folk and Contemporary Art, the Foundation European Art Center (EUARCE) of Greece. the broadcasting facilities of Greek television station Oren TV and the former training facilities of football club Panathinaikos FC. Greek National Road 89 passes through the town, and the A6 motorway passes east of it. The town was renamed to reflect association with the ancient deme of Paeania.
History
editIn the late Middle Ages, the area was the site of Albanian (Arvanite) settlement, as can be seen from its toponym.[4]
Municipality
editThe municipality Paiania was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[5]
- Glyka Nera
- Paiania
The municipality has an area of 53.155 km2, the municipal unit 43.917 km2.[6] The municipal unit of Paiania also includes the village of Argithea.
Notable people
edit- Demades (380–318 BC), orator and demagogue.
- Demosthenes (384–322 BC), orator and demagogue.
- Jaqueline Tyrwhitt (1905–1983), British architect and founder of the garden of Speroza, Mediterranean Garden Society[7]
- Philippides of Peania (293 BC), archon Basileus and son of Philomelos.
Notes
edit- ^ Also known as Paeanea or Peania
References
edit- ^ Municipality of Peania, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
- ^ "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.
- ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
- ^ Koder & Hild 1976, pp. 74, 203, 260.
- ^ "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ The MGS Garden at Sparoza
Bibliography
edit- Koder, Johannes; Hild, Friedrich (1976). Tabula Imperii Byzantini, Band 1: Hellas und Thessalia (in German). Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. ISBN 978-3-7001-0182-6.
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