Egaleo
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Aegaleo, commonly Aigaleo or Egaleo is a municipality west of Athens
, Greece
, situated west of the Cephissos
river and southeast of Mount Egaleo
. Its population was 74,046 at the 2001 census, and one quarter of the municipality is industrialized, mainly to the east where the Cephissus valley is located, and is connected as the Athens Industrial Area.
occupation. Most of its citizens are workers, and the city's soccer team is Egaleo FC
, while its city newspaper since 1985 shares the city's name, known as Aigaleo. This area used to be the seat of Western Attica, and the city's present mayor is Christos Kardaras. The community is served by a subway
station sharing the name Egaleo; about 1/4 of its area is taken up by factory developments, and one of the biggest problems for this locality in recent decades has been traffic congestion .
with: Reggio Calabria
, Italy
Leganés
(Comunidad de Madrid), Spain
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, situated west of the Cephissos
Cephissus (Athenian plain)
Cephissus , Kifissós) or Cephisus Kifisos), a river flowing through the Athenian plain.In his summary of Greek mythology Apollodorus declares that Erechtheus' wife Praxithea was daughter of Phrasimus by Diogenia daughter of Cephissus.This river is found in the western part of the...
river and southeast of Mount Egaleo
Egaleo (mountain)
Aegaleo , also Aigaleo and Egaleo, is a mountain in Greece. It is situated west of Athens, southeast of Eleusis, east of the island of Salamis and northwest of Piraeus. Most of the mountain is rocky. It is shorter than Hymettus...
. Its population was 74,046 at the 2001 census, and one quarter of the municipality is industrialized, mainly to the east where the Cephissus valley is located, and is connected as the Athens Industrial Area.
History
A former name for Egaleo Community was "Nees Kidonies", before becoming a Municipality in 1941, during GermanGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
occupation. Most of its citizens are workers, and the city's soccer team is Egaleo FC
Egaleo FC
Egaleo F.C. is a Greek football club based in Egaleo, a suburb of Athens. Founded in 1931, it currently plays in Greece's fourth division, holding home matches at Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium, with a 14,000-seat capacity....
, while its city newspaper since 1985 shares the city's name, known as Aigaleo. This area used to be the seat of Western Attica, and the city's present mayor is Christos Kardaras. The community is served by a subway
Athens Metro
The Athens Metro is an underground rapid transit system serving Athens, the capital city of Greece. It was constructed and owned by Attiko Metro S.A. and operated until 2011 by Attiko Metro Etaireia Leitourgias S.A....
station sharing the name Egaleo; about 1/4 of its area is taken up by factory developments, and one of the biggest problems for this locality in recent decades has been traffic congestion .
Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1940 | 17,686 (community) |
| 1951 | 29,464 |
| 1961 | 57,840 |
| 1971 | 79,961 |
| 1981 | 81,906 |
| 1991 | 78,563 |
| 2001 | 74,046 |
Mayors
- Athanasios Papadopoulos (First president of the Community "Nees Kidonies")
- Giorgos Kourousis
- Ioannis Batzakidis (1944)
- Aggelos Kouvelos (1947–49)
- Apostolos Stigas (1951–54)
- Stavros Mavrothalassitis (1955–67, 1974–78)
- Orfeas Tzanetopoulos (appointed by the military governmentGreek military junta of 1967-1974The Greek military junta of 1967–1974, alternatively "The Regime of the Colonels" , or in Greece "The Junta", and "The Seven Years" are terms used to refer to a series of right-wing military governments that ruled Greece from 1967 to 1974...
, 1967–74) - Panos Spiliopoulos (1979–86, 1991–94)
- Ioannis Mistakopoulos (1987–90, 1995–2002)
- Dimitris Kalogeropoulos (2003–2010)
- Christos Kardaras (present)
Subdivisions
- Kato Egaleo
- Neo Egaleo
- Damarakia
- Lioumi
- Rosika
- Agios Spyridonas
- Agios Georgios
Persons
- Rita AbatziRita AbatziRita Abatzi was a Greek rebetiko musician who began her career in the first part of the 1930s.She was born in Smyrna, Asia Minor, now İzmir, Turkey. A versatile singer of rebetiko, Smyrneika and other music, she was a popular performer on gramophone records in the 1930s...
(1914 in SmyrnaSmyrnaSmyrna was an ancient city located at a central and strategic point on the Aegean coast of Anatolia. Thanks to its advantageous port conditions, its ease of defence and its good inland connections, Smyrna rose to prominence. The ancient city is located at two sites within modern İzmir, Turkey...
, Asia MinorAsia MinorAsia Minor is a geographical location at the westernmost protrusion of Asia, also called Anatolia, and corresponds to the western two thirds of the Asian part of Turkey...
, now İzmirIzmirIzmir is a large metropolis in the western extremity of Anatolia. The metropolitan area in the entire Izmir Province had a population of 3.35 million as of 2010, making the city third most populous in Turkey...
, TurkeyTurkeyTurkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
- June 17, 1969), a Greek musician - Keti Garbi, Greek singer
- Tassos Halkias, Greek actor
- Sophia Strati, Greek singer
- Giorgos ZampetasGiorgos ZampetasGiorgos Zampetas was a well-known bouzouki musician. He was born on January 25, 1925 in Athens but his origins are from Kythnos. He died on March 10, 1992 in Athens.-Early years:...
, Greek musician - Eleni Rantou, Greek actor
- Lakis Halkias, Greek musician
- Kostas Prekas, Greek actor
- Ioannis Dimaras, Greek politician & journalist
- Nasos Athanasiou, Greek journalist
- Giorgos MessalasGiorgos Messalas-Biography:Messalas studied at the Dramatic School and worked in different theatres and at Proskinio by Alexis Solomos. He took part in protagonistic roles including works by Molière in 1969, Mayakovski in 1969, Federico García Lorca in 1970, Brecht in 1970 and so on.Messalas ran the Modern...
, Greek actor - Danis Katranidis, Greek actor
- Alexandros Asonitis, Greek writer
- Theofilos Verikios, Greek writer
- Giorgos Blanas, Greek writer
- Nikolaos Mihiotis, Greek writer
Football teams
- Egaleo FCEgaleo FCEgaleo F.C. is a Greek football club based in Egaleo, a suburb of Athens. Founded in 1931, it currently plays in Greece's fourth division, holding home matches at Stavros Mavrothalassitis Stadium, with a 14,000-seat capacity....
- A.E. Egaleo City
- A.S. Diagoras Dryopideon
- A.P.O. Ierapolis
- A.P.O. OrfeasA.P.O. OrfeasA.P.O. Orfeas , is a Greek football club, firstly established in 1928 under the name "Olympias" , located in Egaleo, Athens.In 1968 Olympias merged with the local clubs "Ierapolis" and "Defend" , so Orfeas was ever born...
- A.O. Cronos
Twin towns — Sister cities
Egaleo is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with: Reggio Calabria
Reggio Calabria
Reggio di Calabria , commonly known as Reggio Calabria or Reggio, is the biggest city and the most populated comune of Calabria, southern Italy, and is the capital of the Province of Reggio Calabria and seat of the Council of Calabrian government.Reggio is located on the "toe" of the Italian...
, Italy
Italy
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Leganés
Leganés
Leganés is a city in central Spain. Part of the greater Madrid conurbation - mainly a satellite-city with a population of 186,066 it is located about 11 km southwest of the city centre....
(Comunidad de Madrid), Spain
Spain
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Sources
- "Τέχνης έργα και πρόσωπα του Αιγάλεω" (Published by the Municipality of Egaleo)
- "Εξήντα χρόνια τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση στο Αιγάλεω" (Nikolaos Mihiotis)
- "Απ' τις Νέες Κυδωνίες στο Δήμο Αιγάλεω" (Eugenia Bournova)