Kapandriti is a town near Marathon

Marathon, Greece

Marathon is a town in Greece, the site of the battle of Marathon in 490 BC, in which the heavily outnumbered Athenian army defeated the Persians. The tumulus or burial mound for the 192 Athenian dead that was erected near the battlefield remains a feature of the coastal plain...

 in the north of Attica

Attica

Attica is a historical region of Greece, containing Athens, the current capital of Greece. The historical region is centered on the Attic peninsula, which projects into the Aegean Sea...

 in Greece

Greece

Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....

. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos

Oropos

Oropos is a small town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece.-Geography:It is situated on the southern Euboean Gulf, opposite Eretria. Oropos is located N of Avlona and Athens, E of Thebes and SE of Chalcis. Oropos is linked with the road linking Nea Palatia and Sikamino...

, of which it is a municipal unit.

Kapandriti is linked by road to Nea Makri

Nea Makri

Nea Makri is a town located in the northeastern part of Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Marathon, of which it is a municipal unit.- Town layout :...

, Afidnes

Afidnes

Afidnes is a suburb in Attica, Greece just about 28 km north of Athens. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit....

, and Kalamos

Kalamos, Attica

Kalamos is a town and a former community in the Greek prefecture of Attica. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit....

. Kapandriti is located north-east of Athens

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...

, east of GR-1

Greek National Road 1

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/E75

European route E75

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 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) and north of Rafina

Rafina

Rafina is a town located on the eastern coast of Attica in Greece. It has a population of 10,701 inhabitants . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rafina-Pikermi, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.-Geography:Rafina lies east of the Penteli mountains and...

.

Businesses are the most popular industry in Kapandriti, agriculture dominates the outskirts and Mikrochori Kapandritis. Housing developments came in the 1990s but slowly boomed. Other larger settlements around Kapandriti include Mikrochori Kapandriti (pop. 372) and Ágioi Anárgyroi (239). Límni Marathónos formerly was inhabited but is now abandoned. Two monasteries lie north of Kapandriti.

Historical population

Year	Village population	Community population
1981	1,676	-
1991	1,597	1,838
2001	2,326	2,937

External links

• Official website (under construction)
• City of Kapandriti
• GTP Travel Pages (Community)
• A guide of the town's businesses and services

Northwest: Malakasa Malakasa Malakasa is a town and former community of Attica in Greece, it is also a suburb of Athens. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit....	North: Kalamos Kalamos, Attica Kalamos is a town and a former community in the Greek prefecture of Attica. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit....
West: Polydendri Polydendri Polydendri is a town and former community of East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit.It is located north of Athens...	Kapandriti	East: Varnavas
	South: Marathon Marathon, Greece Marathon is a town in Greece, the site of the battle of Marathon in 490 BC, in which the heavily outnumbered Athenian army defeated the Persians. The tumulus or burial mound for the 192 Athenian dead that was erected near the battlefield remains a feature of the coastal plain...	Southeast: Marathon Marathon, Greece Marathon is a town in Greece, the site of the battle of Marathon in 490 BC, in which the heavily outnumbered Athenian army defeated the Persians. The tumulus or burial mound for the 192 Athenian dead that was erected near the battlefield remains a feature of the coastal plain...