Kryoneri, Attica
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Kryoneri is a community of the Greek
Greece
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 prefecture of Attica
Attica
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dionysos
Dionysos, Greece
Dionysos is a residential suburb and a municipality in northeastern Attica, Greece — just about 23 km northeast of Athens. The seat of the municipality is the town Agios Stefanos. Dionysos is almost purely residential, but there are a few shops....

, of which it is a municipal unit.

Kryoneri is a rather exclusive suburb of Athens
Athens
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. The area around Kryoneri has farmlands in the central and the southern parts, and mountains further north, while housing developments of Athens
Athens
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 did not affect it significantly, although industrial buildings lie further east. Luxury houses and villas arrived in mid 1990s and housing developments have accelerated in the last few years, turning this previously rural area into an upper-middle class suburb. Kryoneri is located north of Athens
Athens
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, southeast of Thiva and northwest of Agios Stefanos
Agios Stefanos
Agios Stefanos is a rather exclusive suburb in Attica, Greece, about 23 km north of Athens. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dionysos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.Agios Stefanos is almost entirely residential, but a few shops line its main...

.

Businesses and services are the most popular industry in Kryoneri, with farming dominating the less developed areas.

Historical population

Year Population
1981 858
1991 1,261
2001 2,721

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North: Agios Stefanos
Agios Stefanos
Agios Stefanos is a rather exclusive suburb in Attica, Greece, about 23 km north of Athens. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dionysos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.Agios Stefanos is almost entirely residential, but a few shops line its main...

West: Acharnes
Acharnes
Acharnes is a suburb of Athens, Greece. It is the most populous municipality in East Attica. Much of the area north of the area are the forested Parnitha ranges and the parkland. The municipality is north of the Greater Ring of Athens. It is located about 10 km due north of Athens.In...

Kryoneri East: Agios Stefanos
Agios Stefanos
Agios Stefanos is a rather exclusive suburb in Attica, Greece, about 23 km north of Athens. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dionysos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.Agios Stefanos is almost entirely residential, but a few shops line its main...

 and Anoixi
South: Ekali
Ekali
Ekali is an exclusive suburban community of Athens -- just about 20 km to the north of the city. Ekali sits between the Athenian plain and the Penteli mountains. The plain is to the west; the forests at the foot of the Penteli mountain range lie to the east...

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