Pallini
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Pallini ancient form and Latin: Pallene, is a suburb and a municipality in the northeastern part of Athens
, Greece
. The seat of the municipality is the town Gerakas
. It is located east of Athens, midway between it and the Petalies Gulf
. It is the seat of administration of the East Attica
Prefecture. Only 4.13 percent of the prefectural population resides in Pallini, the smallest percentage of any prefectural capital in Greece. The municipality includes the subdivision of Kantza
located to the south, which is now developing into a highly desirable residential area some kilometres outside Athens
. Another subdivision is affluent Panorama bordering Pikermi to the East.
The name dates back to ancient times
. The suburban community sits south of the slope of the Penteli
while the Mesogeian plain lies to the south and the Athens basin to the west. It is located SW of Marathon
, W of Rafina
, about 20 km N of Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, and about 18 km ENE of Athens
.
The main Roads of Pallini are Attiki Odos
, Marathonos Ave. and Lavriou Ave.
The area around Pallini are made up of residential, urban areas and farmlands. The area used to be made up of farmlands. Suburban housing arrived in the 1970s and the 2000s. Farmlands still exist in the southern and the northeastern parts. Pine forests dominate to the north and the east.
Pallini is currently undergoing a construction explosion with many new buildings developed each year. The population of the municipality is expected to grow in the forthcoming years.
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....
. The seat of the municipality is the town Gerakas
Gerakas
Gerakas is a town and a former municipality in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pallini, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit....
. It is located east of Athens, midway between it and the Petalies Gulf
Petalies Gulf
The Petalies Gulf is a gulf that connects with the South Euboean Gulf near Agia Marina and to the north. The total length is approximately 50 to 60 km long from north to south and is approximately from 6 to 8 km wide in the north to about 40 to 50 km in the south from east to west...
. It is the seat of administration of the East Attica
East Attica
East Attica is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Attica. The capital of the regional unit is the town of Pallini. The regional unit covers the eastern part of the agglomeration of Athens, and also the rural area to its east....
Prefecture. Only 4.13 percent of the prefectural population resides in Pallini, the smallest percentage of any prefectural capital in Greece. The municipality includes the subdivision of Kantza
Kantza
Kantza may refer to:*Kantza, a settlement located east of Paiania in Attica in Greece*An older name of Stefani in the Preveza Prefecture in Greece...
located to the south, which is now developing into a highly desirable residential area some kilometres outside 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...
. Another subdivision is affluent Panorama bordering Pikermi to the East.
The name dates back to ancient times
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greece is a civilization belonging to a period of Greek history that lasted from the Archaic period of the 8th to 6th centuries BC to the end of antiquity. Immediately following this period was the beginning of the Early Middle Ages and the Byzantine era. Included in Ancient Greece is the...
. The suburban community sits south of the slope of the Penteli
Penteli
Pentéli or Pendeli, , and Vrilissos or Vrilittos , Mendeli in medieval times) is a tall mountain and mountain range situated northeast of Athens and southwest of Marathon. Its elevation is 1,109 m...
while the Mesogeian plain lies to the south and the Athens basin to the west. It is located SW of 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...
, W 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...
, about 20 km N of Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, and about 18 km ENE 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...
.
The main Roads of Pallini are Attiki Odos
Attiki Odos
Attiki Odos is a privately owned toll motorway in Greece. The Proastiakos high-speed suburban rail is set almost entirely in the median of the motorway, along its main section. The motorway's numbers are 6 for the main section, 64 for the Hymettus Beltway and 65 for the Aigaleo Beltway...
, Marathonos Ave. and Lavriou Ave.
The area around Pallini are made up of residential, urban areas and farmlands. The area used to be made up of farmlands. Suburban housing arrived in the 1970s and the 2000s. Farmlands still exist in the southern and the northeastern parts. Pine forests dominate to the north and the east.
Pallini is currently undergoing a construction explosion with many new buildings developed each year. The population of the municipality is expected to grow in the forthcoming years.
Municipality
The municipality Pallini was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:- AnthousaAnthousaAnthousa is a suburb of Athens in the region of Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pallini, of which it is a municipal unit....
- GerakasGerakasGerakas is a town and a former municipality in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pallini, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit....
- Pallini
Historical population
| Year | Town population | Municipality population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5,475 | - |
| 1991 | 8,021 | 10,908 |
| 2001 | 12,552 | 16,679 |
External links
- Official website
- http://www.de.sch.gr/~anpapad/pallini.htm