Pikermi
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Pikermi is a town and a former community
of Attica
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Rafina-Pikermi, of which it is a municipal unit.
Pikermi is linked with Marathonos Avenue (GR-54). The area around Pikermi is surrounded by pristine pine forests eastward and farmlands to the east and elsewhere. The mountains cover the northern part with grasslands and housing developments filled with luxurious houses northward. The seat of government is in the town of Pikérmi (pop. 1,168 in 2001), the second-largest town in the community.Pikermi is located about 19 km east of Athens
, N of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport as well as Spata
, E of the Attiki Odos
(numbers 6 and 61) and a few kilometres east of Rafina
.
Pikermi is also the easternmost area that uses the area code (030)-210.
(8 million years ago). What is special about Pikermi is that it is one of the first localities to be discovered. It was discovered in 1839 by Bavarian soldiers of king Otto
. Since it was one of the first localities, many of the species named there are type species
. Similar fossils are found on Samos Island
in Greece and Shanxi
China.
Businesses are the most popular industry in Pikermi. The population in the 1990s shifted from rural to urban as suburban housing boomed in Pikermi.
The forest fires of 1995 ravaged parts of Pikermi, the 2005 fires damaged a part of its forest.
The largest town in the community is Ntrafi
(pop. 1,415). Other settlements are Dióni (pop. 227), Dasamári (109), and Palaiós Mýlos (12).
Pikermi has an elementary school, a gymnasio or middle school, a lyceum or high school, banks, churches, a post office and a few squares.
Communities and Municipalities of Greece
For the new municipalities of Greece see the Kallikratis ProgrammeThe municipalities and communities of Greece are one of several levels of government within the organizational structure of that country. Thirteen regions called peripheries form the largest unit of government beneath the State. ...
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...
, 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 Rafina-Pikermi, of which it is a municipal unit.
Pikermi is linked with Marathonos Avenue (GR-54). The area around Pikermi is surrounded by pristine pine forests eastward and farmlands to the east and elsewhere. The mountains cover the northern part with grasslands and housing developments filled with luxurious houses northward. The seat of government is in the town of Pikérmi (pop. 1,168 in 2001), the second-largest town in the community.Pikermi is located about 19 km 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...
, N of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport as well as Spata
Spata
Spata , is a town east of Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Spata-Artemida, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit....
, E of the 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...
(numbers 6 and 61) and a few kilometres east 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...
.
Pikermi is also the easternmost area that uses the area code (030)-210.
Other
Pikermi features a paleontological site which has more than forty mammal species from the late MioceneMiocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
(8 million years ago). What is special about Pikermi is that it is one of the first localities to be discovered. It was discovered in 1839 by Bavarian soldiers of king Otto
Otto of Greece
Otto, Prince of Bavaria, then Othon, King of Greece was made the first modern King of Greece in 1832 under the Convention of London, whereby Greece became a new independent kingdom under the protection of the Great Powers .The second son of the philhellene King Ludwig I of Bavaria, Otto ascended...
. Since it was one of the first localities, many of the species named there are type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
. Similar fossils are found on Samos Island
Samos Island
Samos is a Greek island in the eastern Aegean Sea, south of Chios, north of Patmos and the Dodecanese, and off the coast of Asia Minor, from which it is separated by the -wide Mycale Strait. It is also a separate regional unit of the North Aegean region, and the only municipality of the regional...
in Greece and Shanxi
Shanxi
' is a province in Northern China. Its one-character abbreviation is "晋" , after the state of Jin that existed here during the Spring and Autumn Period....
China.
Businesses are the most popular industry in Pikermi. The population in the 1990s shifted from rural to urban as suburban housing boomed in Pikermi.
The forest fires of 1995 ravaged parts of Pikermi, the 2005 fires damaged a part of its forest.
The largest town in the community is Ntrafi
Ntrafi
Ntrafi is a North American style residential area in the municipality Rafina–Pikermi, East Attica, Greece. It is situated east of Athens, on the slopes of the Penteliko Mountain....
(pop. 1,415). Other settlements are Dióni (pop. 227), Dasamári (109), and Palaiós Mýlos (12).
Pikermi has an elementary school, a gymnasio or middle school, a lyceum or high school, banks, churches, a post office and a few squares.
Historical population
| Year | Village population | Community population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 509 | - |
| 1991 | 650 | 1,293 |
| 2001 | 1,168 | 2,931 |