Fyli
Fyli
Φυλή | |
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Settlement | |
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  Fyli Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 38°6′N 23°40′E / 38.100°N 23.667°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | West Attica |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Papous Christos (PASOK) |
| Area | |
| • Municipal unit | 69.28 km2 (26.75 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 330 m (1,080 ft) |
| Population (2011)[1] | |
| • Municipal unit | 2,946 |
| • Municipal unit density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 133 xx |
| Area code(s) | 210 |
| Vehicle registration | Z (as of 2006) |
Fyli (Template:Lang-el) is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of Attica, Greece. It lies in the northeastern corner of the West Attica regional unit, and is a suburb of Athens. The seat of the municipality is the town Ano Liosia.[2] Within bounds of the town is the ancient Athenian fortress of Phyle.[3]
Municipality
The municipality Fyli was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]
- Ano Liosia
- Fyli
- Zefyri
The municipality has an area of 109.128 km2, the municipal unit 69.281 km2.[4]
History
The village has historically been an Arvanite settlement.[5]
Geography
Fyli is situated in the southern foothills of the mountains of Parnitha, and northeast of the plain of Eleusis. It is 4 km northeast of Ano Liosia, 8 km northeast of Aspropyrgos and 14 km northwest of Athens city centre. Motorway 6 passes south of the town.
Population
| Year | Municipal unit | Municipality |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2,135 | - |
| 1991 | 2,925 | - |
| 2001 | 2,947 | - |
| 2011 | 2,946 | 45,965 |
History
A group of Athenian exiles, led by Thrasybulus, seized Phyle in the 404 BC Battle of Phyle. They went on to defeat the Spartan garrison at the Battle of Munichia near Piraeus.
Fyli suffered some damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires.
See also
References
- ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
- ^ a b "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 59, and directory notes accompanying. ISBN 978-0-691-03169-9.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
- ^ Pantelidis, Nikos; Liosis, Nikos (2019). "Dialectical Modern Greek Influences on Arvanitika". Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistics Theory. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: 224.
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| Regional unit of Central Athens |  | |
| Regional unit of North Athens | ||
| Regional unit of West Athens | ||
| Regional unit of South Athens | ||
| Regional unit of Piraeus | ||
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