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Kryoneri, Attica

Coordinates: 38°8′N 23°50′E / 38.133°N 23.833°E / 38.133; 23.833
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Kryoneri
Κρυονέρι
Kryoneri is located in Greece
Kryoneri
Kryoneri
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°8′N 23°50′E / 38.133°N 23.833°E / 38.133; 23.833
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitEast Attica
MunicipalityDionysos
Area
 • Municipal unit4.531 km2 (1.749 sq mi)
Elevation
380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
5,318
 • Municipal unit density1,200/km2 (3,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
145 68
Area code(s)210
Vehicle registrationZB-ZY
Websitewww.kryoneri.gr

Kryoneri (Greek: Κρυονέρι [kɾioˈneɾi], meaning "cold water") is a suburban town of Athens in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dionysos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 4.531 km2.[3]

Geography

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Kryoneri is situated in the hills in the northeastern part of the Athens conurbation, at about 380 m elevation. It lies in the eastern foothills of the Parnitha mountains. It is 2 km west of Agios Stefanos and 20 km northeast of Athens city centre. The A1 motorway (Athens–Thessaloniki–Evzonoi) and the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki pass east of the town.

Historical population

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Kryoneri has historically been an Arvanite settlement.[4]

Year Population
1981 858
1991 1,261
2001 2,721
2011 5,040
2021 5,318

Notes

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  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 1991 (incl. area and average elevation)" (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. ^ Hans-Jürgen Sasse (1991). Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland. Vol. 1. p. 18. ISBN 9783447027588.
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