Peristeri

For other uses, see Peristeri (disambiguation).

Peristeri Περιστέρι
Location
Peristeri
Coordinates	38°1′N 23°41′E
Location within the region
Government
Country:	Greece
Region:	Attica
Regional unit:	West Athens
Districts:	4
Mayor:	Andreas Pachatouridis
Population statistics (as of 2011)
Municipality
- Population:	139,981
- Area:	10.050 km2 (4 sq mi)
- Density:	13,928 /km2 (36,075 /sq mi)
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center):	50 m (164 ft)
Postal code:	121 xx, 126 xx
Telephone:	210
Auto:	Y, Z, I
Website
www.peristeri.gr

Peristeri (Greek: Περιστέρι, standing for "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a suburban municipality in Athens, Greece, located about 5 km NW of the downtown area. The municipality is bordered by the Cephissus/Cephissos River, Athinon Avenue (GR-8), Chaidari in the west and Petroupoli in the northwest, with a size of around 10 km² (4 sq mi). The area includes the northern half of the Athens Industrial Area, with its main streets taking in Ethnikis Antistaseos Street and P. Tsaldari Street.

Transportation

The Kifissos Bus Terminal where buses come from Peloponese, Epirus, Macedonia and Thrace is slightly east of Peristeri itself, along with its nearest station in Sepolia, a part of Athens. A metro station opened in 2004 in Peristeri, named Aghios Antonios due to its location near the Aghios Antonios (Saint Anthony) church. Two other stations, Peristeri (near the town hall) and Anthoupoli (near Thivon St.) opened on 6 April 2013. Line 2 starts from Peristeri.

Historical population

Year	Population
1991	137,288
2001	137,918
2011	139,981

Sports

• Atromitos - A 2007-08 Super League Greece football/soccer team, relegated to Beta Ethniki for 2008-09 but returned to Super League Greece for the 2009/10 season.
• Peristeri BC - An A1 Ethniki basketball team.

Peristeri Arena

The Peristeri Arena (or Andreas Papandreou Arena) is an indoor basketball sporting arena. The seating capacity of the arena is 4,000 people. The arena is owned by the municipality of Peristeri. The arena is currently home to the Greek professional basketball team Peristeri Athens of the Greek A2 League.

The hall was opened in the year 1989. The arena is named after the late Andreas Papandreou, who was the former prime minister of Greece. The arena is an older, smaller version of the Larissa Neapolis Arena and the Dimitris Tofalos Arena, which were based on Peristeri Arena, but built 6 years later and with a larger seating capacity.

Landmarks

• Cathedral
• Peristeri Arena
• Peristeri Stadium

Persons

• Grigoris Bithikotsis (1922–2005), singer and songwriter
• Angela Dimitriou, singer
• Vangelis Ploios, actor

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Greece

Peristeri is twinned with:

• Iaşi, Romania
• Rousse, Bulgaria

References

Notes

External links

• (Greek) Official website