Jump to content

Nea Smyrni

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Markussep (talk | contribs) at 13:30, 7 November 2016. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Nea Smyrni
Νέα Σμύρνη
Settlement
The Nea Smyrni Estia Hall
The Nea Smyrni Estia Hall
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitSouth Athens
Government
 • MayorStavros Tzoulakis (Ind.)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
171 xx
Area code(s)210
Vehicle registrationZ
Websitehttp://www.neasmyrni.gr/
The Iosifogleion building, used as a child shelter since the 1930s, at Nea Smyrni
The bell tower of Agia Fotini at Nea Smyrni

Nea Smyrni (Greek: Νέα Σμύρνη, "New Smyrna") is a municipality and a southern suburb of Athens, Greece. At the 2011 census, it had 73,076 inhabitants.[1] It was named after the city Smyrna (today's İzmir in Turkey), from where a large number of refugees arrived and settled in the Nea Smyrni area following the 1922 population exchange between Greece and Turkey.

Geography

Nea Smyrni is located about 4 km (2 mi) southwest of central Athens. The municipality has an area of 3.524 km2.[2] Its built-up area is continuous with those of Athens and the neighbouring suburbs. It is the second-most densely populated municipality in Greece, following Kallithea. The main thoroughfare is Andrea Syngrou Avenue, which forms the northwestern border of the municipality and connects it with central Athens and the coast.

Sporting Teams

The sport clubs based in Nea Smyrni are Panionios G.S.S., multisport club founded originally in Smyrna, in 1890 and AONS Milon, multisport club founded in 1928.

Sport clubs based in Nea Smyrni
Club Founded Sports Achievements
Panionios 1890 Football, Basketball, Water Polo, Track and Field and other sports Panhellenic titles in football, basketball, basketball women and other honours.
AONS Milon 1928 Basketball, Volleyball and other sports Panhellenic titles in volleyball, earlier presence in A1 Ethniki basketball

Sites of interest

  • Nea Smyrni Stadium, built in 1939, renovated in 1988. Panionios FC plays in the stadium.
  • Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall, holds up to 1,832 persons
  • Nea Smyrni Square (Greek: Πλατεία Νέας Σμύρνης)
  • Nea Smyrni Park, a 5 hectare centrally located park with about 40% trees[3]
  • Estia Nea Smyrni, a cultural association

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Armenia Sisian, Armenia (since 2004)

Historical population

Year Population
1928 210
1933 6,500
1940 15,114
1951 22,074
1961 32,865
1971 42,512
1981 67,408
1991 69,749
2001 73,986
2011 73,076

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Nea Smyrni.

References

  1. ^ a b "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  3. ^ "ΑΤΤΙΚΟ ΠΡΑΣΙΝΟ > Χώροι Πρασίνου > Νέα Σμύρνη > Άλσος Νέας Σμύρνης > Γενική Παρουσίαση". attiko-prasino.gr.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nea_Smyrni&oldid=748293923"