Everything about Attica totally explained
Attica (
Greek: Αττική, Attiki) is a
periphery (subdivision) in
Greece, containing
Athens, the capital of Greece. Attica is subdivided into the
prefectures of
Athens,
Piraeus,
East Attica and
West Attica.
Located in the south of the country, Attica covers about 3,808 square kilometers. In addition to Athens, it contains within its area the cities of
Peiraeus,
Eleusis,
Megara,
Laurium, and
Marathon, as well as a small part of the
Peloponnese peninsula and the islands of
Salamis,
Aegina,
Poros,
Hydra,
Spetses,
Kythira, and
Antikythera. About 3,750,000 people live in the periphery, of which more than 95% are inhabitants of the Athens metropolitan area.
Athens was originally the capital of
Central Greece.
Geography
Attica is a
peninsula jutting into the
Aegean Sea. It is naturally divided to the north from Boeotia by the long
Kithairon mountain range. Mountains separate the peninsula into the plains of Pedia, Mesogeia, and Thriasia. The mountains include
Hymettus, the eastern portion of
Geraneia,
Parnitha,
Aigaleo and the
Penteli mountains. To the north it's bordered by the
Boeotian plain and to the west it's bordered by
Corinth. The
Saronic Gulf lies to the south and the island of
Euboea lies off the north coast. Athens' first and only large reservoir,
Lake Marathon, is about northeast and is called the Marathon Dam, which first opened in the 1920s. Since that time, it has been Attica's largest lake. Forests cover the area around Parnitha, around Hymettus and into the northeast and the north in the hills and the mountains, except for the mountaintops, but the mountains to the west and the south are grassy, barren or forested.
The
Cephisus River is the longest river, and Parnetha or Parnitha is the tallest mountain in Attica. The prefecture also has parklands in the Hymettus, Penteli and the Parnitha mountains and the southern part of the peninsula.
According to
Plato, Attica's ancient boundaries were fixed by the
Isthmus, and that in the direction of the continent they extended as far as the
heights of
Cithaeron and
Parnes. The boundary line came down in the direction of the sea, having the district of
Oropus on the right, and with the river
Asopus as the limit on the left.
Climate
The climate is typically Mediterranean, with hot dry summers and generally low rainfall totals. Annual precipitation varies from 370 mm to over 1000 mm. Winters are cool and generally mild in the low-lying areas adjacent to the sea, but are harsher in the mountains. It is often the case that snowfalls cause disruption in areas of Attica, although these disruptions are rarely widespread for the whole of the region of Athens, with the latest cases being in January 2002, February 2004 and January 2006. The absolute minimum temperature of the region is -10.4C and was recorded at Votanikos, Athens, while the highest temperature was recorded at Tatoi (airport) and was +48.7C.
Forest fires and
flash floods are common.
Major communities
Transportation
Roads and Highways
The area is connected by roads and highways:
Greek National Road 1 (motorway)
Greek National Road 3 (old highway of Athens-Thessaloniki)
Greek National Road 8 (old highway linking Patras, the Peloponnese and Athens)
Greek National Road 8A (motorway)
Greek National Road 79
Greek National Road 83 (Marathonos Avenue)
Greek National Road 89
Greek National Road 91
Attiki Odos, number 6 (privately owned motorway), gradually opened from 2001 to 2004
- Hymettus Ring (number 64), opened in 2004
- Egaleo Ring (number 65), opened in 2004, still under construction in its southern part.
Ferry lines
Numerous ferry lines, both normal ferries and the "flying dolphins" (fast sea vessels), connect the port of Piraeus with the islands of the periphery.
Other
Athens Mass Transit System
Sports
Football/soccer teams
Premier and second divisions A & B' Ethnikis (2006 / 07)
AEK - Athens
Chaidari - Chaidari Athens
Chalkidona - Chalkidona
Egaleo FC (or Egaleo) - Aegaleo Athens
Ethnikos Asteras - Kesariani Athens
Ethnikos Piraeus - Piraeus Athens
Ilisiakos - Zografou Athens
Ionikos - Nikaia, founded in 1965
Kallithea - Kallithea (Athens), founded in 1966 --
Olympiacos (Olympiakos Syndesmos Filathlon Pireos, OSFP) - Piraeus
Panathinaikos - Athens
Panionios NFC - Nea Smyrni (Athens)
Proodeutiki - Nikaia (Athens)
Thrasivoulos - Fyli Athens
Third division
Acharnaikos - Acharnes (Menidi)
Agios Demetrios - Athens
Aias Salamina - Salamina
Apollon - Athens
Ilioupoli GS
Koropi AO
Vyzas - Megara
Junior division/unassorted
Aittitos - Spata
Aris Petroupoli - Petroupoli
Aris Vari FC - Vari
Artemis FC - Artemis (Loutsa)
Aspropyrgos
Gkyziakos - Gkyzi
Kouvaras AC - Kouvaras
Olympiakos Papagou - Papagou
Panelefsiniakos - Eleusis
All sports
Ampelokipoi AC - Athens (in the area of Ampelokipoi), fourth division
Ethnikos GS - Athens, fourth division
Fokianos Athinon - Athens, fourth division
Mini Football
Mini soccer fields - Online bookings
Mini soccer fields and football academies
Mini Football/soccer fields
Hospitals
Agios Panteleimonas Hospital - Nikaia
Eleusis Hospital - Eleusis
Laikon Hospital - Zografou
Agios Panteleimonas Hospital - Nikaia
Metropolitan Hospital - Athens
Tzaneio Hospital - Piraeus
Asklipio - Voula
Eginition Hospital - Athens
Evgenidion Hospital - Athens
Evangelismos Hospital - Athens
Municipalities and communities
List of municipalities and communities in Attica
List of settlements in Attica
Province of Attica - Athens
Province of Kythera
Province of Megara (Megaris) - Megara
Province of Salamis - Salamis, now part of Piraeus
The former provinces in italics no longer exist.
Further Information
Get more info on 'Attica'.
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