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'''Keratea''' (Greek: Κερατέα) is a municipality of the [[Greece|Greek]] [[prefecture]] of [[Attica]]. Keratea is linked with a 4-lane highway ([[Greece Interstate 91|GR-91]] to [[Glyka Nera]] and [[Sounio]]. Keratea is located approximately 41km southeast of [[Athens]], South of the [[Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport]] and the [[Attiki Odos]] (numbers 6 and 62), North West of Cape [[Sounio]] and South of the Hymettus Ring.

Keratea was founded between 700 and 500 BC, according to ancient sources.

The mountains dominate the Southern and Northern parts of the municipality. [[Panion]], in the South, consists of rocks and grasslands, with forests in the valley areas. In the center of the region is a valley which is connected with [[Mesogeia]].

Until the [[1960s]] and the [[1970s]], agriculture was the main industry of Keratea. Later, Keratea attracted many small businesses and light industrial enterprises, as it became part of the [[Athens Metropolitan Area]]. Suburban housing arrived in the [[1970s]] and [[1980s]] and new construction continues to this day. A small part of the population are still leading a rural existence. In the [[1980s]], a bypass was constructed 500 m north of Keratea which is partially situated on an abandoned rail link between [[Lavrio]] and [[Kifissia]]. This new 4-lane highway cuts journey times from central Athens to about an hour and it is very convenient for Athens's new airport. Also, the harbour of [[Lavrio]] has been upgraded and many ferries to the Greek Islands depart from there. These developments have attracted many Athenians to the area, some of whom built their second homes on the attractive coast of South Attica.

Other features include a soccer field hundreds of metres west and a hydrogen factory in Keratea.

The rainfalls of [[November 24]], [[2005]] ravaged the western portions of the municipality, but the rainfall did not flood the community.

==Other==

Keratea has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, churches, a post office and squares (''plateies'').

==Historical population==

{| border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0"11
|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Year !! Population !! Change !! Municipal population !! Change !! Density
|-
| 1981 || 7,511 || - || - || - ||
|-
| 1991 || 6,512 || 840/86.70% || 9,715 || || 74.8/km²
|-
| 2001 || - || - || 13,246 || +3,531/+36.35% || 102.0/km²
|}

==External links==
*[http://www.keratea.gr/ Official website] (in Greek, link to English version available)
*http://members.tripod.com/~Mesogia_Keratea/
*http://www.athleticsclubkeratea.org
*[http://news.antenna.gr/articleDetail/0,3091,120951,00.html Antenna on Keratea's hydrogen factory] (in Greek)
*'''Map and aerial photos''':
**Street map: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.807&longitude=23.985&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest], [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=37.807&lons1=23.985&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=37.985,23.807 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=37.807&lon=23.985&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite images: [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.807,23.985&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=37.807|23.985&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth] - image now available

{| width ="75%" border = 2 align="center"
|-----
| width ="35%" align="center" | '''Northwest:''' [[Kouvaras]]
| width ="30%" align="center" | '''North:''' Kouvaras
| width ="35%" align="center" |
|-----
| width ="10%" align="center" | '''West:''' [[Anavyssos]] and [[Kalyvia Thorikou]]
| width ="35%" align="center" | '''Keratea'''
| width ="30%" align="center" | '''East:''' ''[[Petalies Gulf]]''/''[[Aegean Sea]]''
|-----
| width ="35%" align="center" | '''Southwest:''' [[Palaia Fokaia]]
| width ="30%" align="center" | '''South:''' [[Myrtoan Sea]]
| width ="35%" align="center" | '''Southeast:''' [[Lavrio]] and [[Agios Konstantinos, Attica|Agios Konstantinos]]
|}

==See also==
*[[List of municipalities of Attica]]

{{Credit wikipedia}}

[[Category:Attica prefecture]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]

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