Irlandos at 08:14, February 2, 2006

2006-02-02T08:14:35Z

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| [[Prefectures of Greece|Prefecture]]: || [[Attica]]
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| [[Metropolis|Metropolitan Area]]: || [[Athens]]
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| Location: || {{coor dms|38|2|22|N|23|40|58|E|region:GR}}
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| Area: -Total -Water -Rank|| -7 km² 
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| Population: ([[2001]])  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank||  38,278  about 12,513.86/km² 
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:|| around 80 m, southeast 140 m(centre) around 500 to 800 m, Aigaleo
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 132
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-30-[[Greece dialing code 210|210]] (030-210) -500 thru 509
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| [[YPES|Municipal code]]: || 0140
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| [[License plates in Greece|Car designation]]: || <code>Y</code> (prev.) <code>Z</code> pres.
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| 3-letter abbreviation: || PTR ('''P'''e'''tr'''oupoli)

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| Address of administration: || 76-78 Kosti Varnali St. Petroupoli 132

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'''Petroupoli''' ([[Greek language|Greek]], modern: Πετρούπολη, Ancient/[[Katharevousa]]: Πετρούπολις, meaning "stone city" from πέτρα/petra/stone and πόλη/polis/city), older form '''Petroupolis''' is a suburb in the west northwestern part of [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. The two mountaintops of Aigaleo lies to the north and south. It is also located ESE of [[Eleusis]], S of the [[Attiki Odos]] (number 6), W of Kifissou Avenue ([[Greece Interstate 1|GR-1]]/[[E75]], and [[Athens]], NW of Poseidonos Avenue and N of [[Piraeus]]. The main streets are one linking to [[Chaidari]], another to [[Kamatero]] and SE to [[Peristeri]] and Kamatero.

==Geography==

The eastern and the portion of Petroupoli were mainly made up of farmlands. Pasture farming and groves were common. Urban development replaced much of the farmlands between the [[1950s]] and the [[1990s]] and continues until the late-[[1990s]] and rarely continuing. Today, the eastern and the central part of the municipality are urbanized or residential. The rocky landscape of [[Aigaleo]] with a few bushes lies to the west and to the north. Mining was common in the western part between the [[1960s]] and the late-20th century. One of the abandoned quarry located nearly 1 km northwest turned into a park or few became sporting areas. The Petra Festival takes plave every summer. The mountain range is to its municipal boundary to the northwest and the mountaintop of the northern part of the mountaintop is north of the city hall.

The streets in the central part of Petroupolis runs southwest to northeast and southeast to northwest. The southern and the eastern residential streets are mixed. The junior football/soccer team is named [[Aris Petroupolis FC]].

==Other==

Petroupoli has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a police station, a post office, supermarkets, parks and sporting fields including several near the mountain and squares (''plateies'').

==Historical population==

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| [[1981]] || 27,902 || - || 3,986/km²
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| [[1991]] || 38,278 || 10,376/27.19% || about 5,468.29/km²

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==External links==

*[http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Petroupoli&country=GR Mapquest - Petroupolis], street map not yet available
*[http://www.petroupoli.gr/ Official web site under construction!]
*[http://www.cultureguide.gr/events/details.jsp?Event_id=49775&catA=7 Internatinal Petra Festival 2004]

*http://9dim-petroup.att.sch.gr/PetrInfos.htm (in Greek)
*[http://www.pkdp.gr/ Municipality of Petroupolis Cultural Center (in Greek)]

 
<table width = 75% border = 2 align="center">
<tr><td width = 35% align="center">'''Northwest:''' [[Aspropyrgos]]</td>
<td width = 30% align="center">'''North:''' [[Ano Liosia]]</td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Northeast:''' [[Petroupolis]]
</td></tr>
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<td width = 10% align="center">'''West:''' [[Chaidari]]</td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Petroupoli'''</td>
<td width = 30% align="center">'''East:''' [[Ilio, Greece|Ilio]]</td>
<tr><td width = 35% align="center">'''Southwest:''' [[Chaidari]]
<td width = 30% align="center">'''South:''' [[Peristeri]]</td>
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</table>

==See also==

{{Credit wikipedia}}

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

Petroupolis - Revision history

Irlandos at 08:14, February 2, 2006