Oropos

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'''Oropos''' or '''Oropus''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Ωρωπός) is a [[Greece|Greek]] seaport town and community, on the [[Southern Euboean Gulf]], in [[Attica]], opposite [[Eretria]]. Oropos is located N of [[Avlona]] and [[Athens]], E of [[Thebes]] and SE of [[Chalkida]]. Oropos is linked with the road linking [[Nea Palatia]] and [[Sikamino]]. Oropos is also linked with the service road which links with the [[Greece Interstate 1|GR-1]]/[[E75]] at its nearest interchanges. The area around Oropos has farmlands with groves to the south and also with some mountains to the south. South of the superhighway is the [[Parnitha]] mountain. The town (pop. 860 in 2001) is the seat of government of the community, which also includes the villages of Kampos Oropou (pop. 237), and Platania Oropou (155). The community has a land area of 11.967 km² and a total population of 1,252 inhabitants.

Various businesses form the industry of Oropos, and agriculture dominates the farmlands.

==Subdivisions==
*[[Asprochori (Athens)|Asprochori]]

==Nearest places==
*[[Chalkoutsi]], north
*[[Skala Oropou]], northeast
*[[Milessi]], east
*[[Avlona]], south
*[[Oinofyta]], west

==History==

In ancient times, Oropos was a border city between [[Boeotia]] and Attica, and its possession was a continual cause of dispute between the two states; but ultimately it came into possession of Athens, and was always an Attic town, even during the Roman Empire. The actual harbour, which was called ''Delphinium'', was at the mouth of the [[Asopus]], about a mile (1.6 km) north of the city.

The famous [[Amphiareion of Oropos|oracle of Amphiaraus]] was situated in the territory of Oropus, 12 [[stadia]] from the city. The site has been excavated by the [[Greek Archaeological Society]]; it contained a temple, a sacred spring, into which coins were thrown by worshippers, altars and porticoes, and a small theatre, of which the [[proskenion]] is well preserved. Worshippers used to consult the oracle of Amphiaraus by sleeping on the skin of a slaughtered ram within the sacred building.

==Other==
Oropos has a school and a lyceum or a middle school, a gymnasia or a high school, churches, a post office and a few squares (''plateies'').

==Historical population==
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|- bgcolor="#efefef"
! Year !! Population !! Change !! Communal population !! Change !! Density
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| [[1981]] || 672 || - || - || - || -
|-
| [[1991]] || 784 || +112/+16.67% || 924 || - || 77.2/km²
|-
| [[2001]] || 860 || +76/+9.69% || 1,252 || +328/+35.50% || 104.6/km²
|}

==References==
*This article incorporates text from the Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition, a publication now in the public domain.

==External links==
*'''Oropos e-guide:''' [http://www.e-oropos.gr/ e-oropos] (www.e-oropos.gr)
*[http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=316 GTP Travel Pages (Community)]
*'''Map and aerial photos''':
**Street map: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=38.338&longitude=23.748fc&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest], [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=38.338&lons1=23.748&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=38.338,23.748 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=38.338&lon=23.748&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps]
**Satellite images: [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.338,23.748&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=38.338|23.748&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth] - image now available
*Coordinates: {{coor dms|38|17|19|N|23|44|51|E|type:city(3142)_region:GR}}

* [http://www.phaetonmuseum.gr/ Museum "O Phaeton"]
*[http://www.zarakes.com/eretria.html Ferry boats Oropos-Eretria]

==See also==
*[[List of municipalities of Attica]], Including communities

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| width ="35%" align="center" |
| width ="30%" align="center" | '''North:''' [[Skala Oropou]] (community)
| width ="35%" align="center" |
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| width ="10%" align="center" | '''West:''' [[Sykamino]] (community)
| width ="35%" align="center" | '''Oropos'''
| width ="30%" align="center" | '''East:''' [[Skala Oropou]] (community)
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| width ="35%" align="center" |
| width ="30%" align="center" | '''South:''' [[Avlona]] (community)
| width ="35%" align="center" | '''Southeast:''' [[Malakasa]] (community)
|}

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[[Category:Attica prefecture]]
[[Category:Ancient Greek cities]]
[[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]]

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