Acharnes - Revision history

Irlandos at 07:16, June 16, 2006

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Lazarus at 00:58, June 16, 2006

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Irlandos at 21:47, June 15, 2006

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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| [[Prefectures of Greece|Prefecture]]: || [[Attica]]
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| [[Metropolis|Metropolitan Area]]: || [[Athens]]
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| Location: Latitude: Longitude:|| 38.08 (38°4'47') N lat. 23.733 (23°44'0') E long.
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| Area: -Total -Water -Rank|| 6 km² 

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| Population: ([[1991]])  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank||  3,450  /km 
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:  -highest:|| [[Cephissus (Athens)|Cephissus valley]], around 170 m 186 m(centre) around 1,700 m at [[Parnitha]]
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| Communes: ||
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 136 71
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-30-[[Greece dialing code 210|210]] (030-210) -240 through 249
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| [[YPES|Statistical code]]: || 0309
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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: || AHA

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| Address of administration: || Filadelfias and Bosdas St. Acharnes 136

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'''Acharnes''', or '''Acharnai''' is a [[suburb]] of [[Athens]] also known as '''[[Menidi]]''' (Μενίδι). Much of the area north of the area are the forested [[Parnitha]] ranges and the parkland. The municipality is north of the ''[[Megali Daktylo]]'' or the Large Fingernail.

In ancient times when it was the ''deme'' [[Acharnae]], many of its residents were charcoal peddlers, a fact which is put to comic use by [[Aristophanes]] in his play ''[[The Acharnians]]''. Today it is a working-class neighborhood. It is located about 10 km due north of Athens.

Acharnai has schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, banks, a post office and squares.

On [[September 7]], [[1999]], it was very close to the epicenter of a devastating earthquake which resulted in significant destruction to Acharnes and the greater Athens area.

==Communities==

*[[Varybombi]]

==Historical population==

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! Year !! Communal population !! Change !! Municipal population
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| [[1981]] || 41,068 || - || -
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| [[1991]] || 59,658 || 18,590/45.27% || 61,352
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==Sporting teams==

*[[Acharnaikos FC]] - [[Football C Division|third division]]

==External links==

*[http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?tb=1&city=Aharnes&country=GR Mapquest - Acharnai (Acharnes)], street map not available

 
<table width = 75% border = 2 align="center">
<tr><td width = 35% align="center">
<td width = 30% align="center">'''North:''' [[Avlona]]</td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Northeast:''' [[Malakasa]]
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td width = 30% align="center">'''West:''' [[Fyli]], [[Ano Liosia]] and [[Zefyri]]</td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Acharnae / Acharnai''' [[Thrakomakedones]]</td>
<td width = 30% align="center">'''East:''' [[Afidnes]] (commune), [[Kryoneri (Athens), Greece|Kryoneri]], [[Nea Erythraia]] and [[Kifissia]]</td>
<tr><td width = 35% align="center">
<td width = 30% align="center">'''South:''' [[Agioi Anargyroi]] and [[Nea Filadelfeia]]</td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Southeast:''' [[Metamorfosis]]
</table>

==See also==

*[[List of municipalities of Attica]]

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

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-'''Acharnes''', or '''Acharnai''' is a [[suburb]] of [[Athens]] also known as '''[[Menidi]]''' (Μενίδι).  Much of the area north of the area are the forested [[Parnitha]] ranges and the parkland.  The municipality is north of the ''[[Megali Daktylo]]'' or the Large Fingernail.
+'''Acharnes''', or '''Acharnai''' is a suburb of [[Athens]] also known as '''[[Menidi]]''' (Μενίδι).  Much of the area north of the area are the forested [[Parnitha]] ranges and the parkland.  The municipality is north of the ''[[Megali Daktylo]]'' or the Large Fingernail.
 In ancient times when it was the ''deme'' [[Acharnae]], many of its residents were charcoal peddlers, a fact which is put to comic use by [[Aristophanes]] in his play ''[[The Acharnians]]''. Today it is a working-class neighborhood. It is located about 10 km due north of Athens.

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-<br><br><br>
+<tr><td width = 35% align="center"></td>
 <td width = 30% align="center">'''North:''' [[Avlona]]</td>
-<td width = 35% align="center">'''Northeast:''' [[Malakasa]]
+<td width = 35% align="center">'''Northeast:''' [[Malakasa]]</td></tr>
 <tr>
 <td width = 30% align="center">'''West:''' [[Fyli]], [[Ano Liosia]] and [[Zefyri]]</td>
 <td width = 35% align="center">'''Acharnae / Acharnai''' [[Thrakomakedones]]</td>
-<td width = 30% align="center">'''East:''' [[Afidnes]] (commune), [[Kryoneri (Athens), Greece|Kryoneri]], [[Nea Erythraia]] and [[Kifissia]]</td>
+<td width = 30% align="center">'''East:''' [[Afidnes]] (commune), [[Kryoneri (Athens), Greece|Kryoneri]], [[Nea Erythraia]] and [[Kifissia]]</td></tr>
-  <tr><td width = 35% align="center">
+  <tr><td width = 35% align="center"></td>
 <td width = 30% align="center">'''South:''' [[Agioi Anargyroi]] and [[Nea Filadelfeia]]</td>
-<td width = 35% align="center">'''Southeast:''' [[Metamorfosis]]
+<td width = 35% align="center">'''Southeast:''' [[Metamorfosis]]</td></tr>
 </table>