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! align="center" colspan="2" | Statistics
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| [[Metropolitan Area]]: || [[Athens]]
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| Location: || {{coor dms|38|2|8|N|23|32|13|E|region:GR}}
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| Area: -Total -Water -Rank|| km²  [[List of municipalities of Greece by area|Rank xxth]]

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| Population: ([[2001]])  - Total  - Density¹  - Rank||  14,084  -/km² 
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| Elevation:  -lowest:  -centre:|| sea level 5 m (centre) around 700 to 800 m
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| [[List of postal codes in Greece|Postal code]]: || 192 00
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| [[Area codes in Greece|Area/distance code]]: || 11-30-[[Greece dialing code 210|210]] (030-210) -55
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| [[YPES|Municipal code]]: || 1104
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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: || ELE

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'''Elefsina''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Ελευσίνα, Ancient/[[Katharevousa]]: {{polytonic|Ἐλευσίς}} Eleusis) is a small town about 30 km NW of [[Athens, Greece|Athens]]. It is best known for having been the site of the [[Eleusinian Mysteries]], one of the major cults of ancient [[Greek mythology|Greece]]. It was also the birth place of the great tragic poet of antiquity, [[Aeschylus]]. See also [[Metanira]].

Today, the city has become a suburb of Athens, and is linked by the [[Greece Interstate 8A|freeway]], the [[Attiki Odos|Athens metro freeway (Attiki Odos)]], and Athens metro (transit). A toll post named after the community is on the westbound lanes of GR-8A. A hill is near between the tolls and the refineryi North of Eleusis is [[Mandra, Greece|Mandra]] and [[Magoula, Greece|Magoula]], and northeast is the Thriasian plain containing [[Aspropyrgos, Greece|Aspropyrgos]] is founded. There are no communes in Eleusis. It lies northeast of the [[Gulf of Eleusina]].

Elefsina is the town where the majority of crude oil in Greece is imported and refined. The refinery nearest to the city is on its west side. The other major town is [[Aspropyrgos]], next to the shipyards of [[Skaramagkas]].

Forests align with the bay with a length of around 200 m. The nearest mountain is in the northwest.

Athens's nearest military airport is a few kilometers east of Elefsina. It has been used since the mid-[[20th century]]. Its runway is about 2 km and its buildings are to the west. It sits in the Thriasian/Eleusina Plain. It has a nearby interchange slightly north of the Eleusina(east) interchange about 2 km west.

There is junior soccer team is [[Panelefsiniakos FC]].

==Nearest places==

*Mandra (west)
*Magoula (north)
*Aspropyrgos (east)

==Historical population==

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! Year !! Municipal population !! Change
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| [[1981]] || 20,320 || -
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| [[1991]] || 22,793 || 2,473/12.17%
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==Persons==

*[[Aeschylus]]
*[[Stelios Kazantzidis]]
*[[Theodoros Pangalos]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21103m/e211cm02.html Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ελευσίνας - Archaeological Museum of Eleusis]

 
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<tr><td width = 35% align="center">
<td width = 30% align="center">'''North:''' [[Mandra]]</td>
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<td width = 10% align="center">'''West:''' [[Nea Peramos]] </td>
<td width = 35% align="center">'''Eleusis'''</td>
<td width = 30% align="center">'''East:''' [[Aspropyrgos]]</td>
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<td width = 30% align="center">'''South:''' Gulf of Eleusis</td>
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[[Category:Attica prefecture]]
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[[Category: Greek military bases]]

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 Athens's nearest military airport is a few kilometers east of Elefsina.  It has been used since the mid-[[20th century]].  Its runway is about 2 km and its buildings are to the west.  It sits in the Thriasian/Eleusina Plain. It has a nearby interchange slightly north of the Eleusina(east) interchange about 2 km west.
-There is junior soccer team in [[Panelefsiniakos FC]].
+The city is host to [[football (soccer)|football]] club [[Panelefsiniakos FC]].
 ==Nearest places==

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 '''Elefsina''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Ελευσίνα, Ancient/[[Katharevousa]]: Ελευσίς - Eleusis) is a small town about 30 km NW of [[Athens]].  It is best known for having been the site of the [[Eleusinian Mysteries]], one of the major cults of ancient [[Greek mythology|Greece]]. It was also the birth place of the great tragic poet of antiquity, [[Aeschylus]].  See also [[Metanira]].
-Today, the city has become a suburb of Athens, and is linked by the [[Greece Interstate 8A|freeway]], the [[Attiki Odos|Athens metro freeway (Attiki Odos)]], and Athens metro (transit).  A toll post named after the community is on the westbound lanes of GR-8A.  A hill is near between the tolls and the refineryi  North of Eleusis is [[Mandra]] and [[Magoula]], and northeast is the Thriasian plain containing [[Aspropyrgos]] is founded.  There are no communes in Eleusis.  It lies northeast of the [[Gulf of Eleusina]].
+Today, the city has become a suburb of Athens, and is linked by the [[Greece Interstate 8A|freeway]], the [[Attiki Odos|Athens metro freeway (Attiki Odos)]] and Athens metro (transit).  A toll post named after the community is on the westbound lanes of GR-8A.  A hill is nearby, between the tolls and the refinery.  North of Eleusis is [[Mandra]] and [[Magoula]], and northeast is the Thriasian plain with [[Aspropyrgos]].  To the SW is the [[Gulf of Eleusina]].
 Elefsina is the town where the majority of crude oil in Greece is imported and refined. The refinery nearest to the city is on its west side.  The other major town is [[Aspropyrgos]], next to the shipyards of [[Skaramagas]].
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 Athens's nearest military airport is a few kilometers east of Elefsina.  It has been used since the mid-[[20th century]].  Its runway is about 2 km and its buildings are to the west.  It sits in the Thriasian/Eleusina Plain. It has a nearby interchange slightly north of the Eleusina(east) interchange about 2 km west.
-There is junior soccer team is [[Panelefsiniakos FC]].
+There is junior soccer team in [[Panelefsiniakos FC]].
 ==Nearest places==

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 Today, the city has become a suburb of Athens, and is linked by the [[Greece Interstate 8A|freeway]], the [[Attiki Odos|Athens metro freeway (Attiki Odos)]], and Athens metro (transit).  A toll post named after the community is on the westbound lanes of GR-8A.  A hill is near between the tolls and the refineryi  North of Eleusis is [[Mandra]] and [[Magoula]], and northeast is the Thriasian plain containing [[Aspropyrgos]] is founded.  There are no communes in Eleusis.  It lies northeast of the [[Gulf of Eleusina]].
-Elefsina is the town where the majority of crude oil in Greece is imported and refined. The refinery nearest to the city is on its west side.  The other major town is [[Aspropyrgos]], next to the shipyards of [[Skaramagkas]].
+Elefsina is the town where the majority of crude oil in Greece is imported and refined. The refinery nearest to the city is on its west side.  The other major town is [[Aspropyrgos]], next to the shipyards of [[Skaramagas]].
 Forests align with the bay with a length of around 200 m.  The nearest mountain is in the northwest.

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 '''Elefsina''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Ελευσίνα, Ancient/[[Katharevousa]]: Ελευσίς - Eleusis) is a small town about 30 km NW of [[Athens]].  It is best known for having been the site of the [[Eleusinian Mysteries]], one of the major cults of ancient [[Greek mythology|Greece]]. It was also the birth place of the great tragic poet of antiquity, [[Aeschylus]].  See also [[Metanira]].
-Today, the city has become a suburb of Athens, and is linked by the [[Greece Interstate 8A|freeway]], the [[Attiki Odos|Athens metro freeway (Attiki Odos)]], and Athens metro (transit).  A toll post named after the community is on the westbound lanes of GR-8A.  A hill is near between the tolls and the refineryi  North of Eleusis is [[Mandra]] and [[Magoula]], and northeast is the Thriasian plain containing [[Aspropyrgos, Greece|Aspropyrgos]] is founded.  There are no communes in Eleusis.  It lies northeast of the [[Gulf of Eleusina]].
+Today, the city has become a suburb of Athens, and is linked by the [[Greece Interstate 8A|freeway]], the [[Attiki Odos|Athens metro freeway (Attiki Odos)]], and Athens metro (transit).  A toll post named after the community is on the westbound lanes of GR-8A.  A hill is near between the tolls and the refineryi  North of Eleusis is [[Mandra]] and [[Magoula]], and northeast is the Thriasian plain containing [[Aspropyrgos]] is founded.  There are no communes in Eleusis.  It lies northeast of the [[Gulf of Eleusina]].
 Elefsina is the town where the majority of crude oil in Greece is imported and refined. The refinery nearest to the city is on its west side.  The other major town is [[Aspropyrgos]], next to the shipyards of [[Skaramagkas]].

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−	'''Elefsina''' ([[Greek language\|Greek]]: Ελευσίνα, Ancient/[[Katharevousa]]: ~~{{polytonic\|Ἐλευσίς}}~~ Eleusis) is a small town about 30 km NW of [[Athens, Greece\|Athens]]. It is best known for having been the site of the [[Eleusinian Mysteries]], one of the major cults of ancient [[Greek mythology\|Greece]]. It was also the birth place of the great tragic poet of antiquity, [[Aeschylus]]. See also [[Metanira]].	+	'''Elefsina''' ([[Greek language\|Greek]]: Ελευσίνα, Ancient/[[Katharevousa]]: Ελευσίς - Eleusis) is a small town about 30 km NW of [[Athens, Greece\|Athens]]. It is best known for having been the site of the [[Eleusinian Mysteries]], one of the major cults of ancient [[Greek mythology\|Greece]]. It was also the birth place of the great tragic poet of antiquity, [[Aeschylus]]. See also [[Metanira]].

	Today, the city has become a suburb of Athens, and is linked by the [[Greece Interstate 8A\|freeway]], the [[Attiki Odos\|Athens metro freeway (Attiki Odos)]], and Athens metro (transit). A toll post named after the community is on the westbound lanes of GR-8A. A hill is near between the tolls and the refineryi North of Eleusis is [[Mandra, Greece\|Mandra]] and [[Magoula, Greece\|Magoula]], and northeast is the Thriasian plain containing [[Aspropyrgos, Greece\|Aspropyrgos]] is founded. There are no communes in Eleusis. It lies northeast of the [[Gulf of Eleusina]].		Today, the city has become a suburb of Athens, and is linked by the [[Greece Interstate 8A\|freeway]], the [[Attiki Odos\|Athens metro freeway (Attiki Odos)]], and Athens metro (transit). A toll post named after the community is on the westbound lanes of GR-8A. A hill is near between the tolls and the refineryi North of Eleusis is [[Mandra, Greece\|Mandra]] and [[Magoula, Greece\|Magoula]], and northeast is the Thriasian plain containing [[Aspropyrgos, Greece\|Aspropyrgos]] is founded. There are no communes in Eleusis. It lies northeast of the [[Gulf of Eleusina]].

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-'''Elefsina''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Ελευσίνα, Ancient/[[Katharevousa]]: Ελευσίς - Eleusis) is a small town about 30 km NW of [[Athens, Greece|Athens]].  It is best known for having been the site of the [[Eleusinian Mysteries]], one of the major cults of ancient [[Greek mythology|Greece]]. It was also the birth place of the great tragic poet of antiquity, [[Aeschylus]].  See also [[Metanira]].
+'''Elefsina''' ([[Greek language|Greek]]: Ελευσίνα, Ancient/[[Katharevousa]]: Ελευσίς - Eleusis) is a small town about 30 km NW of [[Athens]].  It is best known for having been the site of the [[Eleusinian Mysteries]], one of the major cults of ancient [[Greek mythology|Greece]]. It was also the birth place of the great tragic poet of antiquity, [[Aeschylus]].  See also [[Metanira]].
-Today, the city has become a suburb of Athens, and is linked by the [[Greece Interstate 8A|freeway]], the [[Attiki Odos|Athens metro freeway (Attiki Odos)]], and Athens metro (transit).  A toll post named after the community is on the westbound lanes of GR-8A.  A hill is near between the tolls and the refineryi  North of Eleusis is [[Mandra, Greece|Mandra]] and [[Magoula, Greece|Magoula]], and northeast is the Thriasian plain containing [[Aspropyrgos, Greece|Aspropyrgos]] is founded.  There are no communes in Eleusis.  It lies northeast of the [[Gulf of Eleusina]].
+Today, the city has become a suburb of Athens, and is linked by the [[Greece Interstate 8A|freeway]], the [[Attiki Odos|Athens metro freeway (Attiki Odos)]], and Athens metro (transit).  A toll post named after the community is on the westbound lanes of GR-8A.  A hill is near between the tolls and the refineryi  North of Eleusis is [[Mandra]] and [[Magoula]], and northeast is the Thriasian plain containing [[Aspropyrgos, Greece|Aspropyrgos]] is founded.  There are no communes in Eleusis.  It lies northeast of the [[Gulf of Eleusina]].
 Elefsina is the town where the majority of crude oil in Greece is imported and refined. The refinery nearest to the city is on its west side.  The other major town is [[Aspropyrgos]], next to the shipyards of [[Skaramagkas]].
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 *[[Stelios Kazantzidis]]
 *[[Theodoros Pangalos]]
 == External links ==