Afidnes
Αφίδνες
Municipal unit
Afidnes is located in Greece
Afidnes
Afidnes
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°12′N 23°50′E / 38.200°N 23.833°E / 38.200; 23.833
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitEast Attica
MunicipalityOropos
Area
 • Municipal unit34.638 km2 (13.374 sq mi)
Elevation
361 m (1,184 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
3,739
 • Municipal unit density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
190 14
Area code(s)22920
Vehicle registrationZ

Afidnes (Greek: Αφίδνες, Ancient Greek: Ἄφιδνα or Ἀφίδναι, from the Middle Ages until 1919: Κιούρκα - Kiourka[2]) is a small town in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 34.638 km2.[4] It is situated in the eastern foothills of the Parnitha mountains, 3 km southwest of Polydendri, 5 km southeast of Malakasa and 27 km north of Athens city centre. Afidnes has a station on the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki. The Motorway 1 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) passes east of the town. It is part of Athens metropolitan area.

Ancient Aphidna was one of the twelve ancient towns of Attica. In Greek mythology, Aphidna was the place where Theseus left Helen after he had abducted her.[5] The archaeological site of Aphidnae is small. It was excavated in the 19th century. 13 Middle Helladic tumuli have been found.

Settlements

The municipal unit Afidnes consists of the following settlements:

Historical population

Beletsi Lake

Markopoulou has historically been an Arvanite settlement.[6]

Year Village population Community population
1981 - 1,301
1991 1,079 1,504
2001 1,736 2,543
2011 1,908 3,642
2021 2,422 3,739

Places of interest

Monastery of Holy Angels in Afidnes

Persons

See also

References

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  5. ^ Public Domain Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Aphidna". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 1. London: John Murray. p. 157.
  6. ^ Hans-Jürgen Sasse (1991). Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland. Vol. 1. p. 18. ISBN 9783447027588.
  7. ^ "Beletsi, the beautiful accidental lake of Mt. Parnitha". protothema.gr. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  8. ^ Herodotus Book 6: Erato, 109 "the polemarch was Callimachos of the deme of Aphidnai"

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Places adjacent to Afidnes
Subdivisions of the municipality of Oropos
Arvanites
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