Nea Filadelfeia
Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια
Municipal unit
Dekelias Ave
Dekelias Ave
Nea Filadelfeia is located in Greece
Nea Filadelfeia
Nea Filadelfeia
Location within the Central Athens regional unit
Coordinates: 38°2.2′N 23°44.2′E / 38.0367°N 23.7367°E / 38.0367; 23.7367
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitCentral Athens
MunicipalityNea Filadelfeia-Nea Chalkidona
Area
 • Municipal unit2.850 km2 (1.100 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
25,198
 • Municipal unit density8,800/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
143 xx
Area code(s)210
Vehicle registrationZ
Websitewww.dimosfx.gr

Nea Filadelfeia (Greek: Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια, meaning New Philadelphia) is a suburban town in the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nea Filadelfeia-Nea Chalkidona of Central Athens regional unit, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 2.850 km2.[3] It was named after the Anatolian city Filadelfeia, now Alaşehir in Turkey, and it was settled by Greek refugees from Asia Minor after the Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922).

Geography

Nea Filadelfeia is a suburb of Athens, 6 km (4 mi) north of the city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with that of municipality of Athens and the surrounding suburbs Nea Chalkidona, Agioi Anargyroi, Acharnes, Metamorfosi and Nea Ionia. Motorway 1 (Athens - Thessaloniki) and Greek National Road 1 pass through the town. Nea Filadelfeia has a large park, Alsos Neas Filadelfias, which covers 0.48 square kilometres (0.19 sq mi). The park formerly hosted a large zoo which operated since 1955 to 1995. Nea Filadelfeia is roughly located at the geographical center of the Attica peninsula, around 13 km from the sea to the south suburbs and at a low elevation.

Education

Nea Filadelfeia has 9 primary schools, 4 secondary schools (one of them is athletic type) and 3 high schools. Among them is the 3rd High School of Nea Filadelfia "Miltos Kountouras".

Sports

Nea Filadelfeia is the historical home of A.E.K., a major Greek Multi-Sports Club established in 1924 in Nea Filadelfeia. It is also the home of Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia. The now demolished Nikos Goumas Stadium was the home ground of AEK F.C. from 1930 to 2003, while the Agia Sophia Stadium is the new home ground from 2022. The Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia sports club is renowned in Greece and abroad for its handball, volleyball and basketball achievements.

Sport clubs based in Nea Filadelfeia
Club Founded Sports Achievements
A.E.K. (sports club) 1924 Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Handball, Futsal and other One of the most successful Greek clubs with many domestic and Europeans titles
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia 1930 Basketball, Volleyball, Handball and other Panhellenic titles in volleyball and handball
FEA Filadelfeia/Chalkidona 1989 Basketball Earlier presence in A1 Ethniki women

Historical population

Year Population
1981 25,320
1991 25,261
2001 24,112
2011 25,734
2021 25,198

Climate

Nea Filadelfeia has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa). The area is notorious in Greece for its summer heat; according to the Hellenic National Meteorological Service it registers Greece's highest mean maximum summer temperatures for the period 1955-1997.[4] On 26 June 2007, during the 2007 European heat wave, Nea Filadelfeia recorded 46.2 °C (115.2 °F) while on the same day, the nearby official automatic H.N.M.S. weather station recorded 47.5 °C (117.5 °F), which is Europe's highest June temperature to date.[5][6]

Climate data for Nea Filadelfeia AWS, Hellenic National Meteorological Service (2006-2024)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.4
(74.1) 		25.8
(78.4) 		29.3
(84.7) 		32.2
(90.0) 		40.6
(105.1) 		47.5
(117.5) 		46.2
(115.2) 		45.3
(113.5) 		39.9
(103.8) 		38.2
(100.8) 		28.6
(83.5) 		22.6
(72.7) 		47.5
(117.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 13.7
(56.7) 		15.3
(59.5) 		17.7
(63.9) 		22.4
(72.3) 		28.2
(82.8) 		32.9
(91.2) 		35.4
(95.7) 		35.2
(95.4) 		30.6
(87.1) 		24.6
(76.3) 		20.2
(68.4) 		15.2
(59.4) 		24.3
(75.7)
Daily mean °C (°F) 9.5
(49.1) 		10.8
(51.4) 		12.7
(54.9) 		16.7
(62.1) 		21.7
(71.1) 		26.1
(79.0) 		28.5
(83.3) 		28.6
(83.5) 		24.6
(76.3) 		19.7
(67.5) 		15.6
(60.1) 		11.1
(52.0) 		18.8
(65.9)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.2
(41.4) 		6.3
(43.3) 		7.7
(45.9) 		10.9
(51.6) 		15.3
(59.5) 		19.4
(66.9) 		21.6
(70.9) 		22.0
(71.6) 		18.6
(65.5) 		14.8
(58.6) 		11.0
(51.8) 		7.0
(44.6) 		13.3
(56.0)
Record low °C (°F) −5.8
(21.6) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		−4.6
(23.7) 		0.0
(32.0) 		6.0
(42.8) 		9.0
(48.2) 		14.0
(57.2) 		13.8
(56.8) 		7.8
(46.0) 		4.6
(40.3) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−4.4
(24.1) 		−5.8
(21.6)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 53.9
(2.12) 		43.0
(1.69) 		41.8
(1.65) 		28.5
(1.12) 		20.5
(0.81) 		9.1
(0.36) 		7.0
(0.28) 		6.7
(0.26) 		19.4
(0.76) 		48.8
(1.92) 		61.9
(2.44) 		71.2
(2.80) 		411.8
(16.21)
Source 1: Nea Filadelfeia AWS (Jan 2006-Feb 2024), [7] World Meteorological Organization [8]
Source 2: Extremes (1955-today), [9] Precipitation (1955-2010) [10]
Climate data for Nea Filadelfeia, Hellenic National Meteorological Service (1955–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 12.6
(54.7) 		13.6
(56.5) 		16.0
(60.8) 		20.3
(68.5) 		26.2
(79.2) 		31.4
(88.5) 		33.8
(92.8) 		33.6
(92.5) 		29.2
(84.6) 		23.5
(74.3) 		18.1
(64.6) 		14.1
(57.4) 		22.7
(72.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.8
(47.8) 		9.3
(48.7) 		11.3
(52.3) 		15.3
(59.5) 		21.0
(69.8) 		26.0
(78.8) 		28.3
(82.9) 		27.8
(82.0) 		23.4
(74.1) 		18.4
(65.1) 		13.7
(56.7) 		10.2
(50.4) 		17.8
(64.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7) 		5.5
(41.9) 		6.9
(44.4) 		9.9
(49.8) 		14.2
(57.6) 		18.7
(65.7) 		21.3
(70.3) 		21.2
(70.2) 		17.6
(63.7) 		13.8
(56.8) 		10.0
(50.0) 		6.9
(44.4) 		12.6
(54.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 53.9
(2.12) 		43.0
(1.69) 		41.8
(1.65) 		28.5
(1.12) 		20.5
(0.81) 		9.1
(0.36) 		7.0
(0.28) 		6.7
(0.26) 		19.4
(0.76) 		48.8
(1.92) 		61.9
(2.44) 		71.2
(2.80) 		411.8
(16.21)
Source: Nea Filadelfeia SYNOPTIC [11]

Highest temperatures recorded

Below a list of the highest temperatures ever recorded in Nea Filadelfeia, Athens.

Temperature Station Date Recorded
47.5 °C (117.5 °F)[5] Nea Filadelfeia (AWS HNMS) June 26, 2007
46.2 °C (115.2 °F) [5] Nea Filadelfeia (AWS HNMS) July 25, 2007
46.2 °C (115.2 °F) [5] Nea Filadelfeia (SYNOPTIC HNMS) June 26, 2007
45.4 °C (113.7 °F) [5] Nea Filadelfeia (AWS HNMS) July 2, 2017
45.4 °C (113.7 °F) [12] Nea Filadelfeia (AWS HNMS) July 23, 2023
45.3 °C (113.5 °F) [13] Nea Filadelfeia (AWS HNMS) August 3, 2021
45.1 °C (113.2 °F) [14] Nea Filadelfeia (AWS HNMS) June 27, 2007
45.0 °C (113.0 °F) [15] Nea Filadelfeia (SYNOPTIC HNMS) July 25, 2007
45.0 °C (113.0 °F) [16] Nea Filadelfeia (SYNOPTIC HNMS) July 7, 1988

Notable people

Gallery

See also

References

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού κατά δημοτική κοινότητα" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 21 April 2023.
  2. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. ^ "Heatwave" (PDF). H.N.M.S. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Summer 2017" (PDF). H.N.M.S. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ^ "History of Nea Filadelfeia H.N.M.S station". Meteoclub. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Nea Filadelfeia HNMS station". HNMS. Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Nea Filadelfeia HNMS". WMO. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  9. ^ "30 year stats of Nea Filadelfeia". Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Nea Filadelfeia HNMS". HNMS. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Nea Filadelfeia HNMS". HNMS. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  12. ^ "HNMS". HNMS. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  13. ^ "HNMS". HNMS. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  14. ^ "30 year stats of Nea Filadelfeia". Retrieved 22 March 2024.
  15. ^ "e-kairos records". e-kairos.gr. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  16. ^ "e-kairos records". e-kairos.gr. Retrieved 29 March 2024.

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