Varnava

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Varnavas (Βαρνάβας)
Coordinates	38°13′ N 23°55′ E
Country	Greece
Periphery	Attica
Prefecture	East Attica
Population	1,722 source (2001)
Elevation	453 m
Postal code	190 14
Area code	22950
Licence plate code	Z
Website	www.varnavas.org

Varnava (Greek, Modern: Βαρνάβα, Ancient/Katharevousa: Βαρνάβας), also Varnavas is a community of the Greek prefecture of Attica. Varnava is linked with the road linking Nea Makri and Kapandriti. The area around Varnava are surrounded by olive trees, pasture farmlands, grasslands and are hilly, pine trees dominates southward, farmlands are in valley areas. The South Euboic Gulf covers the northeast and features Varnavas' nearest beach. Varnavas' beach is one of the cleanest beaches of Attica. The Varnava is located about NE of Athens, E of GR-1/E75 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) and north of Rafina.

Landmarks includes the Istoriko Laografiko Mouseio Varnavas (Historic People's Museum of Varnavas)

Businesses and agriculture are the most popular industry in Varnava. Housing developments came in the 1990s but slowly boomed.

1 Other
2 Historical population
3 External links
4 See also

[edit] Other

Varnava has a school, a lyceum or a middle school, a gymnasia or a high school, banks, churches, a post office and a few squares (plateies).-->

[edit] Historical population

Year	Population	Change	Communal population
1981	1,130	-	-
1991	1,170	40/35.4%	1,404
2001	1,722	-	-

[edit] External links

GTP Travel Pages (Community)
Istoriko Laografiko Mouseio Varnavas
Map and aerial photos:
- Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google or Yahoo! Maps
- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
Coordinates: 23°55′10″N, 38°13′15″E

Northwest: Kalamos	North: South Euboic Sea	Northeast: South Euboic Sea
West: Kapandriti	Varnavas (community)	East: Grammatiko and the South Euboic Gulf
	South: Marathon	Southeast: Grammatiko and Marathon

[edit] See also

List of municipalities of Attica

*Municipalities and communities* of the East Attica Prefecture**
Acharnes • Agios Stefanos • Artemis • Avlona • Gerakas • Glyka Nera • Kalyvia Thorikou • Keratea • Kropia • Lavreotiki • Marathon • Markopoulo Mesogaias • Nea Makri • Paiania • Pallini • Rafina • Spata • Vari • Voula • Vouliagmeni
Afidnes • Agios Konstantinos • Anavyssos • Anixi • Anthousa • Dionysos • Drosia • Grammatiko • Kalamos • Kapandriti • Kouvaras • Kryoneri • Malakasa • Markopoulo Oropou • Nea Palatia • Oropos • Palaia Fokaia • Pikermi • Polydendri • Rodopoli • Saronida • Skala Oropou • Stamata • Sykamino • Thrakomakedones • Varnava