Ano Liosia
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| Ano Liosia Άνω Λιόσια |
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| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (center): | 160 m (525 ft) |
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| Country: | Greece |
| Periphery: | Attica |
| Prefecture: | West Attica |
| Population statistics (as of 2001[1]) | |
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| - Population: | 26,423 |
| - Area:[2] | 38.447 km² (15 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 687 /km² (1,780 /sq mi) |
| Codes | |
| Postal: | 133 xx |
| Area: | 210 |
| Auto: | Z |
| Website | |
| www.liosia.gr | |
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Ano Liosia or Ano Liossia (Greek: Άνω Λιόσια) is a suburb in the northwestern part of Athens, Greece. It is the second-eastern most municipality in West Attica Prefecture (after Zefyri). Ano Liossia has grown rapidly over the last twenty years. A large number of Roma live in this suburb of the Greek capital. The mountain range of Aigaleo is to its southwest. The view of the southeastern portion of the Parnitha ranges lies to the north. Other panorama of two other mountains are Penteli and the Hymettus. A mountain slope is to the west. Since February 2004, Attiki Odos runs between the town and GR-1/E75 to the east. The interchange is at Dimokratias Avenue. The Ano Liosia Ring at number 65 is presently under construction and will be opened to bypass Ano Liosia. It is located to the west and is connected with the Aigaleo Ring. It is located E of Eleusis and the Peloponnese, SE of Thiva, SSE of Chalkida, W of Mesogeios Avenue and about 15 km N of Athens, about 20 km Piraeus and Poseidonos Avenue. A suburban railway station has been constructed at Fylis Interchange of Attiki Odos with Fylis Avenue. The station is part of the new railroad line between Athens and Patras. The railway station of the old metric line is now closed.
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[edit] Geography
Ano Liosia except for the northwest and the southwest were mainly made up of farmlands. Pasture farming, groves and mixed farming were common. Urban development replaced much of the farmland between the 1970s and the 1990s. Today, half of the municipality is urbanized or residential. Rocky landscape with bushes dominates the rest of the land.
[edit] Radio station
- Xenios FM - 94.3 and 97.4 FM - http://www.xenios943.gr
[edit] Sports teams
- Akratitos - a Greek football/soccer team which was founded in 1963
- Das Ano Liosia - a Greek basketball team
[edit] Sites of interest
- Ano Liosia Olympic Hall where wrestling and judo were played in the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Stadium for Akratitos rarely plays in this stadium
- Basketball stadium for Das Ano Liosia
- Football/soccer stadium for Akratitos
[edit] Transportation
Ano Liosia is connected to the rest of Athens by various bus lines, most notably the B12 and E42 lines, as well as by the Proastiakos rail network.
[edit] Other
Ano Liossia has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a police station, a post office, supermarkets, a recycling plant, parks and squares (plateies).
[edit] History
Ano Liosia was rebuilt after World War II and the Greek Civil War.
On September 7, 1999, the 1999 Athens earthquake damaged between one hundred and a thousand homes. The 11th International Chess Tournament took place in Ano Liosia in 2001. The municipality opened a campsite in 2002 outside the town at Myrsini Beach northwest of Myrsini in the northwestern part of the Prefecture of Ilia. It is known as LM Beach.
The havoc of the nearby Parnitha fire (See also: Summer 2007 Wildfires in Greece) devastated the northern portion of the area and nearly devastated the city. The fire reached the outskirts of the town during the evening of June 28, 2007 and was seen throughout the night. It calmed down on June 30. Approximately 50 square kilometres was laid waste.
[edit] Population
| Year | Population | Change | Density |
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| 1981 | 16,862 | - | 438.6/km² |
| 1991 | 21,397 | +4,535 or +26.89% | 556.5/km² |
| 2001 | 26,423 | +5,026 or +23.49% | 687.3/km² |
[edit] External links
- Coordinates:
- http://www.chess.gr/anoliosia/
- Das Ano Liosia
- http://www.stadia.gr/anoliossia/anoliossia.html
| Northwest: Fyli | North: Fyli and Acharnes | Northeast: Acharnes |
| West: Aspropyrgos | Ano Liosia | East: Acharnes |
| South: Ilio, Kamatero and Petroupoli | Southeast: Zefyri |
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