Ampelokipoi, Athens

Ampelokipoi
Αμπελόκηποι
Neighborhood

Athens Tower in Ampelokipoi
Ampelokipoi
Coordinates: 37°59′23″N 23°45′53″E / 37.98972°N 23.76472°ECoordinates: 37°59′23″N 23°45′53″E / 37.98972°N 23.76472°E
Country Greece
Region Attica
City Athens
Website www.cityofathens.gr

Ampelokipoi or Ampelokipi (Αμπελόκηποι) is a large, central district of the city of Athens. In 1908, Panathinaikos Athletic Club was founded in this district. Ampelokipoi is located in the center of Athens, near Zografou, Goudi, Psychiko and, Pagkrati.

Two metro stations are located in the district.

History

The village Ampelokipoi is indicated in the map of 1815.

Before the Greek independence, at the beginning of 19th century Ampelokipoi was a village few kilometers north-east of Athens. The village Ampelokipoi is noted in the maps of this period. At the late of 19th century the village still remains outside the boundaries of Athens agglomeration.[1] Then some cottages of rich Athenian were built in this area. Due to its healthy climate, many hospitals were built in Ampelokipoi in the late of 19th century and the beginning of 20th.[2] Today in this area there are the hospitals Erythros Stavros Hospital (Red Cross), Errikos Dynan Hospital, Ippokrateio Hospital, Elpis Hospital and Agios Sabbas Hospital. The population explosion in Ampelokipoi happened after the Asia Minor Disaster, in 1922, when many refugees settled in this area. For the residence of the refugees, the government had originally chosen the area of the stadium of Panathinaikos that had been built in the same period.[3] So a conflict broke out between refugees and Panathinaikos fans and finally the government changed the place for the settling of refugees. The new district was named Kountouriotika and was located around of Panathinaikos stadium.[4] Few years later the government built a new neighbourhood for the refugees opposite of Panathinaikos stadium, known as prosfygika of Alexandras Avenue. These houses were built between 1933 and 1935 and today some of them have proclaimed monuments of historical heritage.[5]

Sports

Ampelokipoi is the seat of the clubs Panathinaikos, one of the most successful Greek sport club, founded in 1908 and Ampelokipoi B.C., a basketball club founded in 1929.

Sport clubs based in Ampelokipoi
Club Founded Sports Achievements
Panathinaikos1908Football, Basketball , Volleyball, Water Polo, Track and Field and others One of the most successful Greek clubs, many titles in several sports
Ampelokipoi B.C.1929 (originally as Hephaestus Athens)Basketball Earlier presence in A1 Ethniki basketball

Buildings

Athens tower

Important buildings located in Ambelokipi:

Government buildings

Hospitals

Other

Prosfygika of Ampelokipoi

Hotels

Cinemas

Residential streets

This is a list of residential streets in the Ampelokipoi area. Most of these are named after geographic locations:

References

  1. ↑ "Η Αθήνα τον 19ο αιώνα: Από επαρχιακή πόλη της Οθωμανικής Αυτοκρατορίας, πρωτεύουσα του Ελληνικού Βασιλείου". eie.gr. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Ιστορία". 12dim-athin.att.sch.gr. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Οι μικρασιάτες πρόσφυγες του 1922 εγκαθίστανται στους Αμπελοκήπους". mikrasiatis.gr. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "H σύγκρουση των φιλάθλων του Παναθηναϊκού με τους Μικρασιάτες πρόσφυγες". mixanitouxronou.gr. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  5. ↑ "Προσφυγικές Πολυκατοικίες". eie.gr. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  6. ↑ http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&id=110578