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Agios Stefanos, Attica
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Agios Stefanos |
| name_local | Άγιος Στέφανος |
| type | municipal unit |
| image_map | DE Agiou Stefanou.svg |
| map_caption | Location within the regional unit |
| periph | Attica |
| periphunit | East Attica |
| municipality | Dionysos |
| pop_municunit | 10597 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| area_municunit | 8.136 |
| elevation | 350 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 145 xx |
| area_code | 210 |
| licence | Z |
| website | www.agstefanos.gr |
Agios Stefanos (, meaning Saint Stephen) is a town and a northern suburb of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Dionysos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 8.136 km2.
Geography
Agios Stefanos is situated in the hills in the northeastern part of the Athens conurbation, at about 350 m elevation. It lies east of the Parnitha mountains, northwest of the Penteliko Mountain, and 4 km southwest of the Marathon Reservoir. The source of the river Kifisos is near Agios Stefanos. It is 9 km west of Marathon and 21 km northeast of Athens city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Anoixi and Stamata to the south.
The A1 motorway (Athens–Thessaloniki–Evzonoi) passes west of the town. Agios Stefanos has a railway station on the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki. Athens ERA-1 transmitter, the second tallest man-made structure of Greece, is situated north of Agios Stefanos.
Historical population
Agios Stefanos has historically been an Arvanite settlement.
| Year | Town population | Municipality population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2,388 | - |
| 1991 | 5,243 | 5,333 |
| 2001 | 8,790 | 8,961 |
| 2011 | 9,892 | 10,015 |
| 2021 | 10,492 | 10,597 |
References
References
- "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities". [[Government Gazette (Greece).
- "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)". National Statistical Service of Greece.
- Hans-Jürgen Sasse. (1991). "Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland".
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