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Kaisariani
Town in the Athens agglomeration, Greece
Town in the Athens agglomeration, Greece
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Kaisariani |
| name_local | Καισαριανή |
| type | municipality |
| image_map | 2011 Dimos Kesarianis.png |
| periph | Attica |
| periphunit | Central Athens |
| pop_municipality | 26269 |
| area_municipality | 7.841 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| elevation | 130 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 161 21 |
| area_code | 210 |
| licence | Z |
| website | www.kessariani.gr |
| image_skyline | Kaisariani Moni 9.jpg |
| caption_skyline | Kaisariani Monastery |
| established_c | 1922 ( years ago) |
| established_m | 1933 ( years ago) |
Kaisariani () is a suburban town and a municipality in the eastern part of the Athens agglomeration in Greece.
Geography
Kaisariani is located about 3 km southeast of the Athens city centre, and 3 km of the Acropolis of Athens. The municipality has an area of 7.841 km2. Towards the east the municipality extends to the forested Hymettus mountain, where the 11th century Kaisariani Monastery is situated. The built-up area of Kaisariani is continuous with that of the center of Athens and the suburb Vyronas to the southwest. The main thoroughfare is Ethnikis Antistasis Avenue, which connects Kaisariani with the center of Athens and the A62 Hymettus Ring Road (formerly the A64 until 2024).
History
The Kaisariani Monastery was established on Mount Hymettus during the Byzantine times, in the late 11th or early 12th century.
The town was founded in 1922 as a refugee camp for refugees driven from Asia Minor, most of whom were coming from Smyrna. Formerly part of the municipality of Athens, Kaisariani was created as a separate municipality in 1933. The name was derived from Caesarea, the historical capital city of Cappadocia in Asia Minor (now Kayseri, Turkey).
The Kaisariani rifle range is notable as the site of the execution of 200 communists on 1 May 1944 by the Nazi occupiers as a revenge for the death of German general Franz Krech, who had been killed in a guerrilla ambush near Molaoi a few days before.
In the early hours of June 17, 1944, 10 men of the United Panhellenic Organization of Youth and guerillas of the National Liberation Front were killed, when trapped by the Nazi forces at the Monastery of Kaisariani, where they had been hiding.
Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 28,972 |
| 1991 | 26,803 |
| 2001 | 26,419 |
| 2011 | 26,458 |
| 2021 | 26,269 |
Sports
Kaisariani has its own Greek A2 League basketball team, named Near East Kaisariani, which was founded in 1927. The team plays in the Near East Indoor Arena.
| Sport clubs based in Kaisariani | Club | Founded | Sports | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Near East | 1927 | Basketball | Panhellenic title in basketball, earlier presence in A Ethniki basketball | |
| Ethnikos Asteras F.C. | 1927 | Football | Earlier presence in A Ethniki |
Election results
| Election | Turnout | ND | PASOK | SYRIZA | KKE | Other | New Democracy (Greece)}};" | Panhellenic Socialist Movement}};" | Coalition of the Radical Left}};" | Communist Party of Greece}};" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2023 | 55.72 | 35.90 | 7.18 | 21.20 | 15.26 | 20.46 | ||||||||
| May 2023 | 70.63 | 35.08 | 6.59 | 24.08 | 15.04 | 19.21 | ||||||||
| 2019 | 58.60 | 31.48 | 5.58 | 36.55 | 12.16 | 14.23 | ||||||||
| Sep 2015 | 58.68 | 21.31 | 4.51 | 38.54 | 11.71 | 23.93 | ||||||||
| Jan 2015 | 66.44 | 22.81 | 3.44 | 38.95 | 11.80 | 23.00 | ||||||||
| Jun 2012 | 63.93 | 21.21 | 8.35 | 34.06 | 9.51 | 26.87 | ||||||||
| May 2012 | 67.23 | 9.99 | 9.32 | 23.69 | 16.02 | 40.98 | ||||||||
| 2009 | 67.90 | 21.41 | 37.92 | 9.04 | 16.97 | 14.66 | ||||||||
| 2007 | 70.53 | 28.58 | 32.83 | 10.32 | 18.82 | 9.45 | ||||||||
| 2004 | 75.17 | 33.17 | 38.33 | 7.38 | 14.70 | 6.42 | ||||||||
| 2000 | 78.58 | 30.32 | 42.00 | 7.65 | 14.96 | 5.07 | ||||||||
| 1996 | 78.77 | 26.08 | 37.27 | 10.98 | 15.83 | 9.84 | ||||||||
| 1993 | 83.06 | 26.55 | 47.19 | 6.99 | 13.56 | 5.71 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 83.39 | 32.37 | 37.98 | 26.68 | 2.97 | |||||||||
| Nov 1989 | 83.65 | 30.40 | 39.36 | 28.56 | 1.68 | |||||||||
| Jun 1989 | 82.62 | 28.00 | 34.74 | 34.11 | 3.15 | |||||||||
| 1985 | 84.40 | 24.96 | 43.92 | 5.22 | 24.85 | 1.05 | ||||||||
| 1981 | 83.81 | 20.82 | 40.14 | 6.00 | 29.62 | 3.42 | ||||||||
| 1977 | 84.47 | 26.66 | 22.97 | 9.51 | 28.61 | 12.25 | ||||||||
| 1974 | 85.37 | 33.48 | 11.06 | 33.95 | 21.51 |
Notable people
- Themis Adamantidis, singer
- Christos Dantis, singer and songwriter
- Anna Fonsou, actress
- Stelios Giannakopoulos, footballer
- Antonis Kalogiannis, singer
- Evangelos Kouloumbis, politician
- Domna Samiou, musician
References
Notes
References
- "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)". National Statistical Service of Greece.
- "Byzantine monuments of Attica".
- [https://byzantine-world.com/byzantine-architecture/monastery/the-byzantine-monastery-of-kaisariani-near-athens/ Byzantine World]
- "EETAA local government changes".
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