Korydallos
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| Korydallos Κορυδαλλός |
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| Time zone: | EET/EEST (UTC+2/3) |
| Elevation (center): | 30 m (98 ft) |
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| Country: | Greece |
| Periphery: | Attica |
| Prefecture: | Piraeus |
| Mayor: | Stavros Kasimatis |
| Population statistics (as of 2001[1]) | |
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| - Population: | 67,456 |
| - Area:[2] | 4.324 km² (2 sq mi) |
| - Density: | 15,600 /km² (40,405 /sq mi) |
| Codes | |
| Postal: | 181 xx |
| Area: | 210 |
| Auto: | Z |
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| www.korydallos.gr | |
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Korydallos (Greek: Κορυδαλλός, Latin: Corydallus) is a municipality which belongs to Piraeus Prefecture, Greece in the western suburbs of Athens. It is the home of the Korydallos prisons. It sits on a mountain in the west named Aegaleo. It is located W of Athens, N of Piraeus and S of GR-8/E55 and Athinon Avenue.
Farming used to dominate the community and much of the area was and remains deforested. The western half are rocky. Today, urbanization covers the south, central, westcentral and east.
The place was founded in the ancient times. It was one of the 100 municipalities in ancient Attica. In the end of the 6th century BC. Theophilos Corydalleus (1563-1646) was a philosopher lived in Corydallos. 200 years later, there was Emmanouil Koutsikaris named the area that time San skytalodromia, and was renamed Pachy or Pachi or Pahi/ In 1923, the village was renamed Korydallos. The population in 1928 was 2,500. In 1934, Korydallos became an autonomous commune until 1946 when it became a municipality and a city. The city now boasts a population of 60,000.
Korydallos has schools, lyceums, High schools, banks, a post office, and many squares (plateies).The main street Taxiarhon has become a well known shopping center with many fashion shops and boutiques. Korydallos also has two soccer teams, Proodeftiki FC which has its own stadium at Grigoriou Lambraki street, and Aetos Korydallou.
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[edit] Trivia
The international award winning Greek cult-film 'Spirtokouto' was filmed in Korydallos in 2003.
[edit] Historical population
| Year | Municipal population | Change | Density |
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| 1981 | 61,313 | - | 14,179.7/km² |
| 1991 | 63,184 | 1,871/3.05% | 14,612.4/km² |
| 2001 | 67,456 | 4,272/6.76% | 15,600.4/km² |
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[edit] See also
| North: Haidari | ||
| West: Nikaia | Skala Oropou (community) | East: Agia Varvara |
| South: Nikaia |
[edit] External links
- Official website (Greek)
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