Agios Ioannis Rentis Άγιος Ιωάννης Ρέντης |
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Coordinates: 37°58′N 23°40′E / 37.967°N 23.667°ECoordinates: 37°58′N 23°40′E / 37.967°N 23.667°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Attica |
Regional unit | Piraeus |
Municipality | Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Rentis |
• Municipal unit | 4.524 km2 (1.747 sq mi) |
Elevation | 10 m (30 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Municipal unit | 16,050 |
• Municipal unit density | 3,500/km2 (9,200/sq mi) |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
Postal code | 182 xx |
Area code(s) | 210 |
Website | www.cityofrentis.gr |
Agios Ioannis Rentis (Greek: Άγιος Ιωάννης Ρέντης) is a suburb and a former municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Rentis, of which it is a municipal unit.
Agios Ioannis Rentis is an industrialized suburb, located about 5 km (3 mi) west of central Athens and 3 km (2 mi) northeast of Piraeus. The municipal unit has an area of 4.524 km2. The small river Cephissus runs through it. Two important transport axes pass through the municipality: Motorway 1 (Athens- Thessaloniki) and the Piraeus–Platy railway, on which it has a passenger station (Rentis) and a large marshalling yard. The Olympiakos FC training center is in this area.
Agios Ioannis Rentis is twinned with Kadıköy, Turkey, since 2003.