Agios Stefanos, Attica
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Agios Stefanos Άγιος Στέφανος |
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| Coordinates: 38°8′N 23°51′E / 38.133°N 23.850°ECoordinates: 38°8′N 23°51′E / 38.133°N 23.850°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | East Attica |
| Municipality | Dionysos |
| • Municipal unit | 8.136 km2 (3.141 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 350 m (1,150 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 10,015 |
| • Municipal unit density | 1,200/km2 (3,200/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 145 xx |
| Area code(s) | 210 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www.agstefanos.gr |
Agios Stefanos (Greek: Άγιος Στέφανος, meaning Saint Stephen) is a suburb in Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dionysos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 8.136 km2.
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.
Motorway 1 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) 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.
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