Kallithea
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Kallithea Καλλιθέα |
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Kallithea on the simulated view of Greater Athens.
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 Kallithea
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| Coordinates: 37°57′N 23°42′E / 37.950°N 23.700°ECoordinates: 37°57′N 23°42′E / 37.950°N 23.700°E | |||
| Country | Greece | ||
| Administrative region | Attica | ||
| Regional unit | South Athens | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Konstantinos Askounis (PASOK, Democratic Left) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Municipality | 4.749 km2 (1.834 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 25 m (82 ft) | ||
| Population (2011) | |||
| • Municipality | 100,641 | ||
| • Municipality density | 21,000/km2 (55,000/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Postal code | 176 xx | ||
| Area code(s) | 210 | ||
| Website | www.kallithea.gr | ||
Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "the best view") is the 8th largest municipality in Greece (100,641 inhabitants, 2011 census) and the 4th biggest in the Athens urban area (following municipalities of Athens, Piraeus and Peristeri). Additionally, it is the most densely populated municipality in Greece, with 21,192 inhabitants / km². The municipality has an area of 4.749 km2.
The center of Kallithea (Davaki Square) lies at a distance of 3 km (2 miles) to the south of the Athens city center (Syntagma Square) and 3 km (2 mi) to the north-east of the Piraeus (photo 1). Kallithea extends from the Filopappou and Sikelia hills in the north to Phaleron Bay in the south ; its two other sides consist of Syngrou Avenue to the east (border to the towns of Nea Smyrni and Palaio Faliro), and the Ilisos River to the west (border to the towns of Tavros and Moschato) (photo 2).
The site on which the city was developed covers the biggest part of the area to the south of Athens, protected in ancient times (5th century BC) by the Long Walls to the west and the Phalerum Wall to the east (photo 3). Somewhere within this area the ancient town of Xypete lay. The town and its citizens are mentioned, among other places, in Plato's Dialogs.
The plans for the establishment of the new city of Kallithea were officially approved in December 1884. On the longitudinal axis of the town (Thiseos Avenue), the Athens to Phaleron tramway once ran, from the beginning (1850) to (1955) and the end of its operations. Near the center of the town the Shooting Range (Skopeftirion) was built to house events of the first modern Olympic Games, the 1896 Summer Olympics, and these first modern games took place in three venues: the refurbished ancient stadium of Athens (Panathinaiko Stadium) 2 km (1 mi) NE of Kallithea, the Neo Phaliron Velodrome (currently Karaiskaki Stadium) 2 km (1 mi) SW of Kallithea, and the Kallithea Shooting Range (Skopeftirion).
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