Nea Peramos
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Nea Peramos Νέα Πέραμος |
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| Coordinates: 38°0′N 23°25′E / 38.000°N 23.417°ECoordinates: 38°0′N 23°25′E / 38.000°N 23.417°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | West Attica |
| Municipality | Megara |
| • Municipal unit | 7.900 km2 (3.050 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (7 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Municipal unit | 8,333 |
| • Municipal unit density | 1,100/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) |
| Postal code | 190 06 |
| Area code(s) | 22960 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www.nea-peramos.gr |
Nea Peramos (Greek: Νέα Πέραμος), before the 1990s Megalo Pefko (Greek: Μεγάλο Πεύκο), is a suburb and a former municipality in West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Megara, of which it is a municipal unit.
Nea Peramos is situated in the eastern part of the Megaris plain, on the Saronic Gulf coast, opposite the island of Salamis. Nea Peramos is 7 km east of Megara, 11 km west of Eleusis and 27 km west of Athens. Motorway 8 (Athens - Corinth) passes north of the town. The Nea Peramos railway station is served by Proastiakos commuter trains to Athens and Kiato. From its fishing harbour, a ferryboat line connects it to the island of Salamis, close to the Monastery of Panagia Faneromeni.
Landmark buildings include the two tall (12-storied and 10-storied) blocks of flats, the Church of St. George, the N. Petkas Traditional Olive Press (currently (Oct. '11)under reconstruction), which has been donated to the Association of Peramians Kyzikians and the former Town Hall, all of them on 28 October st. (the old Greek National Road 8) which traverses the town parallel to the coast.
Nea Peramos has a few schools (a lyceum - high school, a gymnasium - junior high school and four primary schools) and two KAPI (day care centres for elderly people). Three military camps are located in town, among them the Artillery School and the Army Special Forces base.
There is a municipal library whose mostly-Greek-language collection is as yet (Oct '11) uncatalogued. The cultural life of the town is enriched by the Fair of St. George in April, the Klidonas festival on St. John's Day (after the summer solstice) and the Sardine Night in late August. Several cultural associations operate, such as the Association of Peramians Kyzikians, the Nea Peramos Women's Association and the Cultural Association "Aghios Panteleimon".
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