Vrilissia

Vrilissia Βριλήσσια
From upper left: Pendelis Avenue, The Water Tower, the Cultural Hall and Analipseos Square
Vrilissia
Location within the region
Coordinates: 38°2′N 23°50′E / 38.033°N 23.833°E / 38.033; 23.833Coordinates: 38°2′N 23°50′E / 38.033°N 23.833°E / 38.033; 23.833
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	North Athens
Government
• Mayor	Kostas Ioannidis (ND; since 2007)
Area
• Municipality	3.856 km2 (1.489 sq mi)
Elevation	250 m (820 ft)
Highest elevation	310 m (1,020 ft)
Lowest elevation	245 m (804 ft)
Population (2011)
• Municipality	30,741
• Municipality density	8,000/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	152 35
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	I
Website	www.vrilissia.gr

Vrilissia (Greek: Βριλήσσια) is a suburban municipality of the North Athens regional unit, in the Attica region. It is located in the Athens basin, at the southwestern foot of the Penteli Mountain. At the 2011 census, the municipality had 30,741 residents.

The administrative limits of the municipality extend from the Chalandri gully up to foothills of the Penteli, known as Patima and Koufos Hills. Vrilissia lies approximately 10 kilometres (6 miles) north-east of the centre of the Greek capital and 5 kilometres (3 miles) northwest of the city of Pallini, centre of East Attica. The area of the Vrilissia municipality is 3.856 square kilometres (1.489 square miles).

Among the municipality's features one notices the low rise profile with four apartment floors maximum at the center, while particularly high is also the rate of private gardens. The centre of the municipality is built up around the Analipseos Main Church (Jesus Christ's Ascension Church), while the commercial area mainly extends throughout the Penteli Avenue. The municipality is generally composed of residents among the median and upper income bands.

The municipality is connected with all urban and suburban means of transport of Attica. The Athens northern beltway Motorway 6 and the short Motorway 642 pass through the municipality. It is served by two commuter railway stations (Doukissis Plakentias station and Pentelis station) and a metro station (Doukissis Plakentias). Several (and relatively frequent) buses serve destinations to neighbouring suburbs as well as the centre of Athens. The main thoroughfare is Pentelis Avenue, which connects Vrilissia with Chalandri and central Athens.

In antiquity the area of Vrilissia formed part of the deme of Phlya, which covered the land spanning from Psychiko to Agia Paraskevi and mainly centered on what is now known as the Municipality of Chalandri.