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Afidnes (Greek, Modern: Αφίδνες, Ancient/Katharevoussa: Αφίδναι), older forms: Afidnai, Afidne, Latin: Aphidnae, sometimes incorrectly as Aphidna or Afidna is a suburb in Attica, Greece just about 28 km north of Athens. From the Medieval Times to the late 20th century, the village was known as Kiourka. The name dates back to ancient times as Aphidnae Afidnes is located west of the superhighway and lies next to the northern part of the Parnitha mountains whic are mainly of grasslands and rocks to the west and is surrounded with other mountains to the north and east. Afidnes is accessed with an interchanges with GR-1/E75 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) at the 28th km with the road also linking to Varybombi. The Cephissus River lies to the south. Afidnes is located SE of Thiva, S of Euboea and Oropos, about 20 km W of Marathon, about 15 km NE of Kifissia and about 15 km NE of the Attiki Odos (number 6). Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos): External link Map Categories: Lists of subnational entities | Prefectures of Greece ...
Attica (in Greek: Αττική, Attike;; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a periphery (subdivision) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. ...
A metropolis (in Greek metera = mother and polis = city/town) is a major city, which is an economical and cultural center for some country, and usually a hub for its international connections. ...
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Attica (in Greek: Αττική, Attike;; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is a periphery (subdivision) in Greece, containing Athens, the capital of Greece. ...
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Mount Parnitha (Greek, modern: ΠάÏνηθα, ancient/Katharevousa: -is, sometimes Parnetha), older forms Parnes, Parnis is a mountain and range north of Athens and Menidi/Acharnae, the tallest on the peninsula of Attica. ...
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The E75 is part of the Trans European Road Network, which is a series of main roads in the European Union. ...
Cephissus (Athenian plain) (Greek Κήφισσος, Kifissós, Kephissós, Kêphissos) or Cephisus (Greek Κήφισος Kêphissos), a river flowing through the Athenian plain. ...
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Euboea or Negropont (Modern Greek: ΕÏβοια Evia, Ancient Greek Εúβοια Eúboia; see also List of traditional Greek place names), is the largest island of the Greek archipelago. ...
Oropos, or Oropus is a Greek seaport, on the Euripus in Attica, opposite Eretria. ...
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The archaeological city of Aphidnae was a small ancient municipality. The area in the 19th century was later excavated. The area features about 13 Middle Helladic tumulus. Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Until the 1990s, farmlands cover the area around Afidnes but housing developments didn't reach Afidna until the 1990s but the population didn't boom in the 1990s and housing developments of Athens reached near Afidnes. Forests covers part of the community. The population are urban and rural. Businesses and factories are within the superhighway including the tire company Vega SPA. // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ...
The Afidnes Toll Booth/Toll Station is located southeast of the town and was first opened in the 1950s/1960s as the toll gate outside the Athens area. The three-lane superhighway began construction in the early 1990s within the toll area and later expanded from about 15 to 30 lanes in total. The superhighway extended after 1995 outside Afidnes and interchanges were partially renovated. Several protests occurred within the tolls. Several Supermoto events occurred in Afidna including the 1st, 3rd and the 6th Supermoto Super Cups in 2001. The 2004 Blizzard of Greece or the Greek blizzard plundered all of the area and outside Afidna and stranded tens of cars in the toll booth and had to wait in the cold for a few days. Roads were closed except for local roads. A few days later, snow plows cleaned the toll area to help reopen the road and the superhighway was reopened. The blizzard amounted to about nearly 1.5 to 2 m. 2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
Settlements
- Drosopigi (pop: 58 (1991))
Other Afidnes has a school, a lyceum, a gymnasium, banks, churches, a post office, a train station (Athens - Lamia - Larissa - Thessaloniki) and a few squares (plateies). Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ...
Historical population | Year | Population | Change | Communal population | Density | | 1981 | 1,301 | - | - | - | | 1991 | 1,079 | 222/17.06% | 1,504 | 43.47/km² | 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Persons Callistratus of Aphidnae (Greek: ΚαλλιστÏάτος Kallistratos) was a friend of Callicrates, a political person and an Athenian orator of the 4th century BC, a strategos in 378 and was executed in 355. ...
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There is also Rodopoli in the Serres prefecture, see Rodopoli (Serres), Greece Rodopoli (Greek: Ροδόπολη, meaning Town of Roses), older form Bala is a rather exclusive suburb in Attica, Greece -- just about 22 km north of Athens. ...
Agios Stefanos (Greek: meaning Saint Stephen) is a rather exclusive suburb in Attica, Greece -- just about 23 km north of Athens. ...
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