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Encyclopedia > Galatsi
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Metropolitan Area: Athens
Location: 37° 0′ 47″ N 23° 44′ 581″ E
Area:
-Total
-Water
-Rank

4 km²
Population: (2001)
 - Total
 - Density¹
 - Rank

 57,230

 around 14,307.5/km²
Elevation:
 -lowest:
 -centre:

about 150 m
160 m(centre)
around 250 m
Postal code: 111
Area/distance code: 11-30-210 (030-210)
-290 through 299
Municipal code: 0112
Car designation: Y (prev.)
Z pres.
3-letter abbreviation: GTS
Address of administration: 2 Archimidious and Ippolitous St.
Galatsi 111 46

Galatsi (Greek, Modern: Γαλάτσι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), older spellings Galatsio, Galatsion, is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece. Galatsi is located about 5 km N of Athens from a SW to NE avenue linking Patissia. It is located about 1.5 km from Patissi, about 4 km SE of Kifissou Avenue which is part of GR-1/E75, SW of Attiki Odos (65) and the Olympic Stadium and about 3 to 4 km W of Kifissias Avenue. 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. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list by town of dialing codes in Greece. ... Dialing code 210 is an area code used in the Athens-Piraeus and Eleusis areas. ... The National Statistical Service of Greece (NSSG) is a General Secretariat of the Greek Ministry of Economy and Finance with more than 1100 employees. ... The Greek car license plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (f. ... Katharevousa (Greek Καθαρεύουσα, IPA //) is a form of the Greek language, created during the early 19th century by Adamantios Korais (1748-1833). ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... Greece Interstate 1 is one of the longest highways in Greece. ... The E75 is part of the Trans European Road Network, which is a series of main roads in the European Union. ... Attiki Odos (Greek: Αττική Οδος) is a private-owned superhighway in Greece. ... The Olympic Stadium is the name usually given to the big centrepiece sports arena of the Summer Olympic Games. ...


The area was made up of farmlands and some forests dominated the area. The area was of mixed farming which included pastures, vegetables and groves. In the mid-20th century, suburban housing developments from Athens came over and replaced with urban developments in which today, the remaining Athens' nearest farms is situated in a hill in the east. It is the only house left and is a sheep farm. And in the north and northeast where the hills are located. Residential areas are situated in the west, the northwest, the south and the east. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...


The hill name Tourkovouna are in the northeast and is crossed by an avenue in the southern part. The hill has some forests but is made up of some grasslands.


Galatsi has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, post offices and squares (plateies). Plateia (πλατεία) is the Greek word for town square. ...

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Historical population

Year Municipal population Change Density
1981 50,096 - around 12,524/km²
1991 57,230 7,134/14.24% around 14,307.5/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. ...

Sites of Interest

  • Galatsi Olympic Hall - where table tennis and gymnastics were played. It holds up to 4,500 seats Website: www.ana.gr/olympics/English/pages/OlympicVenues/Galatsi.html

The Galatsi Olympic Hall is an indoor arena located in Galatsi, a suburb of Athens, Greece. ...

External links




North: Nea Ionia
West: Athens Galatsi East: Filothei, Psychiko
South: Athens

There is also Nea Ionia in the prefecture of Magnesia Nea Ionia (meaning New Ionia) is a northern suburb of Athens, Greece. ... The Acropolis in central Athens, one of the most important landmarks in world history. ... There is also a Filothei in Filothei and in the prefectures of Ioannina and Phokida Filothei (Greek: Φιλοθέη) is an affluent suburb of Athens, Greece, consisting mainly of hillside villas with reasonably close proximity to the Olympic Stadium. ... There are other Psychikos in Greece, one in Larissa and one in Serres. ...

See also:

Municipalities of the Attica prefecture
Municipalities of Athens
Agia Varvara | Agia Paraskevi | Agioi Anargyroi | Agios Dimitrios | Athens | Aigaleo | Alimos | Amarousi | Argyroupoli | Chaidari | Chalandri | Cholargos | Dafni | Ellinikon | Filothei | Galatsi | Glyfada | Heraklio | Ilio | Ilioupoli | Kaisariani | Kallithea | Kamatero | Kifissia | Lykovryssi | Melissia | Metamorfosi | Nea Chalkidona | Nea Erythraia | Nea Ionia | Nea Filadelfeia | Nea Smyrni | Neo Psychiko | Palaio Faliro | Papagou | Pefki | Peristeri | Petroupoli | Psychiko | Tavros | Vrilissia | Vyrona | Ymittos | Zografou
(Non-municipal) Communities of Athens prefectural department
Ekali | Nea Penteli | Penteli
Municipalities of East Attica
Acharnai | Agios Konstantinos | Agios Stefanos | Artemida | Avlona | Gerakas | Glyka Nera | Kalyvia Thorikou | Keratea | Kropia | Lavreotiki | Marathon | Markopoulo Mesogeias | Nea Makri | Paiania | Pallini | Rafina | Spata | Vari | Vouliagmeni | Voula
(Non-municipal)Communities of East Attica
Afidnes | Agios Konstantinos | Anavyssos | Anoixi | Anthousa | Dionysos | Drosia | Grammatiko | Kalamos | Kapandriti | Kouvaras | Kryoneri | Malakasa | Markopoulo Oropou | Nea Palatia | Oropos | Palaia Fokaia | Pikermi | Polydendri | Rodopoli | Saronida | Skala Oropou | Stamata | Sykamino | Thrakomakedones | Varnava
Municipalities of the Piraeus prefectural department
Agios Ioannis Rentis | Aigina | Ampelakia Salaminas | Hydra | Korydallos | Kythira | Drapetsona | Methana | Nikaia | Perama | Piraeus | Poros | Salamina | Spetses | Troizina
(Non-municipal) Communities of the Piraeus prefectural department
Angistri | Antikythira
Provinces of the Piraeus prefectural department
Aigina | Kythira
Municipalities of West Attica
Ano Liosia | Aspropyrgos | Eleusis | Erythres | Fyli | Mandra | Megara | Nea Peramos | Vilia | Zefyri
(Non-Municipal) Communities of West Attica
Magoula | Oinoi
Prefectural sects of Attica
Athens | East Attica | Piraeus | West Attica

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