Maroussi or Amaroussi, also Marousi and Amarousi, (Greek, Modern: Μαρούσι, Katharevousa: -on) older forms: Amarousio, Amarousion, Amaroussi, Amaroussio, Amaroussion and Marousion is a suburban city NE of Athens, Greece. It is one of the largest municipalities of Athens. The Athens Olympic Sports Complex, the largest sports complex is Greece, is also there, next to the German School of Athens. Its main street is Kifisias Avenue, and also contains four of the ISAP train stations and two of the Suburban Railway. It is the birthplace of the famous Greek musical actress Aliki Vougiouklaki. ANT1 television station and studios are also located in this community, as are the main offices of the Greek subsidiaries of international corporations Kodak, Bayer, Kimberly-Clark, Coca-Cola, and Nestlé. Amarousi dates back to ancient times. It is accessed by Kifissias Avenue. Greece consists of 13 administrative regions known as Peripheries of Greece, which are further subdivided into 51 prefectures (nomoi, singular - nomos, Greek: νομοί, νομός)): See also List of the prefectures of Greece by area List of the prefectures of Greece by population density List of the prefectures of Greece by population External... 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 or larger region, and usually an important hub for international connections. ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα Athína IPA ) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday 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). ... Athens (Greek: Αθήνα Athína IPA ) is the capital of Greece and one of the most famous cities in the world. ... The Olympic Complex in the final stages of construction (Satellite Photograph). ... The German School of Athens (GSA), or Deutsche Schule Athen(Γερμανική Σχολή Αθηνών), is an independent educational institution in Athens, Greece. ... Aliki Vougiouklaki Aliki Vougiouklaki Aliki in one of her movies in Corfu Aliki Vougiouklaki Aliki as a student in her movie Χτυποκάρδια στο θρανίο (Heartache on the desk) Aliki Vougiouklaki (Greek: Αλίκη Βουγιουκλάκη, born Maroussi, Athens, Greece July 20, 1934 and died on July 23, 1996 of pancreatic cancer in Athens) was a movie star... Antenna, better known as ANT1, is a popular television station in Greece. ... Eastman Kodak Company (NYSE: EK) is a large multinational public company producing photographic equipment. ... Bayer AG (German pronunciation BYE-er, in US usually pronounced BAY-er) (NYSE: BAY, TYO: 4863 ) is a German chemical and pharmaceutical company founded in 1863. ... Kimberly-Clark Corporation (NYSE: KMB) is an American corporation that produces mostly paper based consumer products. ... The wave shape (known as the dynamic ribbon device) present on all Coca-Cola cans throughout the world derives from the contour of the original Coca-Cola bottles. ... Nestlé S.A. or Société des Produits Nestlé S.A., headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, is the worlds biggest food and beverage company. ...

Its forests are in the northeast and the size is large, the rest of the area is residential with industrial buildings mainly within Kifissias Avenue.

Historical population

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Persons

• Spiridon Louis, a Greek water carrier who won the first modern-day Marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming a national hero

Spiridon Spiros Louis (January 12, 1873 – March 26, 1940) was a Greek water-carrier who won the marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming a national hero. ... Marathon (Greek, Modern: Μαραθώνας Marathona or Marathonas, Ancient/ Katharevousa: Μαραθών, Marathon) is a town in Greece, the site of the battle of Marathon in 490 BC, in which the Athenian army defeated the Persians. ... The 1896 Summer Olympics, formally called the Games of the I Olympiad, were the first modern Summer Olympic Games and the first Games since Roman emperor Theodosius I banned the Ancient Olympic Games in AD 393 as part of the Christian campaign against paganism. ...

Modern Maroussi

Maroussi is now known as the Financial District of Athens housing many corprate buildings as well as many modern facilities and infrastructures. It is full of modern low-rise office builings and could possibly be the first area of Athens to approve of Highrise construction since the 1980s.

See also

• See also: List of cities in Greece

This is a list of the cities in Greece with more than 30,000 inhabitants . ...