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Encyclopedia > Vouliagmeni
Vouliagmeni  (Βουλιαγμένη)
Location
Coordinates 37°48′N 23°47′E / 37.8, 23.783Coordinates: 37°48′N 23°47′E / 37.8, 23.783
Time zone: EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (min-max): 0 - 350 m  (0 -  1148 ft)
Government
Country: Greece
Periphery: Attica
Prefecture: East Attica
Population statistics (as of 2001)
Municipality
 - Population: 6,442
 - Area: 5.83 km² (2 sq.mi.)
 - Density: 1,105 /km² (2,862 /sq.mi.)
Codes
Postal codes: 166 xx
Area codes: 210
License plate codes: Z
Website
www.vouliagmeni.gr

Vouliagmeni (Greek: Βουλιαγμένη, meaning "sunken") is an exclusive municipality 20 km south of Athens. Its population is about 4,000. It sits on the southwestern part of the Hymettus mountain range. It's exact location is around 37.8° or 37°48′ N and around 23.83° or 23°50′ E. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 685 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (800 × 700 pixel, file size: 27 KB, MIME type: image/png) Other versions Adapted from Image:Greece outline map. ... Image File history File links Red_pog. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... A time zone is a region of the Earth that has adopted the same standard time, usually referred to as the local time. ... Time zones of Europe: Light colours indicate countries not observing daylight saving Eastern European Time (EET) is one of the names of UTC+2 time zone, 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) is one of the names of UTC+3 time zone, 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time. ... Eastern European Time Central Africa Time Israel Standard Time South Africa Standard Time Central European Summer Time West Africa Summer Time Category: ... -12 | -11 | -10 | -9:30 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3:30 | -3 | -2:30 | -2 | -1 | -0:25 | UTC (0) | +0:20 | +0:30 | +1 | +2 | +3 | +3:30 | +4 | +4:30 | +4:51 | +5 | +5:30 | +5:40 | +5:45 | +6 | +6:30 | +7 | +7:20 | +7... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... This is an alphabetical list of countries of the world, including independent states (both those that are internationally recognised and generally unrecognised), inhabited dependent territories and areas of special sovereignty. ... The peripheries (περιφέρειες) are the subnational divisions 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. ... 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... East Attica is one of the prefectures of Greece. ... This is an alphabetical list of municipalities and communities in Greece. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Here are list of postal codes in Greece. ... This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. ... Greek car number plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Greece. ... Athens (ancient Greek: αἱ Ἀθῆναι (plural), evolving into the modern αι Αθήναι in Greek until recently, and η Αθήνα nowadays (IPA : singular see below: Origin of the name ) is both the largest and the capital city of Greece, located in the Attica periphery. ... Hymettus, also Hymettos (Gr. ...


Vouliagmeni is bisected by Athinas Avenue, which arrives from Athens as Vouliagmenis Avenue, then runs parallel to the seashore and continues southwards. The part east of the main road is rocky and the bulk of the town is built there. The western half is covered with pine trees, and consists of two peninsulas, Megalo and Mikro Kavouri ("Big Crab" and "Little Crab"). The two Kavouria feature beautiful and very popular sandy and pebble beaches in between rocky shores, several luxury hotels including the Astir Hotel which occupies most of Mikro Kavouri, two marinas, a nautical club (swimming, finswimming, waterpolo, skiing, sailing), a sports club (football, basketball, volleyball, tennis) and several luxurious seaside restaurants, taverns and cafeterias. The Kavouria are among the most expensive pieces of housing real estate in Greece. Zoning is enforced strictly. Vouliagmenis Avenue is one of the longest avenues in the Greater Athens area. ...


The Vouliagmeni beaches are consistently awarded the coveted EU blue flags for environmental excellence. The triathlon of the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in this area. The ceremony for the lighting of the flame is arranged as a pagan pageant, with priestesses dancing. ...

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History

Ruins of the temple of Apollo Zoster have been excavated and can be seen inside the public Astir Hotel beach. According to the legend, when Leto was about to give birth to Apollo and Artemis, she fled writhing in pain to Delos. uring her flight she discarded her girdle, which fell on the Mikro Kavouri peninsula. When her son, the god Apollo, was born, he picked up the discarded girdle and girdled himself in honor of his mother, hence he was named "Zoster" (Girt). Other remnants of early human habitation found in Vouliagmeni include Neolithic and Bronze Age building foundations and a 5th century BC outpost. During classical times the area was the deme of Aixonides Halai (Greek: Αιξωνίδες Αλαί), i.e. the Saltfields of Aixone (modern day Glyfada). Lycian Apollo, early Imperial Roman copy of a fourth century Greek original (Louvre Museum) In Greek and Roman mythology, Apollo (Ancient Greek , Apóllōn; or , Apellōn), the ideal of the kouros (a beardless youth), was the archer-god of medicine and healing, light, truth, archery and also a... In Greek mythology, LÄ“tṓ (Greek: , Lato in Dorian Greek, meaning disputed) is a daughter of the Titans Coeus and Phoebe:[1] Kos claimed her birthplace. ... Lycian Apollo, early Imperial Roman copy of a fourth century Greek original (Louvre Museum) In Greek and Roman mythology, Apollo (Ancient Greek , Apóllōn; or , Apellōn), the ideal of the kouros (a beardless youth), was the archer-god of medicine and healing, light, truth, archery and also a... The Diana of Versailles, a Roman copy of a sculpture by Leochares (Louvre Museum) In Greek mythology, Artemis (Greek: (nominative) , (genitive) ) was the daughter of Zeus and Leto and the twin sister of Apollo. ... The island of Delos, Carl Anton Joseph Rottmann, 1847 The island of Delos (Greek: Δήλος, Dhilos), isolated in the centre of the roughly circular ring of islands called the Cyclades, near Mykonos, had a position as a holy sanctuary for a millennium before Olympian Greek mythology made it the birthplace of... Lycian Apollo, early Imperial Roman copy of a fourth century Greek original (Louvre Museum) In Greek and Roman mythology, Apollo (Ancient Greek , Apóllōn; or , Apellōn), the ideal of the kouros (a beardless youth), was the archer-god of medicine and healing, light, truth, archery and also a... An array of Neolithic artifacts, including bracelets, axe heads, chisels, and polishing tools. ... The Bronze Age is a period in a civilizations development when the most advanced metalworking has developed the techniques of smelting copper from natural outcroppings and alloys it to cast bronze. ... (2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium) The 5th century BC started on January 1, 500 BC and ended on December 31, 401 BC. // The Parthenon of Athens seen from the hill of the Pnyx to the west. ... In biology, a deme (rhymes with team) is another word for a local population of organisms of one species that actively interbreed with one another and share a distinct gene pool. ... Glyfada (Greek: Γλυφάδα) is a rather exclusive municipality of Athens in Greece south of Ellinikon and Athens with three main roads. ...


Lake Vouliagmeni

Immediately to the south of the town and very close to the sea, there is a rare geophysical formation that gave the suburb its modern name: Lake Vouliagmeni (Sunken Lake), a fresh-water lake fed by underground currents seeping through the mass of Mount Hymettus. It used to be a large cavern that collapsed after an earthquake, probably during the early Middle Ages. The outline of the collapsed cavern can be clearly discerned from a distance. The lake stands at 40 cm elevation and its water maintains a constant 24 degrees Celsius temperature year-round. It continues deep inside the mountain in an underwater cave which has never been explored completely as it seems to proceed endlessly. Many underwater expeditions have been carried out in order to chart it, and a few amateur divers have drowned trying. Because of its constant and comfortable water temperature, the lake functions as a year-round swimming spa. Hymettus, also Hymettos (Gr. ... Thermal bath has different meanings in various contexts. ...


Historical population

Year Municipal population Change Density 10,412
1981 2,897 - 483/km²
1991 3,450 553/19.1% 575/km²

Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ...

External links

North: Voula
West: Saronic Gulf
Vouliagmeni East: Vari
South: Saronic Gulf

  Results from FactBites:
 
Vouliagmeni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (547 words)
Vouliagmeni (Greek: Βουλιαγμένη, meaning "sunken") is an exclusive municipality 20 km south of Athens.
The Vouliagmeni beaches are consistently awarded the coveted EU blue flags for environmental excellence.
When her son, the god Apollo, was born, he picked up the discarded girdle and girdled himself in honor of his mother, hence he was named "Zoster" (Girt).
VOULIAGMENI - location in (GTP) Greek Travel Pages (465 words)
Vouliagmeni is the only really green suburb that is situated at the beaches of Saronikos.
They begin at the sandy shores of Aghios Nikolaos of Pallon, they continue towards the Megalo Kavouri, around the Lemos and the bay of central Vouliagmeni, and end to the Limanakia, the small gulfs at the other side of the lake, at the timeless landscape of Attica, the Faskomilia region.
The beaches of Vouliagmeni are quite clear, and because of this they have been awarded with the blue flag of the F.E.E.E. (Foundation for the Environmental Education in Europe).
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