Penteli, Greece

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Penteli
Πεντέλη
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Penteli is located in Greece
Penteli
Penteli
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Country Greece
Administrative region Attica
Regional unit North Athens
Government
 • Mayor Dimitrios Stergiou-Kapsalis (Ind.)
Area
 • Municipality 32.9 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit 28.878 km2 (11.150 sq mi)
Elevation 422 m (1,385 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipality 34,934
 • Municipality density 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit 4,995
 • Municipal unit density 170/km2 (450/sq mi)
Community
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 152 36
Area code(s) 210
Vehicle registration Z
Website www.penteli.gr

Penteli (Greek: Πεντέλη) is a town and a municipality in the North Athens regional unit, Attica, Greece. It belongs to the Athens metropolitan area. It takes its name from the Penteli mountain.

Municipality

The municipality Penteli was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

Geography

Penteli is situated on the southern slopes of the limestone Penteli mountains. It is 14 km northeast of central Athens. Some of the neighbourhoods of Penteli are Agia Triada, Agios Dimitrios, Daou and Kallithea.

History

The bones of prehistoric animals - mastodons, rhinoceros, antelope, and giraffe, along with giant turtles, hyenas and other animals no longer extant in the area - have been found among the limestone crags of the mountain that looms over the present suburb of Athens. The Penteli mountains were renowned in Classical Greece as well as in the Roman Empire as a source of the marble, which was also used to build the Parthenon. The Romans constructed a 140-foot water tower and aqueduct to supply water to the city of Athens.

During the Greek War of Independence, the French philhellene Sophie de Marbois-Lebrun, Duchess of Plaisance supported the revolutionary leaders. When she settled in Greece in 1834, she bought large plots of land in Athens and on the Penteli mountain. She had the Rododafni Castle in Penteli built for her.

In July 1995, Penteli was ravaged by a large forest fire. According to Turkish former prime minister, Mesut Yilmaz, many of the forest fires that raged the Greek countryside during that summer were accually started by Turkish secret service agents.[citation needed] The forests of Penteli suffered damage again from the August 2007 fires.

Historical population

Year Municipal unit Municipality
1981 2,286 -
1991 3,197 -
2001 4,829 -
2011 4,995 34,934

Sights

See also

References

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  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (Greek)
  3. Rododafni Castle

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