Polydendri

Municipal unit in Greece

Polydendri Πολυδένδρι
Municipal unit
38°12′N 23°52′E / 38.200°N 23.867°E / 38.200; 23.867
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	East Attica
Municipality	Oropos
Area
• Municipal unit	13.881 km² (5.359 sq mi)
Elevation	333 m (1,093 ft)
Population (2021)^[1]
• Municipal unit	1,221
• Municipal unit density	88/km² (230/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	19014
Area code(s)	+30-22950

Polydendri (Greek: Πολυδένδρι, English: "Many trees") is a town and former community of East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] It is part of Athens metropolitan area.^[3] Polydendri has historically been an Arvanite settlement.^[4] It is also the site of a former royal estate.

Geography

It is located north of Athens. Polydendri is at an altitude of 340 meters. The town contains 1,221 residents (2021 census) and it has many cultural unions, such as a youth union, a traditional dance union, an athletic club (the "Black Eagle of Polydendri" playing at the athletic center of Gourezi), a tracking club and a heavy metal society (called "the Obscure" and numbering 1.500 members from all around Greece). Furthermore, Polydendri is known for its taverns.

The municipal unit has a land area of 13.881 km²^[5] and also includes the villages of Taxiárches, Irakleideís, and Ágios Geórgios.

References

^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ "Athens Population 2022 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)".
^ Hans-Jürgen Sasse (1991). Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland. Vol. 1. p. 18. ISBN 9783447027588.
^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.