Aigaleo

Aigaleo or Egaleo (Greek: Αιγάλεω pronounced [eˈɣaleo]) is a town and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens urban area, belonging to the West Athens regional administrative unit. It takes its name from Mount Aigaleo. Its population was 69,946 at the 2011 census.

Aigaleo
Αιγάλεω
Estavromenou (Christ on the Cross) Square
Estavromenou (Christ on the Cross) Square
Aigaleo is located in Greece
Aigaleo
Aigaleo
Location within the region
Coordinates: 37°59′31″N 23°40′41″E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitWest Athens
Area
  Municipality6.450 km2 (2.490 sq mi)
Elevation
50 m (160 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Municipality
69,946
  Municipality density11,000/km2 (28,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
122 xx
Area code(s)210
Vehicle registrationZ
Websitewww.aigaleo.gr

Geography

Aigaleo is four km (2.5 mi) west of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 6.450 km2 (2.490 sq mi).[2] It is southeast of Mount Aigaleo. The Cephissus river flows through the industrialized eastern part of the municipality; about 1/4 of its area is taken up by factory developments. The town is served by two Metro stations: Egaleo and Agia Marina metro stations. The Motorway 1 (Athens-Thessaloniki-Evzones) passes through the town.

Aigaleo consists of the quarters Kato Aigaleo, Neo Aigaleo, Damarakia, Lioumi, Rosika, Agios Spyridonas and Agios Georgios.

History

The municipal park of Egaleo, Attica

Aigaleo was part of the municipality of Athens until 1934, when it became a separate community. It was raised to municipality status in 1943.[3]

On September 29, 1944, during the Axis occupation of Greece, a massacre of at least 65 civilians (with estimates ranging up to 150 casualties[4]) by the German forces took place in Aigaleo's Agios Georgios neighborhood.[5]

The city's present mayor is Giannis Gikas, since the 2019 Greek local elections.

Historical population

YearPopulation
194017,686 (community)
195129,464
196157,840
197179,961
198181,906
199178,563
200174,046
201169,946

Sports

Aigaleo hosts many sport teams. The most successful is the Athletic Club Egaleo with successful departments in football (Egaleo FC) and basketball (Egaleo BC). Other amateur clubs are A.P.O. Orfeas, A.E. Egaleo City, Diagoras Dryopideon, A.P.O. Ierapolis, A.O. Cronos

Notable sport clubs based in Egaleo
Club Sports Founded Achievements
A.P.O. OrfeasFootball1928Earlier presence in Beta Ethniki
EgaleoFootball1946Earlier long-time presence in A Ethniki
Basketball1956Earlier presence in A1 Ethniki

Mayors

  • Athanasios Papadopoulos (1934-1939, first president of the community "Nees Kydonies")
  • Giorgos Kourousis (1939-1944)
  • Ioannis Batzakidis (1944-1945)
  • Athanasios Papadopoulos (1945-1946)
  • Sosipatros Moros (1946)
  • Aggelos Kouvelos (1946–1950)
  • Chr. Katharios (1950-1951)
  • Apostolos Stigas (1951–1954)
  • Stavros Mavrothalassitis (1955–1967, 1975–1978)
  • Georgios Martinis (1959)
  • Orfeas Tzanetopoulos (appointed by the military government, 1967–74)
  • Leandros Rakindzis (1974-1975)
  • Panos Spiliopoulos (1979–1986, 1991–1994)
  • Ioannis Mistakopoulos (1987–1990, 1995–2002)
  • Dimitris Kalogeropoulos (2003–2010)
  • Christos Kardaras (2010 – 31 August 2014)
  • Dimitris Birbas (1 September 2014 – 31 August 2019)
  • Giannis Gikas (1 September 2019 – present)[6]

People

  • Rita Abatzi, Greek musician
  • Keti Garbi, Greek singer
  • Tassos Halkias, Greek actor
  • Giorgos Zampetas, Greek musician
  • Eleni Rantou, Greek actor
  • Lakis Halkias, Greek musician
  • Kostas Prekas, Greek actor
  • Ioannes Dimaras, Greek politician and journalist
  • Nasos Athanasiou, Greek journalist
  • Giorgos Messalas, Greek actor
  • Danis Katranidis, Greek actor
  • Alexandros Asonitis, Greek writer
  • Theofilos Verikios, Greek writer
  • Giorgos Blanas, Greek writer
  • Nikolaos Mihiotis, Greek writer
  • Vicky Psarakis, Greek singer

International relations

Aigaleo is twinned with:

References

  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  3. "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. "Digital Library - PDF Document". efimeris.nlg.gr. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  5. "Digital Library - PDF Document". efimeris.nlg.gr. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  6. "List of Mayors" (in Greek). Municipality of Aigaleo. 12 December 2018. Retrieved 2022-02-02.

Sources

  • "Τέχνης έργα και πρόσωπα του Αιγάλεω" (Published by the Municipality of Egaleo)
  • "Εξήντα χρόνια τοπική αυτοδιοίκηση στο Αιγάλεω" (Nikolaos Mihiotis)
  • "Απ' τις Νέες Κυδωνίες στο Δήμο Αιγάλεω" (Eugenia Bournova)
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