Afidnes

Afidnes

Afidnes

Municipal unit in Greece

Afidnes (Greek: Αφίδνες, Ancient Greek: Ἄφιδνα or Ἀφίδναι, from the Middle Ages until 1919: Κιούρκα - Kiourka[2]) is a small town in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 34.638 km2.[4] It is situated in the eastern foothills of the Parnitha mountains, 3 km southwest of Polydendri, 5 km southeast of Malakasa and 27 km north of Athens city centre. Afidnes has a station on the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki. The Motorway 1 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) passes east of the town. It is part of Athens metropolitan area.

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Ancient Aphidna was one of the twelve ancient towns of Attica. In Greek mythology, Aphidna was the place where Theseus left Helen after he had abducted her.[5] The archaeological site of Aphidnae is small. It was excavated in the 19th century. 13 Middle Helladic tumuli have been found.

Settlements

The municipal unit Afidnes consists of the following settlements:

  • Afidnes (2021 census pop. 2,422)
  • Agía Triada (995)
  • Drosopigi (164)
  • Kosmothea (158)

Historical population

Beletsi Lake

Markopoulou has historically been an Arvanite settlement.[6]

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Places of interest

Monastery of Holy Angels in Afidnes
  • Beletsi Lake, a small lake on the east slopes of Parnitha, near Afidnes. It is important place for migratory birds.[7]
  • Monastery of Holy Angels, modern monastery near Afidnes

Persons

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. [3]
    "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. [4]
    "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.
  5. [5]
    Public Domain Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Aphidna". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 1. London: John Murray. p. 157.
  6. [6]
    Hans-Jürgen Sasse (1991). Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland. Vol. 1. p. 18. ISBN 9783447027588.
  7. [7]
    "Beletsi, the beautiful accidental lake of Mt. Parnitha". protothema.gr. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  8. [8]
    Herodotus Book 6: Erato, 109 "the polemarch was Callimachos of the deme of Aphidnai"
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