Keratea
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Keratea |
| name_local | Κερατέα |
| type | municipal unit |
| image_map | DE Kerateas.svg |
| map_caption | Location within the regional unit |
| periph | Attica |
| periphunit | East Attica |
| municipality | Lavreotiki |
| pop_municunit | 14483 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| area_municunit | 129.864 |
| elevation | 158 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 190 01 |
| area_code | 22990 |
| licence | Z |
| website | www.keratea.gr |
| image_skyline | Άγιος Δημήτριος, Κερατέα 1071.jpg |
| caption_skyline | A street and the Cathedral of Saint Demetrius |
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| name = Keratea | name_local = Κερατέα |type = municipal unit | image_map = DE Kerateas.svg |map_caption = Location within the regional unit | periph = Attica | periphunit = East Attica |municipality = Lavreotiki | pop_municunit = 14483 | population_as_of = 2021 | area_municunit = 129.864 | elevation = 158 | coordinates = | postal_code = 190 01 | area_code = 22990 | licence = Z | website = www.keratea.gr | image_skyline = Άγιος Δημήτριος, Κερατέα 1071.jpg | caption_skyline = A street and the Cathedral of Saint Demetrius | city_flag = | city_seal = | districts =
Keratea () is a town in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lavreotiki, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 129.864 km2. It is part of Athens metropolitan area.
Geography
Keratea is situated in the hills in the southeastern part of the Attica peninsula, 6 km west of the Aegean Sea coast, at about 200 m elevation. It lies at the northern foot of . It is 5 km southeast of Kalyvia Thorikou, 12 km northwest of Lavrio and 29 km southeast of Athens city centre. Greek National Road 89 (Gerakas - Koropi - Lavrio - Sounio) passes through Keratea.
In antiquity, the area of present Keratea was part of the deme Cephale, of the phyle Acamantis in Mesogeia area of Ancient Athens.
The municipal unit Keratea consists of the town Keratea proper and 62 other settlements, including Kaki Thalassa and Pefka.
Historical population
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| Year | Town population | Municipality population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 7,511 | — |
| 1991 | 6,512 | 9,715 |
| 2001 | 7,472 | 11,205 |
| 2011 | 7,493 | 14,763 |
| 2021 | 8,340 | 14,483 |
| :: |
The town has historically been an Arvanite settlement.
Historical monuments
The church of St. Athanasius (Kronizes). A wall painting monument (1744) of George Markou the Argus, the great and prolific post-Byzantine ecclesiastic iconographer of the 18th century (".... Il Santo Athanasio, che si trova alla Regione Cronizes di Kerateas dell 'Attica...." Evangelos Andreou http://ketlib.lib.unipi.gr/xmlui/handle/ket/849 )
Sports
Keratea hosts the sport teams Keravnos Keratea F.C., one of the most successful East Attica football clubs, and the multi-sport G.S. Kerateas (Gymnastikos Syllogos Kerateas), the women's volleyball team has represent the town in Greek A1 Division for several years.
2011 riots
In 2011, during the Greek anti-austerity movement, the residents of Keratea fought Greek law enforcement over plans for a landfill to be created on a nearby hillside. The movement began in December 2010, with the worst of the clashes occurring between March and April of 2011. Residents attacked police with Molotov Cocktails, torched construction vehicles and erected trenches and a barricade across the highway. The rioting ended in May when Papandreou withdrew law enforcement and shelved the landfill initiative.
References
References
- "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)". National Statistical Service of Greece.
- "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities". [[Government Gazette (Greece).
- (2019). "Dialectical Modern Greek Influences on Arvanitika". National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
- ".:BiblioNet : Γεώργιος Μάρκου ο Αργείος / Ανδρέου, Ευάγγελος".
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