Varympompi
title: "Varympompi" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["populated-places-in-east-attica", "acharnes", "arvanite-settlements"] topic_path: "general/populated-places-in-east-attica" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varympompi" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Varympompi |
| name_local | Βαρυμπόμπη |
| periph | Attica |
| periphunit | East Attica |
| municipality | Acharnes |
| municunit | Acharnes |
| population | 1950 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| elevation | 300 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 136 71 |
| area_code | 210 816 |
| licence | Z |
| :: |
| name = Varympompi | name_local = Βαρυμπόμπη | image_map = |map_caption = | periph = Attica | periphunit = East Attica |municipality = Acharnes |municunit = Acharnes | population = 1950 | population_as_of = 2021 | area = | elevation = 300 | coordinates = | postal_code = 136 71 | area_code = 210 816 | licence = Z | website = | image_skyline = | caption_skyline = Varympompi or Varybobi () is a suburb of Athens in the municipality of Acharnes, East Attica, Greece.
Geography
Varympompi is situated at the foot of the forested Parnitha mountains, 3 km east of Thrakomakedones, 4 km west of Kryoneri, 7 km northeast of Acharnes and about 17 km northeast of Athens city centre. The Olympic Village of the 2004 Summer Olympics is 3 km southwest of Varympompi. The Varympompi cliffs, northwest of the village, are a well-established rock climbing area.
History
Varympompi has historically been an Arvanite settlement.
Varympompi was affected by the 2021 Greece wildfires which burnt hundreds of km². During the fire, its inhabitants were forced to evacuate to a safer place.
Historical population
|align = none |1991|1354 |2011|1377 |2021|1950
References
References
- [http://www.oreivatein.com/oreivatein/climb/rock/e_varibobi.htm Oreivatein.com]
- Hans-Jürgen Sasse. (1991). "Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland".
- {{Cite Greek census. (1991)
- "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός". Hellenic Statistical Authority.
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