Zografou
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Zografou |
| name_local | Ζωγράφου |
| el | |
| type | municipality |
| image_map | 2011 Dimos Zografou.png |
| city_seal | |
| periph | Attica |
| periphunit | Central Athens |
| pop_municipality | 69874 |
| area_municipality | 8.517 |
| population_as_of | 2021 |
| elevation | 130 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code | 157 xx |
| area_code | 210 |
| licence | Z |
| website | www.zografou.gov.gr |
| mayor | Tina Kafatsaki |
| party | Syriza |
| since | 2023 |
| :: |
| name = Zografou | name_local =Ζωγράφου el |type = municipality | image_map = 2011 Dimos Zografou.png | city_flag = | city_seal = | periph = Attica | periphunit = Central Athens | pop_municipality = 69874 | area_municipality = 8.517 | population_as_of = 2021 | elevation = 130 | coordinates = | postal_code = 157 xx | area_code = 210 | licence = Z | website = www.zografou.gov.gr | districts = | mayor = Tina Kafatsaki | party = Syriza | since = 2023
Zografou () is a suburban town of approximately 70,000 inhabitants in the eastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It was named after the Greek politician Ioannis Zografos. To the east of Zografou lies mount Hymettus. The area, being close to the centre of Athens, developed similar urban sprawl characteristics, with high-rise buildings of even 10 stories tall being the norm. The municipality is also home to the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens and the National Technical University of Athens campuses and a significant percentage of the local population are students, faculty, and employees of both institutions. Zografou includes the smaller areas of Ilissia and Goudi.
Geography
Zografou is a landlocked suburb of Athens, located about 4 km east of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 8.517 km2. Towards the east the municipality extends to the forested Hymettus mountain. The built-up area of Zografou is continuous with that of municipality of Athens. A large campus of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens is situated in Ano Ilisia, the easternmost quarter of Zografou. Ano Ilisia derived its name from the river Ilisos, which starts at St Eleousa, now in the University campus. Another quarter of Zografou is Goudi, in the northwestern part of the municipality. The main church of Zografou is consecrated to Agios Therapontas (Greek: Άγιος Θεράποντας). With Zografou having been built on the hills of Hymettus, a common sight around the suburb are some very steep uphill streets.
Climate
Zografou has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Köppen climate classification). It has hot dry summers and relatively mild winters.
| location = Zografou 219 m a.s.l. (1993-2025) | metric first = yes | single line = yes |Jan high C=12.4 |Feb high C=13.0 |Mar high C=15.5 |Apr high C=19.4 |May high C=25.0 |Jun high C=29.9 |Jul high C=32.6 |Aug high C=32.2 |Sep high C=27.8 |Oct high C=22.6 |Nov high C=18.0 |Dec high C=13.9
|Jan mean C= 9.4 |Feb mean C=9.7 |Mar mean C=11.7 |Apr mean C=15.1 |May mean C=20.3 |Jun mean C=25.1 |Jul mean C=28.0 |Aug mean C=27.8 |Sep mean C=23.5 |Oct mean C=18.9 |Nov mean C=14.7 |Dec mean C=11.0
|Jan low C= 6.3 |Feb low C= 6.3 |Mar low C= 7.9 |Apr low C=10.8 |May low C=15.5 |Jun low C=20.3 |Jul low C=23.4 |Aug low C=23.3 |Sep low C=19.2 |Oct low C=15.1 |Nov low C=11.4 |Dec low C= 8.1
|Jan record high C = 22.6 |Feb record high C = 22.0 |Mar record high C = 30.3 |Apr record high C = 29.9 |May record high C = 38.4 |Jun record high C = 42.6 |Jul record high C = 42.5 |Aug record high C = 43.4 |Sep record high C = 38.3 |Oct record high C = 32.9 |Nov record high C = 27.1 |Dec record high C = 23.6 |Jan record low C = -4.3 |Feb record low C = -7.1 |Mar record low C = -2.3 |Apr record low C = 2.4 |May record low C = 8.7 |Jun record low C = 11.4 |Jul record low C = 16.8 |Aug record low C = 17.0 |Sep record low C = 11.9 |Oct record low C = 6.2 |Nov record low C = -0.3 |Dec record low C = -1.9
|rain colour = green |Jan rain mm=70.2 |Feb rain mm=47.1 |Mar rain mm=49.1 |Apr rain mm=24.8 |May rain mm=25.3 |Jun rain mm=16.0 |Jul rain mm=12.2 |Aug rain mm= 8.5 |Sep rain mm=25.3 |Oct rain mm=43.7 |Nov rain mm=80.0 |Dec rain mm=85.8
|source 1= National Technical University of Athens (Oct 1993- May 2025).
Transport
Zografou is served by bus lines 140 (Polygono - Glyfada), 220 (Ano Ilisia - Akadimia), 221 (Panepistimioupoli - Akadimia), 230 (Akropoli - Zografou), 235 (Zografou - Akadimia), 250 (Panepistimioupoli - Evangelismos station), 608 (Galatsi - Akadimia - Nekr. Zografou), 622 (Goudi - Ano Galatsi) and 815 (Goudi - Tavros). The A62 Hymettus Ring Road (formerly the A64 until 2024) passes through the municipality.
At summer of 2029, Zografou will have 3 metro stations at Ilissia, Zografou (Gardenia Place) and Goudi.
History
After the departure of the Ottomans from the area in the 1830s, the area came into the ownership of Ioannis Koniaris, mayor of Athens from 1851 to 1854, and Leonidas Vournazos.
In 1902, Eleni Vournazos, widow of Leonidas, sold 1,250 stremmata (1 stremma equal to 1000 square meters ) of the Kouponia/Goudi area to Ioannis Zografos (died 1927), a Member of Parliament for the Nationalist Party and university professor. Dividing it into plots, he sold them for installments of 112 drachma per month. The first houses were erected in 1919. Within ten years, 100 had been built. At this time, the foundations of the Church of St. Therapon were erected.
In 1929, the area, now known as Zografou, was split from the municipality of Athens and became an independent community. It was elevated to a municipality in 1947, its first president being Sotirios Zografos, the son of Ioannis. In 1935, the area of Kouponia (now Ano Ilisia) was incorporated into the community.
Scientific Centers, Museums and others
- Dimitri Kitsikis Public Foundation"
- Gounaropoulos Museum, dedicated to the works of painter Giorgios Gounaropoulos. It was founded in 1979.
- Marika Kotopouli Museum, a museum of modern art, founded in 1990 and housed in the 1926 villa of actress Marika Kotopouli
Sports
Zografou hosts the local sport teams Asteras Zografou, a football club founded in 1965 and EFAO Zografou B.C. (formerly Filathlitikos B.C.), a basketball club founded in 1986. In addition, the sport club Ilisiakos AO, founded in 1927, is based in Ilisia a district that is shared between Municipalities of Athens and Zografou. ::data[format=table]
| Sport clubs based in Zografou | Club | Founded | Sports | Achievements |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asteras Zografou | 1965 | Football | Earlier presence in Beta Ethniki | |
| EFAO Zografou | 1986 | Basketball | Earlier presence in Greek A2 League basketball | |
| :: |
Historical population
| 1981 | 84,548 | 1991 | 80,490 | 2001 | 76,115 | 2011 | 71,026 | 2021 | 69,874
Notable people
- Dimitri Kitsikis (1935–2021) Royal Society of Canada
- Marika Kotopouli (1887–1954) actress
- Nikos Kourkoulos (1934–2007) actor
- Luciano de Souza (1972-) football player
Gallery
File:Attica 06-13 Zografou 01 Papagou.jpg|Papagou Avenue in Zografou File:Attica 06-13 Zografou 04 StThomas Church.jpg|Church of St. Thomas File:Attica 06-13 Zografou 05 StTherapont Church.jpg|Church of St. Therapon File:Attica 06-13 Zografou 02 Mansion.jpg|Villa Zografou
References
References
- [https://ekloges.ypes.gr/current/d/home/en/municipalities/9190/ Municipality of Zografos, Municipal elections – October 2023] {{Webarchive. link. (2024-05-08 , Ministry of Interior)
- "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)". National Statistical Service of Greece.
- "[https://archive.today/20110721084847/http://www.zografou.gr/Default.aspx?pid=79&la=1 Νεότερη ιστορία - ο Δήμος μας]", zografou.gr, accessed 31 August 2008.
- "[http://indy.gr/newswire/apo-tin-ekdlosi-sto-zografoy Aπό την εκδήλωση στο Ζωγράφου για την βίλα] {{webarchive. link. (November 8, 2008 ", indymedia.gr, accessed 31 August 2008.)
- "NTUA Zografou".
- "Passing Lines for Munisipality ZOGRAFOY".
- "Δ. Ζωγράφου".
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