Ano Liosia

Ano Liosia
Ano Liosia; Άνω Λιόσια
	View of Northeast Athens from Ano Liosia
	Ano Liosia Location within the regional unit
	Coordinates: 38°5′N 23°42′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	West Attica
Municipality	Fyli
• Municipal unit	38.447 km2 (14.844 sq mi)
Elevation	160 m (520 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	33,565
• Municipal unit density	870/km2 (2,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	133 xx
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.liosia.gr

Ano Liosia (Greek: Άνω Λιόσια) is a suburb and a former municipality in the northern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Fyli, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 38.447 km².[3]

Geography

Ano Liosia lies in the eastern part of West Attica, between the mountains Parnitha to its north and Aigaleo to its southwest. It is 3 km west of Acharnes, 3 km north of Kamatero, 4 km southeast of Fyli, 10 km east of Aspropyrgos and 11 km north of Athens city centre.

Transportation

Ano Liosia Proastiakos station

The Ano Liosia railway station is served by Proastiakos trains to the Athens International Airport and to Kiato in the Peloponnese. The railway station on the old metric Piraeus–Patras railway has reopened to serve both the old metric and the new Airport-Piraeus-Kiato. Ano Liosia is connected to the rest of Athens by various bus lines, most notably the B12 and 712 lines. Motorway 6 runs south of the town.

History

On September 7, 1999, the 1999 Athens earthquake damaged between one hundred and a thousand homes. The 2007 Greek forest fires devastated the nearby forests.

Population

Year	Population
1951	1,660
1961	3,348
1971	11,388
1981	16,862
1991	21,397
2001	26,423
2011	33,565

A significant population of Romani live in the area.

Sports

The 11th International Chess Tournament took place in Ano Liosia in 2001. The following sports teams are based in Ano Liosia:

Akratitos - a Greek football/soccer team which was founded in 1963
Das Ano Liosia - a Greek basketball team

Sports venues:

Ano Liosia Olympic Hall where wrestling and judo were played in the 2004 Summer Olympics
Zofria Indoor Hall - basketball arena that has been used by AEK Athens.
Stadium for Akratitos rarely plays in this stadium
Basketball stadium for Das Ano Liosia
Football/soccer stadium for Akratitos

References

"Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
"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.

External links

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[census11-1] "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.

[Kallikratis-2] Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)

[stat01-3] "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.