Fyli

Fyli (Greek: Φυλή, pronounced [fiˈli], meaning "tribe") is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of Attica, Greece. It lies in the northeastern corner of the West Attica regional unit, and is a suburb of Athens. The seat of the municipality is the town Ano Liosia.[2] Within bounds of the town is the ancient Athenian fortress of Phyle.[3]

Fyli

Φυλή
Fyli
Location within the region
Coordinates: 38°6′N 23°40′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitWest Attica
Government
 • MayorPapous Christos (PASOK)
Area
 • Municipality109.13 km2 (42.14 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit69.28 km2 (26.75 sq mi)
Elevation
330 m (1,080 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipality
45,965
 • Municipality density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
2,946
 • Municipal unit density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
133 xx
Area code(s)210
Vehicle registrationZ (as of 2006)

Municipality

The municipality Fyli was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

The municipality has an area of 109.128 km2, the municipal unit 69.281 km2.[4]

Geography

Fyli is situated in the southern foothills of the mountains of Parnitha, and northeast of the plain of Eleusis. It is 4 km northeast of Ano Liosia, 8 km northeast of Aspropyrgos and 14 km northwest of Athens city centre. Motorway 6 passes south of the town.

Population
YearMunicipal unitMunicipality
19812,135-
19912,925-
20012,947-
20112,94645,965

History
Map of Phyle during the Phyle Campaign, 404 B.C.

A group of Athenian exiles, led by Thrasybulus, seized Phyle in the 404 BC Battle of Phyle. They went on to defeat the Spartan garrison at the Battle of Munichia near Piraeus.

Fyli suffered some damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires.

See also
  • List of municipalities of Attica

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
  3. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 59, and directory notes accompanying.
  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.
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