Korydallos

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Korydallos
Κορυδαλλός
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Korydallos is located in Greece
Korydallos
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Location within the region
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Country Greece
Administrative region Attica
Regional unit Piraeus
Government
 • Mayor Stavros Kasimatis (PASOK)
Area
 • Municipality 4.324 km2 (1.670 sq mi)
Elevation 30 m (100 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
 • Municipality 63,445
 • Municipality density 15,000/km2 (38,000/sq mi)
Community
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code 181 xx
Area code(s) 210
Vehicle registration Z
Website www.korydallos.gr

Korydallos (Greek: Κορυδαλλός;[2] Latin: Corydallus) is a municipality in the Piraeus regional unit, Greece. It is a northern suburb of Piraeus.

Geography

Korydallos is situated southeast of the mountain Aegaleo. It is located 7 km west of central Athens and 3 km north of Piraeus. The main street Taxiarchon has become a well known shopping center with many fashion shops and boutiques.

History

Korydallos was founded in ancient times, and was one of the 100 municipalities in ancient Attica at the end of the 6th century BC. Theophilos Corydalleus (1563–1646) was a philosopher who lived in Corydallos. 200 years later, Korydallos was known as Koutsoukari after the property owner of the greater area, Emmanouil Koutsikaris. After that it was renamed into Pachy after the next owner (Pachinas). In 1923, the town was renamed back into its ancient name, Korydallos. The population in 1928 was 2,500. Korydallos was part of the municipality of Piraeus until 1934, when it became a separate community. It was elevated to municipality status in 1946.[3] The city now boasts a population of 63,000.

Historical population

Year Municipality
1981 61,313
1991 63,184
2001 67,456
2011 63,445

Football teams

See also

References

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  2. Known as Παχύ, Pachy from the 1860s till 1923.
  3. EETAA local government changes

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