Korydallos (Greek: Κορυδαλλός;[3] Latin: Corydallus) is both a town and a municipality in the Piraeus regional unit, Greece. It is located in the southwestern part of Athens agglomeration.
Korydallos
Κορυδαλλός | |
|---|---|
  Korydallos Location within the region  | |
| Coordinates: 37°59′N 23°39′E / 37.983°N 23.650°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | Piraeus |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nikos Choursalas[1] (since 2019) |
| Area | |
| • Municipality | 4.324 km2 (1.670 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 30 m (100 ft) |
| Population (2021)[2] | |
| • Municipality | 61,248 |
| • Density | 14,000/km2 (37,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 181 xx |
| Area code(s) | 210 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www.korydallos.gr |
Geography
editKorydallos is situated southeast of the mountain Aegaleo. It is located 7 km west of central Athens and 4.5 km north of Piraeus. The municipality has an area of 4.324 km2.[4] The main street Taxiarchon has become a well known shopping center with many fashion shops and boutiques. People who live there are usually middle class families or the working class.
Transport
editKorydallos metro station of line 3 situated in the city. Also served by busses (OSY).
History
editKorydallos was founded in ancient times, and was one of the 100 municipalities of ancient Athens' democratic system at the end of the 6th century BC.[5] Theophilos Corydalleus (1563–1646) was a philosopher who lived in Corydallos.[6] 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 Athens until 1931 and from 1931 to 1934 of municipality of Piraeus, when it became a separate community. It was elevated to municipality status in 1946.[7] The city now boasts a population of 100,000.[8]
Historical population
edit| Year | Municipality |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 61,313 |
| 1991 | 63,184 |
| 2001 | 67,456 |
| 2011 | 63,445 |
| 2021 | 61,248 |
Football teams
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ Municipality of Korydallos, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ Known as Παχύ, Pachy from the 1860s till 1923.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Αρχαία Ιστορία". Δήμος Κορυδαλλού (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-11-14.
- ^ Tripoulá, Ioánna (January 2019). "Korydaleus, Theophilos".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "ΕΕΤΑΑ-Διοικητικές Μεταβολές των Οικισμών".
- ^ "Σύγχρονη Ιστορία". Δήμος Κορυδαλλού (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-11-14.
External links
edit- Official website (in Greek)