Athens
caipital an lairgest ceety o Greece / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Athens (/ˈæθᵻnz/;[2] Greek: Αθήνα, Athína, [aˈθina]; Ancient Greek: Ἀθῆναι, Athēnai) is the caipital an lairgest ceity o Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region an is ane o the warld's auldest ceities, wi its recordit history spannin aroond 3,400 year. Classical Athens, as a landlockit location wis a pouerful ceity-state that emergit in conjunction wi the seagoin development o the port o Piraeus. A centre for the airts, learnin an filosofie, hame o Plato's Academy an Aristotle's Lyceum,[3][4] it is widely referred tae as the cradle o Wastren ceevilization an the birthplace o democracy,[5][6] lairgely due tae the impact o its cultural an poleetical achievements durin the 5t an 4t centuries BC in later centuries on the rest o the then kent European continent.[7] The day a cosmopolitan metropolis, modren Athens is central tae economic, feenancial, industrial, poleetical an cultural life in Greece. In 2008, Athens wis rankit the warld's 32nt richest ceity bi purchasin pouer[8] an the 25t maist expensive[9] in a UBS study. The ceity is namit in honour o Athena.
Athens Αθήνα Athīna | |
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Frae upper left: the Acropolis, the Hellenic Parliament, the Zappeion, the Acropolis Museum, Monastiraki Square, Athens view towards the sea. | |
Coordinates: 37°58′N 23°43′E | |
Kintra | Greece |
Admeenistrative region | Attica |
Regional unit | Central Athens |
Destricts | 7 |
Govrenment | |
• Mayor | Giorgos Kaminis (Independent; syne 29 December 2010) |
Area | |
• Urban | 412 km2 (159 sq mi) |
• Metro | 2928.717 km2 (1,130.784 sq mi) |
• Municipality | 38.964 km2 (15.044 sq mi) |
Highest elevation | 338 m (1,109 ft) |
Lowest elevation | 70 m (230 ft) |
Population (2011)[1] | |
• Urban | 3,074,160 |
• Urban density | 7,500/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
• Metro | 3,737,550 |
• Metro density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
• Municipality | 655780 |
• Municipality density | 17,000/km2 (44,000/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Athenian |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 10x xx, 11x xx, 120 xx |
Aurie code(s) | 21 |
Vehicle registration | Yxx, Zxx, Ixx (excluding ZAx and INx) |
Website | www.cityofathens.gr |