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Athens–Lavrion Railway
Athens–Lavrion Railway (Σιδηροδρομική Γραμμή Λαυρίου - Αγίων Αναργύρων) was a railway line connecting downtown Athens with Eastern Attica and the mining town of Lavrion in Greece. Attica Railways (1882–1926) The contract between the Greek government and the ''Hellenic Company of Lavrion Metallurgies'' was signed in 1882. The line would be long, with a branch line from Heraklion to Kifissia. A new company, ''Attica Railways'' ( el, Σιδηρόδρομοι Αττικής), was founded to take over the new line. The line from ) after the railway, even today called ''Attica Square'', not to be confused with the Attica Region served by the line. to Kifissia (a northern suburb) was opened on 2 February 1885 and was later extended further north to Strofyli. The main line to Lavrion was officially opened on 20 June 1885, although the section Keratea–Lavrion was in limited use before that date. In 1889 the line was extended by towards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Attica, Greece
Attica ( el, Αττική, Ancient Greek ''Attikḗ'' or , or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the city of Athens, the capital of Greece and its countryside. It is a peninsula projecting into the Aegean Sea, bordering on Boeotia to the north and Megaris to the west. The southern tip of the peninsula, known as Laurion, was an important mining region. The history of Attica is tightly linked with that of Athens, and specifically the Golden Age of Athens during the classical period. Ancient Attica ( Athens city-state) was divided into demoi or municipalities from the reform of Cleisthenes in 508/7 BC, grouped into three zones: urban (''astu'') in the region of Athens main city and Piraeus (port of Athens), coastal (''paralia'') along the coastline and inland (''mesogeia'') in the interior. The modern administrative region of Attica is more extensive than the historical region and includes Megaris as part of the regional unit West Attica, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
