Aspropyrgos (, ) is a western suburb, in the
Athens metropolitan area and a municipality in the
West Attica regional unit in the
Thriasio Plain
The Thriasio Plain () is a plain in western Attica within Athens metropolitan area in Greece. It is bounded by Mount Egaleo to the east, Mount Parnitha to the north, Mount Pateras to the west, and the Bay of Elefsina to the south.
History
...
,
Attica
Attica (, ''Attikḗ'' (Ancient Greek) or , or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the entire Athens metropolitan area, which consists of the city of Athens, the capital city, capital of Greece and the core cit ...
,
Greece
Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
. The
municipality
A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate.
The term ''municipality' ...
had a population of 31,381 at the 2021 census. It has an area of 101.983 km
2.
Etymology
The name 'Aspropyrgos' is derived from the Greek words , meaning 'white', and , meaning 'castle' or 'tower'.
Geography
Aspropyrgos is located 15 km northwest of the city center of
Athens
Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...
in the
Thriasio Plain
The Thriasio Plain () is a plain in western Attica within Athens metropolitan area in Greece. It is bounded by Mount Egaleo to the east, Mount Parnitha to the north, Mount Pateras to the west, and the Bay of Elefsina to the south.
History
...
. It is 5 km northeast of
Elefsina, near the
Saronic Gulf
The Saronic Gulf ( Greek: Σαρωνικός κόλπος, ''Saronikós kólpos'') or Gulf of Aegina in Greece is formed between the peninsulas of Attica and Argolis and forms part of the Aegean Sea. It defines the eastern side of the isthmus of C ...
coast. Mount
Parnitha forms its northern border, and the
Aigaleo hills its southeastern border. The
Elefsina Military Airbase lies to its west.
The main street is Dimokratias ('Democracy') Avenue. Aspropyrgos can be accessed from the
A6 motorway (Elefsina - Athens International Airport) and the
A65 motorway (Ano Liosia - Aspropyrgos). It is also accessible through A6 exit 4. (The industrial area is in the southeastern part of Aspropyrgos. The
Aspropyrgos railway station is served by
Proastiakos trains from the
Athens International Airport to
Kiato (Peloponnese).
Climate
Aspropyrgos has a
hot semi-arid climate
A semi-arid climate, semi-desert climate, or steppe climate is a dry climate sub-type. It is located on regions that receive precipitation below potential evapotranspiration, but not as low as a desert climate. There are different kinds of sem ...
(
Köppen climate classification
The Köppen climate classification divides Earth climates into five main climate groups, with each group being divided based on patterns of seasonal precipitation and temperature. The five main groups are ''A'' (tropical), ''B'' (arid), ''C'' (te ...
: ''BSh'') closely bordering a
hot-summer mediterranean (''Csa'') climate, with mild winters and hot summers. Owing to its location
in the
Thriasio Plain
The Thriasio Plain () is a plain in western Attica within Athens metropolitan area in Greece. It is bounded by Mount Egaleo to the east, Mount Parnitha to the north, Mount Pateras to the west, and the Bay of Elefsina to the south.
History
...
the area is particularly vulnerable to high temperatures
and has experienced some of the
highest temperatures ever recorded in Greece and Continental Europe. In June 2007 the meteorological station of the Aspropyrgos Municipality located in the Germanika area of Aspropyrgos registered 47.5 °C. Also, in June 2017, July 2017 and August 2021, Aspropyrgos recorded temperatures of around 45 °C.
Industry
Aspropyrgos consists of a residential downtown area and an industrial area where a number of storage warehouses, metal recycling facilities, logistics handlers, wholesalers, small construction companies and other industrial businesses operate.
The
Aspropyrgos Refinery, south of the city and next to the sea, has been producing oil for many years. It is the largest in Greece (together with the Eleusis refinery), with an annual capacity of . As a consequence, pollution has been a problem for years. The refinery includes depots in the southern and eastern parts, and some in the western part and at a dock to the southwest.
Population
Notable People
*
Anastasios Karamanos
*
Klavdia
*
George Koskotas
*
Evangelos Liakos
*
Pavlos Mamalos
*
Kyriakos Michas
See also
*
List of cities in Greece
References
External links
Official website
{{Kallikratis-Attica
Municipalities of Attica
Populated places in West Attica