Grammatiko ( el, Γραμματικό) is a village in
East Attica,
Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Marathon
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, of which it is a municipal unit.
It is part of Athens metropolitan area.
Geography
Grammatiko is situated in the hills of the northeastern part of the
Attica peninsula, 6 km from the
South Euboean Gulf coast, at about 210 m elevation. It is 4 km southeast of
Varnavas, 5 km north of Marathon and 32 km northeast of
Athens city centre. The municipal unit Grammatiko consists of the villages Grammatiko, Agia Marina and Sesi. It has an area of 51.674 km
2.
crashed in the
hills near Grammatiko on 14 August 2005 after a lack of
cabin pressure incapacitated the aircraft's
crew members
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In so ...
.
Historical population
Grammatiko has historically been an
Arvanite settlement.
References
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Marathon, Greece
Populated places in East Attica
Arvanite settlements