Koropi (, ) is a suburban town in

East Attica East Attica () is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Attica. The regional unit covers the eastern part of the urban agglomeration of Athens, and also the rural area to its east. Administration The regional unit East ...

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. It is the seat of the municipality

Kropia Kropia () is a municipality in East Attica, Greece and has a land area of 102.0 km2. The soil is very fertile (something common in the Mediterranean) and many crops are grown on it, most importantly vineyards, olives, figs, pistachios, hone ...

. It has been home to the new training facilities of Panathinaikos football club since the summer of 2013.

Geography

Koropi is situated east of the

Hymettus Hymettus (), also Hymettos (; ; ), is a mountain range in the Athens area of Attica, East Central Greece. It is also colloquially known as ''Trellós'' (crazy) or ''Trellóvouno'' (crazy mountain); the latter originates from the French "très ...

mountain, and 16 km southeast of central Athens. It is 8 km southwest of the

Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport Athens International Airport ''Eleftherios Venizelos'' , commonly initialised as AIA, is the largest international airport in Greece, serving the city of Athens and region of Attica. It began operation on 28 March 2001 (in time for the 2004 Su ...

. The

Koropi station Koropi () is an Athens Metro and Suburban Railway station situated at east of the town of Koropi, East Attica in Athens metropolitan area. located in the median strip of the Attiki Odos motorway. It opened to Athens Suburban Railway trains on 3 ...

is served by Line 3 of the Athens Metro, and the

Athens Suburban Railway The Athens Suburban Railway (), officially the Athens Suburban and Regional Railway, is a commuter rail service that connects the city of Athens and its metropolitan area with other places in Attica, Boeotia, Corinthia and the city of Chalcis in ...

. The A6 toll motorway, part of the

Attiki Odos Attiki Odos () (''Attica Road'') is a toll motorway system in Greece. The Attiki Odos motorways form the outer beltways of the Athens, Greater Athens metropolitan area. The total length of the motorways is . The Attiki Odos system currently cons ...

, connects Koropi with Athens and

Elefsina Elefsina () or Eleusis ( ; ) is a suburban city and municipality in Athens metropolitan area. It belongs to West Attica regional unit of Greece. It is located in the Thriasio Plain, at the northernmost end of the Saronic Gulf. North of Elefsina ...

. Koropi is the largest settlement in the municipality Kropia. Other settlements within Kropia are Karellas to the north, Kitsi to the southwest, and Agia Marina and Agios Dimitrios further south, on 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. It is part of Athens metropolitan area.

Historical monuments

The church (old cathedral) of the Assumption. A wall painting monument of

Georgios Markou Georgios Markou (; 1690–1770) also known as Georgios Markou of Argos (. He was a Greek fresco and icon painter. He was active during the Greek Baroque and Rocco periods. He was an artistic representative of the Neo-Hellenikos Diafotismos. He ...

the Argus, the great and prolific post-Byzantine ecclesiastic iconographer of the 18th century (''"....La Dormizione della Madona, (1732), che si trova a Coropi dell 'Attica...."'' ''Evangelos Andreou'' http://ketlib.lib.unipi.gr/xmlui/handle/ket/849)

Population history

Economy

Olympic Air Olympic Air S.A. () is a regional airline and a subsidiary of the Greece, Greek carrier Aegean Airlines. It was formed as part of the privatization of the former Greek national carrier Olympic Airlines, a company that carried the name Olympic A ...

, has its head office in Koropi. When

Athens Airways Athens Airways was a Greek regional airline, headquartered in Koropi, Athens. The airline used to connect Alexandroupoli, Athens and Thessaloniki with some Greek islands, as well offering chartered flights. The airline was founded in 2008 and laun ...

existed, its head office was in Koropi.Contact Us
" Athens Airways. Retrieved on 8 September 2010. "38 Vassileos Konstantinou Str, GR 19400, Koropi Attikis"

: "Βασιλέως Κωνσταντίνου 38, ΤΚ 19400, Κορωπί Αττικής"

Sports

Koropi hosts the sport teams Koropi F.C. (A.O. Koropi), one of the oldest Greek club, founded in 1903 and Koropi B.C. (Gymnastikos Syllogos Koropi) founded in 1980.

Notable people

Georgios Papasideris Georgios Saranti Papasideris (, 1875 in Koropi – 1920) was a Greek athlete and weightlifter. Career Papasideris was born in Koropi. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. He competed in the shot put, placing third. His be ...

, athlete, competed at the

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References

{{Reflist Populated places in East Attica Kropia