Nea Erythraia () is a town and a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration,

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. It was settled by Greek refugees from Erythraia (now Cesme, Turkey) after the 1923

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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality

Kifissia Kifisia or Kifissia (also Kephisia or Cephissia; , ) is a municipality and one of the most affluent northern suburbs in the Athens agglomeration, Attica, Greece, mainly accessed via Kifissias Avenue, running all the way from central Athens up to ...

, of which it is a municipal unit.

Geography

Nea Erythraia is situated at the western end of the forested

Penteli Penteli () is a village and a municipality in the North Athens regional unit, Attica, Greece. Belonging to the Athens rural area, it takes its name from Mount Pentelicus. Municipality The municipality Penteli was formed at the 2011 local governm ...

mountain range. The municipal unit has an area of 4.831 km². The small river Kifisos forms the northwestern border of the municipal unit. Nea Erythraia is situated 14 km northeast of Athens city centre. The built-up area of Nea Erythraia is continuous with that of the neighbouring suburb

Kifisia Kifisia or Kifissia (also Kephisia or Cephissia; , ) is a municipality and one of the most affluent northern suburbs in the Athens#Athens Urban Area, Athens agglomeration, Attica, Greece, mainly accessed via Kifissias Avenue, running all the way f ...

. The A1 motorway,

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and

Greek National Road 83 Greek National Road 83 is a national highway of Greece. It connects Athens with Rafina via Marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of kilometres ( 26 mi 385 yd), usually run as a road race, but the distance can ...

pass through the town. For many years, Nea Erythraia was home to the senior division of Campion, one of Greece's oldest English-language schools. On September 14, 2004, the paralympic flame arrived in Nea Erythraia as it travelled from Marathon.

Historical population

References

External links

City of Nea Erythraia official website
*http://emidius.mi.ingv.it/GNDT/T19990907/Athens990907_ismes/ate_html/09.html * {{Kifisia div Populated places in North Athens (regional unit) Kifissia