Nea Filadelfeia ( el, Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια, meaning ''New Philadelphia'') is a suburb of
Athens,
Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Filadelfeia-Chalkidona, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of 2.850 km
2.
It was named after the
Anatolian city Filadelfeia, now
Alaşehir in
Turkey, and it was settled by Greek refugees from
Asia Minor after the
Greco-Turkish War (1919-1922).
Geography
Nea Filadelfeia is a suburb of Athens, north of the city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with that of municipality of Athens and the surrounding suburbs
Nea Chalkidona,
Agioi Anargyroi
Agioi Anargyroi ( el, Άγιοι Ανάργυροι) is a suburb in the north-central part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It takes its name from the " Holy Unmercenaries": saints who received no payment for their medical services. Since the ...
,
Acharnes
Acharnes ( el, Αχαρνές, , before 1915: Μενίδι Menidi, ) is a northwestern suburb of Athens, Attica, Greece. With 106,943 inhabitants (2011 census), it is the most populous municipality in East Attica. It is part of the Athens Urban ar ...
,
Metamorfosi and
Nea Ionia.
Motorway 1 (Athens - Thessaloniki) and
Greek National Road 1 pass through the town. Nea Filadelfeia has a large park, Alsos Neas Filadelfias, which covers . The park formerly hosted a large
zoo which operated since 1955 to 1995. Nea Filadelfeia is roughly located at the geographical center of the
Attica peninsula, around 13 km from the sea to the south suburbs and at a low elevation.
Education
Nea Filadelfeia has 9 primary schools, 4 secondary schools (one of them is athletic type) and 3 high schools. Among them is th
3rd High School of Nea Filadelfia "Miltos Kountouras"
Sports
Nea Filadelfeia is the historical home of
A.E.K.
A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...
, a major Greek Multi-Sports Club established in 1924 in Nea Filadelfeia. It is also the home of
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia. The now demolished
Nikos Goumas Stadium was the home ground of
AEK F.C. from 1930 to 2003, while the
Agia Sophia Stadium
The Agia Sophia Stadium (), also known by its commercial name OPAP Arena, is the home stadium of AEK Athens FC. With an all-seater capacity of 32,500, it is the largest football-only stadium and the second largest football stadium overall in G ...
is the new home ground from 2022. The
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia sports club is renowned in Greece and abroad for its handball, volleyball and basketball achievements.
Historical population
Climate
According to the
Köppen Climate Classification system, Nea Filadelfeia has a
hot-summer Mediterranean climate. Nea Filadelfeia is notorious in Greece for its summer heat; according to the
Hellenic National Meteorological Service it registers Greece's highest mean maximum summer temperatures for the period 1955-1997.
On 26 June 2007, Nea Filadelfeia recorded while on the same day, the nearby official automatic H.N.M.S. weather station recorded , which is Europe's highest June temperature to date.
The mean maximum July temperature for Nea Filadelfeia for the period 1991-2020 stands at , while the past 20 years it reaches .
Notable people
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Elena Nathanael
Elena Nathanael (Greek: Έλενα Ναθαναήλ, January 19, 1947 – March 4, 2008) was a Greek film actress.
Biography Early life
Elena Nathanael was born Eleni Delivassili-Nathanael, in Nea Filadelfeia, a town near Athens, to a well-off fa ...
, Greek actress
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Ange Postecoglou
Angelos Postecoglou ( el, Άγγελος Ποστέκογλου, ; born 27 August 1965) is an Australian association football manager and former player, who is the current manager of Scottish Premiership club Celtic.
Born in Greece, he moved ...
, former coach of the
Australian national football team and Current Coach of
Celtic F.C
Gallery
File:Nea Filadelfia Lavriou street.JPG, Lavriou street
File:Nea Filadelfia cooperative housing.JPG, Typical workers cooperative housing
File:Nea Filadelfia lake.JPG, Artificial lake in the park of Nea Filadelfia
File:020 - Κηφισός μετά τη συμβολή με ρέμα Αχαρνών (Κόκκ.Μύλος) - panoramio.jpg, Kifisos river
File:Nikos Goumas Main.gif, The old Nikos Goumas Stadium
File:2011 Dimos Filadelfias-Chalkidonos.png, Filadelfia - Chalkidona municipality
See also
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List of municipalities of Attica
References
External links
Official websiteΝέα Φιλαδέλφεια
{{Filadelfeia-Chalkidona div
Populated places in Central Athens (regional unit)