Schimatari ( el, Σχηματάρι) is a town and a former municipality in
Boeotia
Boeotia ( ), sometimes Latinisation of names, Latinized as Boiotia or Beotia ( el, wikt:Βοιωτία, Βοιωτία; modern Greek, modern: ; ancient Greek, ancient: ), formerly known as Cadmeis, is one of the regional units of Greece. It is pa ...
,
Greece
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. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Tanagra
Tanagra ( el, Τανάγρα) is a town and a municipality north of Athens in Boeotia, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Schimatari. It is not far from Thebes, and it was noted in antiquity for the figurines named after it. The T ...
, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.
The municipal unit has an area of 38.285 km
2.
Population 7,173 (2011). It is situated in the wide valley of the river
Asopos, at 6 km from the
South Euboean Gulf
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coast. The
Motorway 1 (
Athens
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Lamia
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Thessaloniki
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) passes north of Schimatari. Schimatari is located 13 km south of
Chalcis
Chalcis ( ; Ancient Greek & Katharevousa: , ) or Chalkida, also spelled Halkida ( Modern Greek: , ), is the chief town of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved f ...
, 23 km east of
Thebes and 43 km north-northwest of
Athens
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. The
Tanagra Airport lies to the south.
An agricultural settlement until the 1980s, its proximity to Athens has led to a significant growth in industrial activities and population.
Subdivisions
The municipal unit Schimatari consists of one single community Schimatari, which contains the villages
Oinoi
Oinoi ( el, Οινόη) is a village and a former community in the northern part of West Attica, Greece. The village was named Mazi ( el, Μάζι) until 1919. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mandra-Eidyllia ...
,
Plaka Dilesi
Pláka ( el, Πλάκα) is the old historical neighborhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is built on top of the residenti ...
and Schimatari.
Population
Twin cities
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Pozzoleone, Italy
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Ennistymon
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, Ireland
See also
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List of settlements in Boeotia
This is a list of settlements in Boeotia, Greece.
* Agia Anna
* Agia Triada
* Agios Dimitrios
* Agios Georgios
* Agios Spyridonas
* Agios Thomas
* Agios Vlasios
* Akontio
* Akraifnio
* Alalkomenes
* Aliartos
* Alyki
* Ampelochori
* Ant ...
External links
Schimatari on the GTP Travel Pages
References
{{Schimatari
Populated places in Boeotia