Schimatari () is a town and a former municipality in

Boeotia Boeotia ( ), sometimes Latinisation of names, Latinized as Boiotia or Beotia (; modern Greek, modern: ; ancient Greek, ancient: ), is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of Central Greece (adm ...

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

Tanagra Tanagra () 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 Tanagra figurines we ...

, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 38.285 km². It is situated in the wide valley of the river Asopos, at 6 km from the

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coast. The A1 motorway (

Athens Athens ( ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. A significant coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, Athens is also the capital of the Attica (region), Attica region and is the southe ...

Lamia Lamia (; ), in ancient Greek mythology, was a child-eating monster and, in later tradition, was regarded as a type of night-haunting spirit or "daimon". In the earliest myths, Lamia was a beautiful queen of ancient Libya who had an affair with ...

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) passes north of Schimatari. Schimatari is located 13 km south of

Chalcis Chalcis (; Ancient Greek and Katharevousa: , ), also called Chalkida or Halkida (Modern Greek: , ), is the chief city of the island of Euboea or Evia in Greece, situated on the Euripus Strait at its narrowest point. The name is preserved from ...

, 23 km east of Thebes and 43 km north-northwest of

. 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 () is a village and a former community in the northern part of West Attica, Greece. The village was named Mazi () until 1919. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mandra-Eidyllia, of which it is a municipa ...

and Schimatari. In 2014 the village Plaka Dilesi was separated from the municipal unit of Oinofyta and added to the new municipal unit Dilesi.Δ. Τανάγρας (Βοιωτίας)
EETAA local government changes.

Population

Twin cities

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, Ireland

References

{{Schimatari Populated places in Boeotia Tanagra

Subdivisions

Population

Twin cities

See also

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