Skala Oropou () is a community 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 ...
, Greece, on the
South Gulf of Euboea, due north of
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 ...
city center. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality
Oropos
Oropos () is a small town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece.
The village of Skala Oropou, within the bounds of the municipality, was the site an important ancient Greek city, Oropus, and the famous nearby sanctuary of Amphiaraos is sti ...
, of which it is a community.
It is part of Athens metropolitan area.
Geography
Skala Oropou is a seaside town, situated on the south coast of the
South Euboean Gulf
The South Euboean Gulf (, ''Notios Evvoïkos Kolpos'') is a gulf in Central Greece, between the island of Euboea and the Greek mainland (Boeotia and Attica
Attica (, ''Attikḗ'' (Ancient Greek) or , or ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a h ...
. The town
Nea Palatia is directly adjacent to its east. It is 8 km south of
Eretria
Eretria (; , , , , literally 'city of the rowers') is a town in Euboea, Greece, facing the coast of Attica across the narrow South Euboean Gulf. It was an important Greek polis in the 6th and 5th century BC, mentioned by many famous writers ...
(on the island
Euboea
Euboea ( ; , ), also known by its modern spelling Evia ( ; , ), is the second-largest Greek island in area and population, after Crete, and the sixth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is separated from Boeotia in mainland Greece by ...
), and 38 km north of
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 ...
city center. The
Greek National Road 79 connects it with the
A1 motorway (Athens–Thessaloniki–Evzonoi) near
Malakasa. The mouth of the river
Asopos
Asopos (; also Latinised as Asopus) is a village and a former municipality in Laconia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Monemvasia
Monemvasia (, or ) is a town and municipality in Laconia, ...
lies between Skala Oropou and the western village Chalkoutsi.
Since 2014, when Chalkoutsi became a separate community,
Χαλκούτσι (Αττικής)
EETAA local government changes the community consists of the villages Skala Oropou and Nea Politeia.
Historical population
References
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Populated places in East Attica
Oropos