Vyronas
Vyronas is a suburban town and a municipality in the southeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. The town is named after George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, the famous English poet and writer, who is a national hero of Greece. Formerly part of the municipality of Athens, Vyronas was created as a community in 1933, and became a municipality in 1934.
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Overview
Overview
The municipality has an area of 9.204 km 2. An inner suburb of Athens, located about 3 km southeast of Athens city centre. Towards the southeast the municipality extends to the forested Hymettus mountain. The built-up area of Vyronas is continuous with that of municipality of Athens and the neighbouring suburbs Kaisariani, Ymittos and Ilioupoli. The A62 Hymettus Ring Road (formerly the A64 until 2024) runs through the southeastern part of the municipality, splitting it in half.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Vyronas • Native Name — Βύρωνας • Type — municipality • Periph — Attica • Periphunit — Central Athens • Pop Municipality — 59134 • Area Municipality — 9.204 • Population As Of — 2021 • Elevation M — 120 • Postal Code — 162 xx • Area Code — 210 • Licence — Z • Website — www.dimosbyrona.gr
Climate
Climate
Vyronas has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). Vyronas experiences cool, wet winters and hot, relatively dry summers.
Sites of interest
Sites of interest
• Vyronas National Stadium, which seats up to 4,340 and is 3 km from downtown Athens. It is home to the football club Athinaikos F.C. and their bitter rivals Doxa Vyronas F.C. • Theatro Vrachon, where the Vyronas Festival takes place every summer • Kareas Monastery, an orthodox monastery whose katholikon dates from the 11-12th century. It is located at the west slopes of Hymettus, near the site of an ancient quarry. • The Dragon House of Hymettus, or Vyrona, is a rare megalithic structure located on Mount Hymettus. It is built with large stone blocks without mortar using a corbelled roofing technique. Its origin, date, and function remain uncertain, with theories suggesting it may have served as a sanctuary or shelter associated with nearby ancient quarries during antiquity.
Schools
Schools
Schools include: • Philippine School in Greece • 4ο Γυμνάσιο Βύρωνα • 3ο & 13ο Δημοτικά Vyronas
Sports
Sports
Sport facilities in Vyronas are the Vyronas National Stadium (football stadium) and the Ergani Indoor Hall (gymnasium). Clubs based in Vyronas is Athinaikos, club with many achievements in several sports and Doxa Vyronas F.C. • Sport clubs based in Vyronas • Club — Founded — Sports — Achievements • Athinaikos — 1917 — Football, Basketball, Handball — Panhellenic titles and European title in women basketball, titles in handball, earlier presence in A Ethniki in football • Doxa Vyronas F.C. — 1946 — Football — Earlier presence in Beta Ethniki • Anagennisi Vyrona — 1999 — Handball — Presence in A1 Ethniki handball
Historical population
Historical population
• Year — Population • 1981 — 57,880 • 1991 — 58,523 • 2001 — 61,102 • 2011 — 61,308 • 2021 — 59,134
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.EETAA local government changes.
- 2.National Statistical Service of Greece. Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation).
- 3.Hellenic National Meteorological Service. Vyronas Climatic Data.
- 4.Karea Monastery, Hymettus. byzantineattica.eie.gr.
- 5.The Dragon House of Hymettus, or Vyrona byfoodandtravel.com. 15 May 2021.
- 6."Philippine School in Greece ." Commission on Filipinos Overseas. Retrieved on September 24, 2015. "15 Thimaton Polemou, Kareas Vyronas, Athens, Greece 16233 Athens, Greece"
- 7.Test Page for the SSL/TLS-aware Apache Installation on Web Site. 4gym-vyron.att.sch.gr.
- 8.3ο ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΣΧΟΛΕΙΟ ΒΥΡΩΝΑ.
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