Markopoulo Mesogaias ( Greek : Μαρκόπουλο Μεσογαίας ) is a town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece . The municipality has an area of 81.844 km (31.600 sq mi).
10-770: The municipality Markopoulo Mesogaias is situated in the Mesogaia plain, in the eastern part of the Attica peninsula, and touches the Aegean Sea coast in the east, where the port town Porto Rafti is located. The town Markopoulo is in the western part of the municipality, at about 80 m (260 ft) elevation. It is 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Kalyvia Thorikou , 6 km (3.7 mi) east of Koropi and 21 km (13 mi) southeast of Athens city centre. Greek National Road 89 (Gerakas - Koropi - Lavrio - Sounio) passes through Markopoulo. Athens International Airport
20-619: A major economic expansion during the 1990s, however operations have ceased since 2014. Today, tourism is a major driver as the nearby seaside town, Porto Rafti, is a very popular tourist destination in Attica. Multiple companies, including SkyGreece Airlines have had their corporate headquarters in Markopoulo Mesogaias due to the easy access to Athens International Airport. Mesogaia The Mesogeia or Mesogaia ( Greek : τα Μεσόγεια, η Μεσόγαια/Μεσογαία , "Midlands")
30-473: Is 4 km (2.5 mi) north of the town. Markopoulo had a railway station on the Athens–Lavrion Railway , which closed for passenger traffic in 1957. Markopoulo along with Malakasa, Kakosalesi and Spata is one of the earliest villages formed by Albanian settlers in medieval Attica and it had already appeared by 1456. As such, Markopoulo has historically been an Arvanite settlement. Markopoulo
40-605: Is Spata, and its main harbour is Rafina. The Athens International Airport is also located near Spata. This article about a location in Ancient Attica is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Pallini Pallini ( Greek : Παλλήνη ) is a suburban town in Greater Athens Area and a municipality in East Attica , Greece . The seat of the municipality is the town Gerakas . It
50-522: Is a geographical region of Attica in Greece . The term designates since antiquity the inland portion of the Attic peninsula. The term acquired a technical meaning with the reforms of Cleisthenes in c. 508 BC , when each of the ten Attic tribes was in territory composed of three zones ( trittyes ), urban ( asty , the main city of Athens), interior ( mesogeia ) and coastal ( paralia ). In
60-481: Is the seat of administration of the East Attica regional unit. Pallini is situated in the eastern part of the Athens conurbation, at about 150 m elevation. It lies in a plain between the mountains Penteliko and Hymettus . It is 2 km east of Gerakas and 14 km east of Athens city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Gerakas and Anthousa . Pallini station , west of
70-614: The Aegean Sea at the Petalioi Gulf , but is separated from the actual coastline by a line of low hills. In the late Middle Ages , the area was the site of Albanian ( Arvanite ) settlement, as can be seen from toponyms such as Spata or Liopesi . Before the 2011 Kallikratis reform , the area comprised the municipalities of Gerakas , Glyka Nera , Anthousa , Pallini , Paiania , Pikermi , Spata, Artemida , Rafina, Markopoulo Mesogaias , Keratea , Koropi , Kalyvia Thorikou , Vari , Kouvaras , and Voula . Its main settlement
80-570: The Classical period , the mesogeia comprised about 47 settlements ( demoi ). In modern usage, the term refers to the central portion of East Attica , separated from the Athens basin by Mount Hymettus , and delineated to the north by Mount Penteli and to the south by the mountains of south Attica (Merenta, Panio [ el ] , Laureotic Olympus ). To the east the Mesogeia reaches
90-401: The town centre, is served by commuter trains and Athens metro. Greek National Road 54 (Athens - Rafina) passes through Pallini. The municipal unit Pallini includes the subdivision of Leontari. The municipality Pallini was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units: The municipality has an area of 29.430 km ,
100-711: Was the home to two venues of the 2004 Summer Olympics : the Markopoulo Olympic Equestrian Centre and the Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre . Markopoulo's women volleyball team plays in the A1 Ethniki Women's Volleyball , the highest level national competition. Historically, the economy of the region has been largely agricultural, with grapes and wine being the major components of the local economy until today. The Merenda quarry also allowed for
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