Papagou, uncommonly
Papagos or
Pappagos is a suburb in the northeastern part of
AthensAthens , the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
,
GreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula....
. The city is named after Marshal Alexandros Papagos, a Greek Army
GeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank. The term or equivalent is used by nearly every country in the world. General can be used as a generic term for all grades of general officer, or it can specifically refer to a single rank that is simply called general.-All general officer...
who served in the
Second World WarWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. It is located W of
Attiki OdosAttiki Odos is a private-owned toll motorway in Greece. The Proastiakos high-speed suburban rail is almost entirely in the median through the main section. Its numbers are 6 for the main section, 64 for Imittos Ring and 65 for Aigaleo Ring. They are the outer ring roads of Greater Athens...
(number 65), which is also known as the Hymettus Ring opened in 2004 with interchanges to the northeast and the southeast at Katechaki, W of
RafinaRafina is a town located on the eastern coast of Attica in Greece. It has a population of 11,352 inhabitants .-Geography:...
, NW of Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, NE of Athens and Vouliagmenis Avenue and S of
KifissiaKifissia or Kifisia is one of the more exclusive northern suburbs of Athens, mainly accessed via Kifissias Avenue, running all the way from central Athens up to Theseos Avenue in the suburb of Nea Erythraia. It has traditionally been home to the major Greek political families...
and its northern suburbs.
Papagou, uncommonly
Papagos or
Pappagos is a suburb in the northeastern part of
AthensAthens , the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery; as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans around 3,400 years....
,
GreeceGreece , officially the Hellenic Republic , is a country in southeastern Europe, situated on the southern end of the Balkan Peninsula....
. The city is named after Marshal Alexandros Papagos, a Greek Army
GeneralA general officer is an officer of high military rank. The term or equivalent is used by nearly every country in the world. General can be used as a generic term for all grades of general officer, or it can specifically refer to a single rank that is simply called general.-All general officer...
who served in the
Second World WarWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including all great powers, organized into two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. It is located W of
Attiki OdosAttiki Odos is a private-owned toll motorway in Greece. The Proastiakos high-speed suburban rail is almost entirely in the median through the main section. Its numbers are 6 for the main section, 64 for Imittos Ring and 65 for Aigaleo Ring. They are the outer ring roads of Greater Athens...
(number 65), which is also known as the Hymettus Ring opened in 2004 with interchanges to the northeast and the southeast at Katechaki, W of
RafinaRafina is a town located on the eastern coast of Attica in Greece. It has a population of 11,352 inhabitants .-Geography:...
, NW of Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, NE of Athens and Vouliagmenis Avenue and S of
KifissiaKifissia or Kifisia is one of the more exclusive northern suburbs of Athens, mainly accessed via Kifissias Avenue, running all the way from central Athens up to Theseos Avenue in the suburb of Nea Erythraia. It has traditionally been home to the major Greek political families...
and its northern suburbs. Papagou is accessed with the main roads of Katechaki Street, with another main road linking to Olaf Palme Street in the south in
ZografouZografou is a suburb in the eastern part of Athens, Greece. It is located about 5 km from downtown Athens, 2 km SW of Katechaki Avenue, 4 km from the Hymettus Ring forming part of the Attiki Odos private superhighway network, and 3 km E of Kifissias Avenue...
, and Mesogeios Avenue in
Neo PsychikoNeo Psychiko , older form Neon Psychikon is a suburb in the northeastern part of Athens, Greece. "Psych-" comes from Psyche meaning soul...
to the west.
The local flag color is white with a blue cross that is a little extended with a red line. The golden-bronze, bird-like and statue-like creature appears in its middle and a seal in the top left.
The area was made up of farmlands to the west and the rocky areas of the
HymettusHymettus, also Hymettos is a mountain range in the Athens area, East Central Greece. It is also colloquially known as Trellos or Trellovouno , probably coming from French colonials in the 15th or 16th century, calling the mountain Tres Long...
. Urban development replaced much of the farmlands in the 1950s, up to around the 1970s or 1980s. Today, the western and east-central parts of the municipality are urbanized, while its businesses lie within the main roads of Katechaki Avenue in Zografou and Mesogeios Avenue (Gr-54 eastbound) to the east. Many of its trees are aligned with the streets and in squares, and in 1998, the Hymettus Ring, which forms part of the Attiki Odos private superhighway system, began construction with an interchange to the northeast and a road link with
Agia ParaskeviAgia Paraskevi , is a suburb of Athens, Greece, in the northeast of Athens, about nine kilometers away from the city. It is linked to Athens by Mesogeion Avenue, a major road in the greater Athens area.-History:...
. Its hospital is located to the south, in Zografou.
Many of the residential streets have cul-de-sacs, and are most commonly named after local notable people. Forests and parks are to be found in three parts of Papagou the southern, the central and northern parts. A landfill of Athens is situated further east, which takes the central and the southern part of the Athens area's rubbish into this site; the area is about 200,000 to 250,000 square metres. The landfill has been in use since the mid to late 20th century.
The suburb is popular with families of Generals, Admirals, Marshals, and other Greek Army officers, since the army used to sell land to its officers in the area during the 60s and 70s. Papagou is thus considered as one of the upper-class suburbs of Athens, properties are expensive and sought-after, mainly due to the suburbs history and green scenery.
Sports
- Stadium of Papagou's basketball/soccer team, AS Papagou
- Stadium of Papagou's basketball team, Olympias Papagou, Website
Historical population
| Year | Municipal population | Change | Density |
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| 1981 |
12,553 |
- |
3,719.4/km² |
| 1991 |
13,974 |
+1,421/+11.32% |
4,140.4/km² |
| 2001 |
13,207 |
-767/-5.49% |
3,913.2/km² |
External links
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