Afidnes
Sign in to saveAfidnes (, or Ἀφίδναι, from the Middle Ages until 1919: Κιούρκα - Kiourka) is a small town in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 34.638 km2. It is situated in the eastern foothills of the Parnitha mountains, 3 km southwest of Polydendri, 5 km southeast of Malakasa and 27 km north of Athens city centre. Afidnes has a station on the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki. The A1 motorway (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) passes east of the town. It is
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Place details
- Locality
- Αφίδνες
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Αττικής
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 3,739
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Afidnes
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Αφίδνες
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Afidnon.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Attica
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- East Attica
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Oropos
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 3739
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 34.638
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 361
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +1058
- Elevation
- +361
- Shares border with
- Malakasa
- Image
- Convent of Holy Angels (Afidnes) 06.jpg
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Afidnes (, or Ἀφίδναι, from the Middle Ages until 1919: Κιούρκα - Kiourka) is a small town in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 34.638 km2. It is situated in the eastern foothills of the Parnitha mountains, 3 km southwest of Polydendri, 5 km southeast of Malakasa and 27 km north of Athens city centre. Afidnes has a station on the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki. The A1 motorway (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) passes east of the town. It is part of Athens metropolitan area.
Ancient Aphidna was one of the twelve ancient towns of Attica. In Greek mythology, Aphidna was the place where Theseus left Helen after he had abducted her. The archaeological site of Aphidnae is small. It was excavated in the 19th century. 13 Middle Helladic tumuli have been found.