Attica
Sign in to saveAttica ( ; ; ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the entire Athens metropolitan area, which consists of the city of Athens, the capital of Greece and the core city of the metropolitan area, as well as its surrounding suburban cities and towns. It is a peninsula projecting into the Aegean Sea, bordering on Boeotia to the north and Megaris to the west. The mines of Laurion were an important mining region located at Lavrio, on the southern tip of the peninsula.
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Attica is a historical region in Greece that includes the city of Athens and its surrounding suburbs, located on a peninsula that extends into the Aegean Sea. It matters because it is home to Athens, the capital of Greece, and historically contained important silver mines at Laurion that were significant to the region.
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- View from Kaisariani Hill looking towards Athens agglomeration, with Salamis visible in the background
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- Map of municipalities (demoi) of Ancient Athens in ancient Attica
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- Central Greece
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- Eponymous name
- Geography
- History
- Ancient history
- Fortresses
- Places of worship
- Medieval period
- Attica after 1829
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Attica ( ; ; ), or the Attic Peninsula, is a historical region that encompasses the entire Athens metropolitan area, which consists of the city of Athens, the capital of Greece and the core city of the metropolitan area, as well as its surrounding suburban cities and towns. It is a peninsula projecting into the Aegean Sea, bordering on Boeotia to the north and Megaris to the west. The mines of Laurion were an important mining region located at Lavrio, on the southern tip of the peninsula.
The history of Attica is closely linked with that of Athens. In ancient times, Attica corresponded with the classical Athens citystate. It was the most prominent region in Ancient Greece, specifically during the Golden Age of Athens in the classical period. Ancient Attica was divided into demoi, or municipalities, from the reform of Cleisthenes in 508/7 BC, grouped into three zones: urban () in the region of Athens main town, and Piraeus (the port), coastal () along the coastline, and inland () in the interior.