Melissia
Sign in to saveMelissia () is a town and a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Penteli, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 3.956 km2. Melissia is situated at the southwestern foot of the Penteli mountains, 12 km northeast of Athens city centre. It is a green residential town.
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Μελισσίων
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Αττικής
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 22,741
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Melissia
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Μελίσσια
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Melission.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location in the North Athens regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Attica
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- North Athens
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Penteli
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 23618
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 3.956
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 290
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +2525
- Elevation
- +290
- Shares border with
- Marousi
- Image
- Melissia City.jpg
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
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Melissia () is a town and a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Penteli, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 3.956 km2. Melissia is situated at the southwestern foot of the Penteli mountains, 12 km northeast of Athens city centre. It is a green residential town.
It was part of the municipality of Marousi until 1946, when it became a separate community. It became a municipality in 1990. The population of Melissia was more than 22,000 at the 2011 census. It has six primary schools, two high schools (Greek "Gymnasium"), one lyceum and a modern municipal swimming-pool.