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Peristeri
Sign in to savePeristeri (Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a city and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 133,630 inhabitants (2021 census), it ranks as the seventh-largest city and municipality in Greece by population.
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Peristeri is a big city in Greece that serves as the capital of the Municipality of Peristeri. Located in the Attica region, the city has a population of 146,743 and covers an area of 10.05 square kilometers. It stands at an elevation of 50 meters above sea level and shares a border with Agioi Anargyroi. The local dialing code is 21, and postal codes range from 121 00–121 99 to 126 00–126 99.
The city’s patron saint is Anthony the Great. Peristeri is twinned with the administrative bodies of Iași, Ruse, and Giurgiu. Its official website is peristeri.gr. The native label for the city is Περιστέρι.
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Place details
- Locality
- Δήμος Περιστερίου
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Αττικής
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 139,981
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Peristeri
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Περιστέρι
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipality
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- 2011 Dimos Peristeriou.png
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Attica
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- West Athens
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 133630
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 10.05
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 50
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 121 xx, 126 xx
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 210
- Greek Dimos.licence
- Y, Z, I
- Greek Dimos.website
- www.peristeri.gr
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Saint Ioannis church, Nea Sepolia, Peristeri, Greece.jpg
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- Saint John church
- Greek Dimos.districts
- 4
- Greek Dimos.mayor
- Andreas Pachatouridis
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Country
- Greece
- Located in
- Municipality of Peristeri
- Population
- 35733
- Area
- 10.05
- Elevation
- 50
- Capital of
- Municipality of Peristeri
- Shares border with
- Agioi Anargyroi
- Official website
- www.peristeri.gr
- Image
- 2011 Dimos Peristeriou.png
- Dialing code
- 21
- Patron saint
- Anthony the Great
Show 5 more facts
- twinned administrative body
- Giurgiu
- Commons category
- Peristeri
- topic's main category
- Category:Peristeri
- postal code
- 126 00–126 99
- native label
- Περιστέρι
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Transportation
- Historical population
- Sports
- Peristeri Arena
- Landmarks
- Culture
- Economy at 1900s
- Notable people
- International relations
- References
- External links
Peristeri (Greek: Περιστέρι, meaning "pigeon/dove" in Greek) is a city and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 133,630 inhabitants (2021 census), it ranks as the seventh-largest city and municipality in Greece by population.
==History== The ancient deme Leuconoe is believed to have been located at Peristeri.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Peristeri” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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