Polydendri

Also known as Mazi, Attica, Mazi, Kapandriti

Polydendri (Greek: Πολυδένδρι, English: "Many trees") is a town and former community of East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit. It is part of Athens metropolitan area. Polydendri has historically been an Arvanite settlement.

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Place details

Locality: Πολυδένδρι
Region: Περιφέρεια Αττικής
Country: Ελλάς
Population: 1,221
Timezone: Europe/Athens

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Key facts

Greek Dimos.name: Polydendri
Greek Dimos.name_local: Πολυδένδρι
Greek Dimos.type: municipal unit
Greek Dimos.image_map: DE Polydendriou.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: 1221
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.area_municunit: 13.881
Greek Dimos.elevation: 333
Greek Dimos.postal_code: 19014
Greek Dimos.area_code: +30-22950

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: Greece
Population: 476
Elevation: 140
Shares border with: Malakasa
Dialing code: 2295

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native label: Πολυδένδρι
postal code: 190 14

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== Geography == It is located in the north of Athens. Polydendri is at an altitude of 340 meters. The town contains 1,221 residents (2021 census) and it has many cultural unions, such as a youth union, a traditional dance union, an athletic club (the "Black Eagle of Polydendri" playing at the athletic center of Gourezi), a tracking club and a heavy metal society (called "the Obscure" and numbering 1.500 members from all around Greece). Furthermore, Polydendri is known for its taverns.

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