Q1227707
Sign in to saveSchimatari () is a town and a former municipality in Boeotia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tanagra, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 38.285 km2. It is situated in the wide valley of the river Asopos, at 6 km from the South Euboean Gulf coast. The A1 motorway (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) passes north of Schimatari. Schimatari is located 13 km south of Chalcis, 23 km east of Thebes and 43 km north-northwest of Athens. The Tanagra Airport lies to the south.
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Schimatari
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Σχηματάρι
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Schimatariou.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- Central Greece
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Boeotia
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- Tanagra
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 4723
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 38.285
- Greek Dimos.elevation
- 95
- Greek Dimos.licence
- ΒΙ
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Schimatari () is a town and a former municipality in Boeotia, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Tanagra, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 38.285 km2. It is situated in the wide valley of the river Asopos, at 6 km from the South Euboean Gulf coast. The A1 motorway (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) passes north of Schimatari. Schimatari is located 13 km south of Chalcis, 23 km east of Thebes and 43 km north-northwest of Athens. The Tanagra Airport lies to the south.
An agricultural settlement until the 1980s, its proximity to Athens has led to a significant growth in industrial activities and population.
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