Everything about Eleusis totally explained
Elefsina (Ancient/
Katharevousa: Ἐλευσίς Eleusis) is a town and
municipality about 30 km NW of
Athens. It is located near the northernmost end of the
Saronic Gulf and is the seat of administration of
West Attica Prefecture. It is best known for having been the site of the
Eleusinian Mysteries, the most famous religious center of ancient
Greece. It was also the birth place of
Aeschylus, one of the three great tragedians of antiquity. See also
Metanira.
History
Ancient Eleusina
Modern Eleusina
Today, the city has become a suburb of Athens, and is linked by the
freeway, the
Athens metro freeway (Attiki Odos), and Athens metro (transit). A toll post named after the community is on the westbound lanes of GR-8A. A hill is near between the tolls and the refinery North of Eleusis is
Mandra and
Magoula, and northeast is the Thriasian plain containing
Aspropyrgos is founded. It lies northeast of the
Gulf of Eleusina.
Elefsina is the town where the majority of crude oil in Greece is imported and refined. The refinery nearest to the city is on its west side. The other major town is
Aspropyrgos, next to the
shipyards of
Skaramagkas.
Forests align with the bay with a length of around 200 m. The nearest mountain is in the northwest. Athens's nearest military airport is a few kilometers east of Elefsina. It has been used since the mid-
20th century. Its runway is about 2 km and its buildings are to the west. It sits in the Thriasian/Eleusina Plain. It has a nearby interchange slightly north of the Eleusina(east) interchange about 2 km west.
They are home to the junior football (soccer) team
Panelefsiniakos.
Nearest places
- Mandra (west)
- Magoula (north)
- Aspropyrgos (east)
Historical population
| Year |
Municipal population |
Change |
Density |
| 1981 |
20,320 |
1,101.1/km² |
| 1991 |
22,793 |
+2,473/+12.17% |
1,235.1/km² |
| 2001 |
25,863 |
+3,070/+13.47% |
1,401.4/km² |
Persons
Aeschylus
Stelios Kazantzidis
Theodoros PangalosFurther Information
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