Eleusis
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| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Area: | Athens |
| Location: Latitude: Longitude: | 38.018/38°2'8' N lat. 23.535/23°32'13 E long. |
| Area: -Total -Water -Rank | km² Rank xxth |
| Population: (2001) - Total - Density¹ - Rank | 14,084 -/km²</small> |
| Elevation: -lowest: -centre: | sea level 5 m(centre) around 700 to 800 m |
| Postal code: | 192 00 |
| Area/distance code: | 11-30-210 (030-210) -55 |
| Municipal code: | 1104 |
| Car designation: | Y (prev.)Z pres.
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| 3-letter abbreviation: | ELE |
Eleusis (Greek, Modern: Ελεύσινα, Ancient/Katharevousa: -is) was a small town about 30 km NW of Athens. Most importantly, it was the site of the Eleusinian Mysteries, one of the major cults of ancient Greece. See also Metanira.
Today, the city, which is named Elefsina, has became a part of the suburb of Athens, and is linked by the freeway, the Athens metro freeway (Attiki Odos), and Athens metro (transit). A Toll named after the community is on the westbound lanes of GR-8A. North of Eleusis is Mandra and Magoula, and northeast is the Thriasian plain containing Aspropyrgos is founded. There are no communes in Eleusis. It lies northeast of the Gulf of Eleusis
Eleusis' nearest refinery is on its west side. The oil supply and production continues. East, in Aspropyrgos, is another refinery which produces oil and in 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 km east of Eleusis.
Eleusis has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a post office, a train station, a port, and squares (plateia)
Stelios Kazantzidis was a resident of Eleusis.
Nearest places
- Mandra (west)
- Magoula (north)
- Aspropyrgos (east)
Historical population
| Year | Municipal population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 20,320 | - |
| 1991 | 22,793 | 2,473/12.17% |
External links
| North: Mandra | ||
| West: Neos Peramos |
Eleusis | East: Aspropyrgos |
| South: Gulf of Eleusis |
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