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Vyronas
Municipality in Greece / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vyronas (Greek: Βύρωνας) is a suburban town and a municipality in the southeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. The town is named after George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, the famous English poet and writer, who is a national hero of Greece. Formerly part of the municipality of Athens, Vyronas was created as a community in 1933, and became a municipality in 1934.[2] The municipality has an area of 9.204 km2.[3]
Vyronas
Βύρωνας | |
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![]() View of Vyronas from Kareas | |
Coordinates: 37°57.7′N 23°45.2′E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Attica |
Regional unit | Central Athens |
Area | |
• Municipality | 9.204 km2 (3.554 sq mi) |
Elevation | 120 m (390 ft) |
Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 59,134 |
• Density | 6,400/km2 (17,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Postal code | 162 xx |
Area code(s) | 210 |
Vehicle registration | Z |
Website | www.dimosbyrona.gr |
Vyronas is an inner suburb of Athens, located about 3 km southeast of Athens city centre. Towards the southeast the municipality extends to the forested Hymettus mountain. The built-up area of Vyronas is continuous with that of municipality of Athens and the neighbouring suburbs Kaisariani, Ymittos and Ilioupoli. Motorway 64 runs through the southeastern part of the municipality.