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Afidnes Αφίδνες
Municipal unit
AfidnesLocation within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°12′N 23°50′E / 38.200°N 23.833°E / 38.200; 23.833
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	East Attica
Municipality	Oropos
Area
• Municipal unit	34.638 km (13.374 sq mi)
Elevation	361 m (1,184 ft)
Population
• Municipal unit	3,739
• Municipal unit density	110/km (280/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	190 14
Area code(s)	22920
Vehicle registration	Z

Afidnes (Greek: Αφίδνες, Ancient Greek: Ἄφιδνα or Ἀφίδναι, from the Middle Ages until 1919: Κιούρκα - Kiourka) is a small town in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Oropos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 34.638 km. It is situated in the eastern foothills of the Parnitha mountains, 3 km southwest of Polydendri, 5 km southeast of Malakasa and 27 km north of Athens city centre. Afidnes has a station on the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki. The A1 motorway (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) passes east of the town. It is part of Athens metropolitan area.

Ancient Aphidna was one of the twelve ancient towns of Attica. In Greek mythology, Aphidna was the place where Theseus left Helen after he had abducted her. The archaeological site of Aphidnae is small. It was excavated in the 19th century. 13 Middle Helladic tumuli have been found.

Settlements

The municipal unit Afidnes consists of the following settlements:

• Afidnes (2021 census pop. 2,422)
• Agía Triada (995)
• Drosopigi (164)
• Kosmothea (158)

Historical population

Markopoulou has historically been an Arvanite settlement.

Places of interest

• Beletsi Lake, a small lake on the east slopes of Parnitha, near Afidnes. It is important place for migratory birds.
• Monastery of Holy Angels, modern monastery near Afidnes

Persons

• Callistratus of Aphidnae, an ancient Archon of Athens.
• Callimachus, the Athenian Polemarch at the Battle of Marathon.

See also

• List of municipalities of Attica

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. Name changes of settlements in Greece
3. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
4. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
5.  Smith, William, ed. (1854). "Aphidna". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography. Vol. 1. London: John Murray. p. 157.
6. Hans-Jürgen Sasse (1991). Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland. Vol. 1. p. 18. ISBN 9783447027588.
7. "Beletsi, the beautiful accidental lake of Mt. Parnitha". protothema.gr. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
8. Herodotus Book 6: Erato, 109 "the polemarch was Callimachos of the deme of Aphidnai"

External links

• http://plato-dialogues.org/tools/loc/aphidnae.htm
• https://web.archive.org/web/20050517170833/http://www.geocities.com/ts_john_2000/, in Greek (Archived 2009-10-24)

v t e Places adjacent to Afidnes
Malakasa Polydendri Kapandriti Acharnes Afidnes Marathon Acharnes Agios Stefanos Stamata

• Populated places in East Attica
• Cities in ancient Attica
• Oropos
• Arvanite settlements