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Kryoneri Κρυονέρι
Municipal unit
KryoneriLocation within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°8′N 23°50′E / 38.133°N 23.833°E / 38.133; 23.833
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	East Attica
Municipality	Dionysos
Area
• Municipal unit	4.531 km (1.749 sq mi)
Elevation	380 m (1,250 ft)
Population
• Municipal unit	5,318
• Municipal unit density	1,200/km (3,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	145 68
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	ZB-ZY
Website	www.kryoneri.gr

Kryoneri (Greek: Κρυονέρι [kɾioˈneɾi], meaning "cold water") is a suburban town of Athens in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dionysos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 4.531 km.

Geography

Kryoneri is situated in the hills in the northeastern part of the Athens conurbation, at about 380 m elevation. It lies in the eastern foothills of the Parnitha mountains. It is 2 km west of Agios Stefanos and 20 km northeast of Athens city centre. The A1 motorway (Athens–Thessaloniki–Evzonoi) and the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki pass east of the town.

Historical population

Kryoneri has historically been an Arvanite settlement.

Notes

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. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "Population & housing census 1991 (incl. area and average elevation)" (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
4. Hans-Jürgen Sasse (1991). Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland. Vol. 1. p. 18. ISBN 9783447027588.

External links

• Official website (in Greek)

v t e Places adjacent to Kryoneri, Attica
Acharnes Agios Stefanos Acharnes Kryoneri Nea Erythraia Anoixi

• Dionysos, Greece
• Populated places in East Attica
• Arvanite settlements