Kaisariani Explained

Kaisariani
Name Local:Καισαριανή
Type:municipality
Periph:Attica
Periphunit:Central Athens
Pop Municipality:26269
Area Municipality:7.841
Population As Of:2021
Elevation:130
Coordinates:37.9683°N 68.5°W
Postal Code:161 21
Area Code:210
Licence:Z
Website:www.kessariani.gr
Caption Skyline:Kaisariani Monastery

Kaisariani (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Καισαριανή) is a suburban town and a municipality in the eastern part of the Athens agglomeration in Greece.

Geography

Kaisariani is located about 3km (02miles) southeast of Athens city centre, and 3km (02miles) of the Acropolis of Athens. The municipality has an area of 7.841 km2.[1] Towards the east the municipality extends to the forested Hymettus mountain, where the 11th century Kaisariani Monastery is situated.[2] The built-up area of Kaisariani is continuous with that of the center of Athens and the suburb Vyronas to the southwest. The main thoroughfare is Ethnikis Antistasis Avenue, which connects Kaisariani with the center of Athens and the eastern beltway Motorway 64.

History

The town was founded in 1922 as a refugee camp for refugees driven from Asia Minor, most of whom coming from Smyrna.Formerly part of the municipality of Athens, Kaisariani was created as a municipality in 1933.[3] The name was derived from Caesarea, the historical capital city of Cappadocia, Asia Minor (now Kayseri, Turkey).

The Kaisariani rifle range is notable as the site of the execution of 200 communists on 1 May 1944 by the Nazi occupiers as a revenge for the death of German general Franz Krech, who had been killed in a guerrilla ambush near Molaoi a few days before.

In the early hours of June 17, 1944, 10 men of the United Panhellenic Organization of Youth and guerillas of the National Liberation Front were killed, when trapped by the Nazi forces at the Monastery of Kaisariani, where they had been hiding.

Historical population

Year Population
1981 28,972
1991 26,803
2001 26,419
2011 26,458
2021 26,269

Sports

Kaisariani has its own Greek A2 League basketball team, named Near East Kaisariani, which was founded in 1927. The team plays in the Near East Indoor Arena.

Sport clubs based in Kaisariani
ClubFoundedSportsAchievements
Near East1927Basketball Panhellenic title in basketball, earlier presence in A Ethniki basketball
Ethnikos Asteras F.C.1927Earlier presence in A Ethniki

Election Results

ElectionTurnoutNDPASOKSYRIZAKKEOther
Jun 202355.7235.907.1821.2015.2620.46
May 202370.6335.086.5924.0815.0419.21
201958.6031.485.5836.5512.1614.23
Sep 201558.6821.314.5138.5411.7123.93
Jan 201566.4422.813.4438.9511.8023.00
Jun 201263.9321.218.3534.069.5126.87
May 201267.239.999.3223.6916.0240.98
200967.9021.4137.929.0416.9714.66
200770.5328.5832.8310.3218.829.45
200475.1733.1738.337.3814.706.42
200078.5830.3242.007.6514.965.07
199678.7726.0837.2710.9815.839.84
199383.0626.5547.196.9913.565.71
199083.3932.3737.9826.682.97
Nov 198983.6530.4039.3628.561.68
Jun 198982.6228.0034.7434.113.15
198584.4024.9643.925.2224.851.05
198183.8120.8240.146.0029.623.42
197784.4726.6622.979.5128.6112.25
197485.3733.4811.0633.9521.51

Notable people

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) . National Statistical Service of Greece . el . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf . 2015-09-21 .
  2. Web site: Byzantine monuments of Attica. 2013-12-12.
  3. Web site: EETAA local government changes . 28 June 2020.