Grammatiko

Grammatiko
Γραμματικό
Municipal unit
Grammatiko is located in Greece
Grammatiko
Grammatiko
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°12′N 23°58′E / 38.200°N 23.967°E / 38.200; 23.967
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitEast Attica
MunicipalityMarathon
Area
 • Municipal unit51.674 km2 (19.951 sq mi)
Elevation
211 m (692 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
1,383
 • Municipal unit density27/km2 (69/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
190 07
Area code(s)22940
Vehicle registrationZ

Grammatiko (Greek: Γραμματικό) is a village in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Marathon, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] It is part of the Athens metropolitan area.[3][4]

Geography

Grammatiko is situated in the hills of the northeastern part of the Attica peninsula, 6 km from the South Euboean Gulf coast, at about 210 m elevation. It is 4 km southeast of Varnavas, 5 km north of Marathon and 32 km northeast of Athens city centre. The municipal unit Grammatiko consists of the villages Grammatiko, Agia Marina and Sesi. It has an area of 51.674 km2.[5]

Helios Airways Flight 522 crashed in the hills near Grammatiko on 14 August 2005 after a lack of cabin pressure incapacitated the aircraft's crew members.[6]

Historical population

Grammatiko has historically been an Arvanite settlement.[7]

Year Village population Community population
1981 - 1,236
1991 1,177 1,498
2001 1,284 1,443
2011 1,432 1,823
2021 1,297 1,383

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. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ NWC. "Map of Athens: offline map and detailed map of Athens city". athensmap360.com. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  4. ^ "Athens Population 2021 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)". worldpopulationreview.com. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Plane crash in Greece kills all 121 on board". The New York Times. 2005-08-15. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  7. ^ Hans-Jürgen Sasse (1991). Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland. Vol. 1. p. 18. ISBN 9783447027588.