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Keratea (Greek: Κερατέα) is a town in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lavreotiki, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 129.864 km2.[2][3] It is part of Athens metropolitan area.
Geography
Keratea is situated in the hills in the southeastern part of the Attica peninsula, 6 km west of the Aegean Sea coast, at about 200 m elevation. It lies at the northern foot of Mount Paneion [el]. It is 5 km southeast of Kalyvia Thorikou, 12 km northwest of Lavrio and 29 km southeast of Athens city centre. Greek National Road 89 (Gerakas - Koropi - Lavrio - Sounio) passes through Keratea.
In antiquity, the area of present Keratea was part of the demeCephale, of the phyleAcamantis in Mesogeia area of Ancient Athens.
The municipal unit Keratea consists of the town Keratea proper and 62 other settlements, including Kaki Thalassa and Pefka.[1]
Historical population
Year
Town population
Municipality population
1981
7,511
—
1991
6,512
9,715
2001
7,472
11,205
2011
7,493
14,763
2021
8,340
14,483
The town has historically been an Arvanite settlement.[4]
Historical monuments
The church of St. Athanasius (Kronizes).[5] A wall painting monument (1744) of George Markou the Argus, the great and prolific post-Byzantine ecclesiastic iconographer of the 18th century ("....Il Santo Athanasio, che si trova alla Regione Cronizes di Kerateas dell 'Attica...."Evangelos Andreouhttp://ketlib.lib.unipi.gr/xmlui/handle/ket/849 )
Sports
Keratea hosts the sport teams Keravnos Keratea F.C., one of the most successful East Attica football clubs, and the multi-sport G.S. Kerateas (Gymnastikos Syllogos Kerateas), the women's volleyball team has represent the town in Greek A1 Division for several years.
