Kineta

For other uses, see Kineta (disambiguation).
Kineta
Κινέτα
Community
Kineta
Kineta
Kineta is located in Greece
Kineta
Kineta
Coordinates: 37°58.3′N 23°12.9′E / 37.9717°N 23.2150°E / 37.9717; 23.2150
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitWest Attica
MunicipalityMegara
Municipal unitMegara
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Community
1,651
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
191 00
Area code(s)22960

Kineta (Greek: Κινέτα) is a beach town in West Attica, Greece. Since 2017 it is a separate community of the municipality Megara.[2]

Name

The name "Kineta" comes from the Albanian word "këneta", which means "small lagoon" or "marsh". In 1700, the town was mentioned in a Venetian map as Valle Chineta.[3] The lagoon does not exist anymore but Kineta still has (2010) more than its share of gnats.

History

In antiquity the temple of Apollo Latous (Latoan Apollo) was located near Kineta. The temple marked the boundary between Corinthia and Megaris in the time of Pausanias. A little above the temple the road to Megara passed over the Scironian rocks.[4]

On 23 July 2018, a wildfire developed in the area, which burned a few houses in Kineta.[5]

Geography

Kineta is situated on the northern coast of the Saronic Gulf, south of the Geraneia mountains. The rocks of Kakia Skala lie to the east. The nearest towns are Agioi Theodoroi (8 km to the southwest) and Megara (12 km to the east). Corinth is 25 km to the west, and Athens is 45 km to the east. The old Greek National Road 8 and the new A8 motorway (Olympia Odos), both connecting Athens with Corinth and the Peloponnese, pass through the town. The Kineta railway station is served by Proastiakos trains between Athens International Airport and Kiato (Peloponnese).

Historical population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1961187—    
1971163−12.8%
1981425+160.7%
19911,878+341.9%
2001[6]1,433−23.7%
2011[7]1,446+0.9%
2021[1]1,651+14.2%

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "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 9Α - 2017, Αναγνώριση του αυτοτελούς οικισμού «Κινέτα» Δήμου Μεγαρέων ως Τοπικής Κοινότητας" (PDF) (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. ^ Bennet, John (2005). A Historical and Economic Geography of Ottoman Greece. Athens: American School of Classical Studies at Athens. p. 130. ISBN 0-87661-534-5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. ^ Bell, R.E. (1989). Place-names in Classical Mythology: Greece. ABC-CLIO. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-87436-507-8. Retrieved 2024-08-27.
  5. ^ Vacchiano, Giorgio (2019). La resilienza del bosco (in Italian). Mondadori. ISBN 9788852098697. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  6. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.
  7. ^ "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.