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Oinofyta

Οινόφυτα
Oinofyta Οινόφυτα
Municipal unit
	Oinofyta Location within the regional unit
	Coordinates: 38°18′N 23°38′E / 38.300°N 23.633°E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Central Greece
Regional unit	Boeotia
Municipality	Tanagra
Elevation	61 m (200 ft)
Population (2021)
• Municipal unit	4,314
• Community	2,882
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	320 11
Area code(s)	22620
Vehicle registration	ΒΙ

Oinofyta (Greek: Οινόφυτα) is a village and former municipality in eastern Boeotia, Greece. Following the local government reform of 2011, it is now part of the municipality of Tanagra, of which it is a municipal unit.^[2] It was formerly named Staniates (Στανιάτες) until 1927.^[3] Within the territory of the municipal unit lies the ancient town of Oenophyta, where the Battle of Oenophyta was fought in 457 BCE.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit of Oinofyta is subdivided into the following communities:

Agios Thomas
Kleidi
Oinofyta

In 2014 the village Dilesi was separated from the municipal unit of Oinofyta and made into a new municipal unit.^[4]

Historical population

Year	Town population	Municipal unit population
1981	2,555	-
1991	3,697	-
2001	3,137	8,195
2011	2,927	6,563
2021	2,882	4,314

Oinofyta has historically been an Arvanite settlement.^[5]

Pollution

In December 2007, official tests revealed that drinking water in Oinofyta was contaminated with high levels of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium, which is used as an anti-corrosive in the production of stainless steel, paint, ink, plastics and dyes. For decades, factories had been dumping waste in the Asopos River, whose waters run from red to black and ripple with bubbling sludge.^[6]

People

Archbishop Ieronymos II was born in the settlement.

Transport

The village is served by the Oinofyta railway station on the edge of the village with Proastiakos trains to Athens and Chalcis.

Sport

G.S. Oinophyta Olympiad, football
G.S. Oinophyton, basketball

Election results

Election	Turnout	ND	PASOK	SYRIZA	KKE	Other
Election	Turnout
Jun 2023	59.04	46.34	11.71	14.09	4.80	23.06^[a]
May 2023	70.62	46.37	10.38	16.85	6.20	20.20^[b]
2019	65.26	40.48	6.96	29.79	5.00	17.77^[c]
Sep 2015	64.86	23.42	4.34	36.88	5.58	29.78^[d]
Jan 2015	76.25	22.15	6.39	37.22	5.46	28.78^[e]
Jun 2012	74.35	22.31	8.58	27.76	4.28	37.07^[f]
May 2012	76.62	13.01	9.49	17.20	8.39	51.91^[g]
2009	82.96	33.58	45.03	2.60	7.15	11.64^[h]
2007	87.55	43.31	38.55	2.78	8.87	6.49^[i]
2004	91.50	49.11	39.52	1.73	4.78	4.86^[j]
2000	84.98	48.32	42.36	2.09^[k]	3.80	3.43^[l]
1996	83.96	44.47	39.39	3.35^[k]	2.36	10.43^[m]
1993	87.14	44.41	44.20	1.29^[k]	2.33	7.77^[n]
1990	88.35	55.42	36.96	5.60^[k]		2.02

References

^ "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.
^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
^ ΦΕΚ 179Α - 30/08/1927
^ Δ. Τανάγρας (Βοιωτίας), EETAA local government changes.
^ Hans-Jürgen Sasse (1991). Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland. Vol. 1. p. 18. ISBN 9783447027588.
^ River runs purple and contaminates Greek town

External links

Local Department of Agios Thomas

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Notes

^ Spartiates 7.64
EL 4.75
PE 3.51
Niki 2.99
Μ25 1.34
Other 2.83
^ EL 4.80
PE 3.34
Niki 2.73
Μ25 1.85
Enono 1.06
K21 1.01
Other 5.41
^ XA 6.68
EL 4.01
Μ25 2.61
PE 1.73
Other 2.74
^ XA 14.62
ANEL 3.96
Potami 3.11
LAE 2.93
EK 2.79
Other 2.37
^ XA 12.90
ANEL 5.15
Potami 4.04
Teleia 2.47
KIDISO 1.18
Other 3.04
^ XA 16.14
ANEL 10.66
DIMAR 5.60
LAOS 1.17
Other 3.50
^ XA 17.29
ANEL 14.34
DIMAR 5.50
OP 2.48
LAOS 2.42
DISY 1.80
KDP 1.42
ANTARSYA 1.36
DIXA 1.06
Drassi 1.03
Other 3.21
^ LAOS 6.05
OP 2.08
XA 1.12
Other 2.39
^ LAOS 4.17
Other 2.32
^ LAOS 2.14
DIKKI 1.73
Other 0.99
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d as Syn
^ DIKKI 1.84
Other 1.59
^ POLAN 3.90
DIKKI 3.86
Other 2.67
^ POLAN 7.19
Other 0.58