Avlonas, Attica
Geography
Avlonas is situated in the northwestern part of East Attica, at the northern edge of the Parnitha mountain range and 10 km south of the South Euboean Gulf coast. It is 30 km north of Athens city center. The A1 motorway (Athens - Thessaloniki) passes north of the town. Avlonas has a station on the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki. The municipal unit Avlonas also includes the village Asprochori (pop. 151). Avlonas has three pre-school facilities, one elementary school, one lyceum/middle school and one gymnasio/high school.
Climate
Avlonas has a Mediterranean climate (Köppen: Csa) with strong continentality. The town experiences hot summers, cool winters and a wet climate by Attica's standards. The highest temperature was 46.2 °C and was recorded on July 26, 2023, and the lowest, -9.8 °C, was recorded on January 9, 2019.
| Climate data for Avlonas 110 m a.s.l. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 25.3 (77.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
29.3 (84.7) |
33.4 (92.1) |
38.1 (100.6) |
42.6 (108.7) |
46.2 (115.2) |
44.6 (112.3) |
40.6 (105.1) |
35.4 (95.7) |
28.9 (84.0) |
25.8 (78.4) |
46.2 (115.2) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17.7 (63.9) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.9 (80.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
29.3 (84.7) |
23.7 (74.7) |
19.3 (66.7) |
14.7 (58.5) |
23.3 (74.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 8.5 (47.3) |
9.8 (49.6) |
11.8 (53.2) |
14.7 (58.5) |
19.8 (67.6) |
24.1 (75.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.5 (79.7) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.8 (64.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
10.0 (50.0) |
17.2 (63.0) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 3.8 (38.8) |
4.5 (40.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
7.9 (46.2) |
12.6 (54.7) |
16.9 (62.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
19.7 (67.5) |
16.8 (62.2) |
11.9 (53.4) |
9.0 (48.2) |
5.2 (41.4) |
11.1 (52.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −9.8 (14.4) |
−5.2 (22.6) |
−3.8 (25.2) |
−2.6 (27.3) |
4.1 (39.4) |
8.5 (47.3) |
12.9 (55.2) |
13.8 (56.8) |
6.3 (43.3) |
1.6 (34.9) |
−2.3 (27.9) |
−4.2 (24.4) |
−9.8 (14.4) |
| Average rainfall mm (inches) | 107.0 (4.21) |
87.4 (3.44) |
88.1 (3.47) |
50.9 (2.00) |
52.3 (2.06) |
44.9 (1.77) |
20.2 (0.80) |
64.7 (2.55) |
50.1 (1.97) |
93.0 (3.66) |
152.2 (5.99) |
131.3 (5.17) |
942.1 (37.09) |
| Source: Meteoclub (Sep 2013-Mar 2024) | |||||||||||||
Name
Avlonas (Greek: Αυλώνας) is often called Avlona (Αυλώνα), however the masculine Avlonas should be used rather than the feminine Avlona. The ancient Greek Avlon (Αυλών) is also masculine. It appears that the name Αvlon is connected with the worship of Dionysus according to an ancient slab that was found in the area, dedicated to Διονύσῳ Αὐλωνεῖ (Dionysos of Avlon).
Historical population
| Year | Town population | Municipality population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 5,215 | - |
| 1991 | 6,346 | 6,441 |
| 2001 | 4,980 | 5,085 |
| 2011 | 5,744 | 5,895 |
| 2021 | 3,109 | 3,244 |
Avlonas has historically been an Arvanite settlement.
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.
- ^ "Prefecture of East Attica". Archived from the original on 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
- ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Athens Population 2021 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)".
- ^ "46.2C Avlonas". Archived from the original on 2023-07-26. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "-9.8C Avlonas". Archived from the original on 2020-07-06. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20200706032041/http://avlonas.meteoclub.gr/NOAAPRYR.TXT
- ^ Hans-Jürgen Sasse (1991). Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland. Vol. 1. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 18. ISBN 9783447027588.
