Dionysos, Greece
Geography
Dionysos is situated on the northeastern slopes of the forested Penteliko Mountains. It is 5 km south of Agios Stefanos, 9 km west of Nea Makri, on the Aegean Sea coast, and 18 km northeast of Athens city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Drosia and Rodopoli to the northwest. Even though the town is located only 20 Kilometres away from central Athens, it has a completely different climate, with weather being significantly cooler, including frequent snowfall during the winter. The A1 motorway (Athens–Thessaloniki–Evzonoi) and the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki pass through the western part of the municipality, near Agios Stefanos. There is a railway station at Agios Stefanos. Dionysos is connected to Kifisia by the 536 Dionysos-Kifisia bus service.
Climate
Dionysos has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). Thrakomakedones experiences hot, relatively dry summers and cool, wet winters.
| Climate data for Dionysos | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 9.07 (48.33) |
10.51 (50.92) |
13.03 (55.45) |
18.49 (65.28) |
24.45 (76.01) |
30.11 (86.20) |
31.59 (88.86) |
31.37 (88.47) |
27.83 (82.09) |
21.40 (70.52) |
15.06 (59.11) |
10.86 (51.55) |
20.31 (68.56) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 5.43 (41.77) |
6.09 (42.96) |
8.17 (46.71) |
12.71 (54.88) |
18.67 (65.61) |
24.39 (75.90) |
25.40 (77.72) |
25.65 (78.17) |
20.29 (68.52) |
15.30 (59.54) |
10.72 (51.30) |
7.52 (45.54) |
14.83 (58.69) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.39 (34.50) |
1.59 (34.86) |
2.84 (37.11) |
5.71 (42.28) |
9.93 (49.87) |
15.14 (59.25) |
17.55 (63.59) |
16.69 (62.04) |
13.48 (56.26) |
8.97 (48.15) |
6.66 (43.99) |
3.76 (38.77) |
8.52 (47.34) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 70.15 (2.76) |
66.15 (2.60) |
76.68 (3.02) |
46.33 (1.82) |
26.03 (1.02) |
11.80 (0.46) |
13.27 (0.52) |
12.36 (0.49) |
16.31 (0.64) |
68.31 (2.69) |
94.65 (3.73) |
91.75 (3.61) |
593.79 (23.38) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 120.18 | 129.62 | 159.63 | 194.57 | 255.66 | 313.67 | 319.81 | 305.17 | 253.86 | 188.14 | 117.41 | 100.97 | 2,516.6 |
| Source: Hellenic National Meteorological Service | |||||||||||||
History
The town was known by the Arvanitika name Tzamali (Τζαμάλη) up until 1928 when it was renamed Dionysos. The sanctuary of Dionysus of Icaria was rediscovered by archaeology in 1888.
Culture
Dionysos hosts an annual open summer festival usually every July, featuring art exhibitions, theatrical performances, musical shows, sculpture painting and other arts. The public library of Dionysos is located in the town hall, includes over 3500 books available to registered residents to borrow for free. It is run by local volunteers.
Municipality
The municipality Dionysos was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 7 former municipalities, that became municipal units:
The municipality has an area of 69.360 km, the municipal unit 21.410 km.
Notable people
- Thespis, (6th century BC) actor
- Kostas Martakis, singer
- Aristi Tsipras, mother of the former Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras
Gallery
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The St. George Chiopolitis church in Dionysos -
Penteli mountain as viewed from Dionysos -
Typical street in Dionysos
See also
References
- ^ Municipality of Dionyssos, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
- ^ "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 A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
- ^ "Dionysos Climatic Data". Hellenic National Meteorological Service. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ p. 44, Peter Green, From Ikaria to the stars, (Austin, 2004)
- ^ "Population & housing census 1991 (incl. area and average elevation)" (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
External links
- Municipality of Dionysos
- White Marble of Dionissos-Penteli – greekmarble.com
- "White Marble of Dionissos-Penteli – marbleguide.gr". Archived from the original on 2005-02-09.
- Dionyssomarble group (Dionyssos – Pentelikon marble quarries)
- Dionissos White
Administrative divisions of the Attica Region | ||
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| Regional unit of Central Athens |  | |
| Regional unit of North Athens | ||
| Regional unit of West Athens | ||
| Regional unit of South Athens | ||
| Regional unit of Piraeus | ||
| Regional unit of East Attica | ||
| Regional unit of West Attica | ||
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