Thrakomakedones
Thrakomakedones (Greek: Θρακομακεδόνες from Thrace and Macedonia), is a town in the regional unit East Attica, in Attica region, Greece. It is a northern suburb of Athens. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Acharnes, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 3.550 km.
Overview
Thrakomakedones is situated in the southern foothills of the Parnitha mountains, at the northern edge of the Athens conurbation. It is 5 km northeast of Acharnes and 16 km north of Athens city centre. The 1999 Athens earthquake affected Thrakomakedones, causing severe damage to several houses and a school. During a heatwave, on 7 August 2021 wildfires affecting Greece were spreading towards Thrakomakedones; many people left their homes.
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Climate
Thrakomakedones has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). Thrakomakedones experiences hot, relatively dry summers and cool, wet winters.
| Climate data for Thrakomakedones | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 10.03 (50.05) |
11.03 (51.85) |
13.61 (56.50) |
17.56 (63.61) |
22.81 (73.06) |
27.55 (81.59) |
31.96 (89.53) |
31.51 (88.72) |
28.14 (82.65) |
21.64 (70.95) |
15.47 (59.85) |
11.08 (51.94) |
20.20 (68.36) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.24 (43.23) |
6.77 (44.19) |
8.79 (47.82) |
13.11 (55.60) |
18.08 (64.54) |
22.98 (73.36) |
26.01 (78.82) |
25.65 (78.17) |
21.07 (69.93) |
15.77 (60.39) |
10.81 (51.46) |
7.55 (45.59) |
15.28 (59.50) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 1.92 (35.46) |
2.17 (35.91) |
3.51 (38.32) |
6.39 (43.50) |
10.94 (51.69) |
15.47 (59.85) |
18.22 (64.80) |
17.67 (63.81) |
14.76 (58.57) |
10.46 (50.83) |
6.72 (44.10) |
3.82 (38.88) |
9.06 (48.31) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 63.55 (2.50) |
55.45 (2.18) |
69.13 (2.72) |
44.23 (1.74) |
27.02 (1.06) |
12.42 (0.49) |
13.49 (0.53) |
11.61 (0.46) |
16.65 (0.66) |
60.04 (2.36) |
81.60 (3.21) |
78.83 (3.10) |
534.02 (21.02) |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 126.37 | 140.86 | 174.39 | 208.27 | 262.11 | 334.63 | 340.98 | 332.03 | 263.99 | 205.94 | 129.69 | 103.54 | 2,641.1 |
| Source: Hellenic National Meteorological Service | |||||||||||||
Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 1,101 |
| 1991 | 3,135 |
| 2001 | 4,780 |
| 2011 | 6,200 |
| 2021 | 7,312 |
Notable people
- Apostolos Kaldaras, well known musician.
- Vicky Moscholiou, well known singer during the 60s and 70s.
- Chris Menidiatis, famous singer.
- Eleni Tsaligopoulou, famous Greek singer.
- Filippos Pliatsikas, singer and founder of Pyx Lax band.
- Kostas Tsoklis, artist.
- Demos Veroukas, millionaire businessman and owner of Bazaar Supermarkets.
- George Konitopoulos, famous Greek singer.
- Nikos Sidiropoulos, former footballer, dentist and editor.
- Dimitris Kontominas, millionaire businessman and owner of Interamerican, Alpha TV
- Charalambos Crommidas, millionaire businessman and owner of Fortis Mantis Group.
- Boutaris family, politicians and owner of Boutari Wine Company.
- Konstantinos Kostoulas, owner of Kostoulas group.
- Dimitris Kostopoulos, millionaire businessman and owner of Mevaco.
- Dimitris Koutras, millionaire constructor and former shareholder and head of Ellaktor and Intrakat.
Twin towns
See also
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.
- ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
- ^ "'Greece has burned': thousands flee Athens suburb as wildfire spreads – video". The Guardian. Reuters. 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Thrakomakedones Climatic Data". Hellenic National Meteorological Service. Retrieved 5 May 2021.