Dionysos, Greece
Dionysos
Διόνυσος | |
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UTC+3 (EEST) | |
Postal code | 145 76 |
Area code(s) | 210 |
Vehicle registration | Z |
Website | www.dimosdionysou.gr |
Dionysos (Greek: Διόνυσος) is a northern suburb of the Athens agglomeration and a municipality in northeastern Attica, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Agios Stefanos.[2]
Geography
Dionysos is situated on the northeastern slopes of the forested
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 | |||||||||||||
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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[3] |
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.[4]
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:[2]
The municipality has an area of 69.360 km2, the municipal unit 21.410 km2.[5]
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
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Penteli mountain as viewed from Dionysos
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Typical street in Dionysos
See also
- List of municipalities of Attica
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.
- ^ a b "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