Gerakas
Gerakas () is a town, a suburb of Athens and a former municipality in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pallini, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Γέρακα
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Αττικής
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 29,939
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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20 sectionsContents
- Overview
- Etymology
- Geography
- Topography
- History
- Antiquity
- Christian and Byzantine Times
- Latin Empire
- Ottoman domination
- Historical monuments (post-Byzantine)
- Middle Ages
- Hellenic State
- Modern Gerakas
- Demographics
- Transportation
- Land prices
- Government and politics
- See also
- References
- External links
Gerakas () is a town, a suburb of Athens and a former municipality in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pallini, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.
In antiquity, Gerakas constituted the Athenian Mesogeia deme of Gargettus, in the tribe of Aigeis, according to the administrative model of Cleisthenes. Today, it is a rapidly developing city of the northern mesogea and the eastern gate to the Athens basin. It is known as the birthplace of the famous philosopher Epicurus.
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