Vyronas

Vyronas () is a suburban town and a municipality in the southeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. The town is named after George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, the famous English poet and writer, who is a national hero of Greece. Formerly part of the municipality of Athens, Vyronas was created as a community in 1933, and became a municipality in 1934. The municipality has an area of 9.204 km2.

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Greek Dimos.name: Vyronas
Greek Dimos.name_local: Βύρωνας
Greek Dimos.type: municipality
Greek Dimos.image_map: 2011 Dimos Vyronos.png
Greek Dimos.periph: Attica
Greek Dimos.periphunit: Central Athens
Greek Dimos.pop_municipality: 59134
Greek Dimos.area_municipality: 9.204
Greek Dimos.population_as_of: 2021
Greek Dimos.elevation: 120
Greek Dimos.postal_code: 162 xx
Greek Dimos.area_code: 210
Greek Dimos.licence: Z
Greek Dimos.website: www.dimosbyrona.gr
Greek Dimos.image_skyline: Καρέας 5495.jpg
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline: View of Vyronas from Kareas

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Wikidata facts

Population: 31448
Area: 9.204
Elevation: 120
Official website: www.dimosbyrona.gr
Image: Vyron-collage-d.jpg
Dialing code: 210
Licence plate code: Z

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Commons category: Vyronas
postal code: 162 00–162 99
native label: Βύρωνας

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Vyronas is an inner suburb of Athens, located about 3 km southeast of Athens city centre. Towards the southeast the municipality extends to the forested Hymettus mountain. The built-up area of Vyronas is continuous with that of municipality of Athens and the neighbouring suburbs Kaisariani, Ymittos and Ilioupoli. The A62 Hymettus Ring Road (formerly the A64 until 2024) runs through the southeastern part of the municipality, splitting it in half.