Grammatiko
municipal unit
Name localΓραμματικό
PeriphAttica
PeriphunitEast Attica
MunicipalityMarathon
Pop municunit1383
Population as of2021
Area municunit51.674
Elevation211
Coordinates38°12′N 23°58′E
Postal code190 07
Area code22940
LicenceZ

Grammatiko (Greek: Γραμματικό) is a village in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Marathon, of which it is a municipal unit.[1] It is part of the Athens metropolitan area.[2][3]

Geography

Grammatiko is situated in the hills of the northeastern part of the Attica peninsula, 6 km from the South Euboean Gulf coast, at about 210 m elevation. It is 4 km southeast of Varnavas, 5 km north of Marathon and 32 km northeast of Athens city centre. The municipal unit Grammatiko consists of the villages Grammatiko, Agia Marina and Sesi. It has an area of 51.674 km2.[4]

Helios Airways Flight 522 crashed in the hills near Grammatiko on 14 August 2005 after a lack of cabin pressure incapacitated the aircraft's crew members.[5]

Historical population

Grammatiko has historically been an Arvanite settlement.[6]

YearVillage populationCommunity population
1981-1,236
19911,1771,498
20011,2841,443
20111,4321,823
20211,2971,383

References

  1. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette
  2. ^ NWC. "Map of Athens: offline map and detailed map of Athens city". athensmap360.com. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  3. ^ "Athens Population 2021 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)". worldpopulationreview.com. Retrieved 2022-01-07.
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original on 2015-09-21.
  5. ^ "Plane crash in Greece kills all 121 on board". The New York Times. 2005-08-15. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-30.
  6. ^ Hans-Jürgen Sasse (1991). Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland. Vol. 1. p. 18. ISBN 9783447027588.