Marousi

Marousi
Μαρούσι (Greek)
Municipality
Square at the Metro Station
Athens Olympic Sports Complex
Syggros mansion
OTE Headquarters
Location of Marousi
Marousi is located in Greece
Marousi
Marousi
Location within Greece
Coordinates: 38°03′N 23°48′E / 38.050°N 23.800°E / 38.050; 23.800
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitNorth Athens
Government
 • MayorTheodoros Ampatzoglou (since 2019)
Area
 • Municipality
12.938 km2 (4.995 sq mi)
Elevation
230 m (750 ft)
Population
 (2021)
 • Municipality
71,830
 • Density5,552/km2 (14,380/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
151 22/23/24/25/26
Area code21
Vehicle registrationZ
Websitemaroussi.gr

Marousi or Maroussi (Greek: Μαρούσι), also known as Amarousio (Αμαρούσιο), is a city in the northeastern part of the Athens urban area, Greece. Marousi dates back to the era of the ancient Athenian Republic; its ancient name was Athmonon (Ἄθμονον) and it represented one of the 10 Athenian sub-cities. The area held a main ancient temple, where Amarysia Artemis, the goddess of hunting, was adored. Consequently the city's modern name derives from that of the goddess, Amarysia, which denotes the origin of the worship back in Amarynthos, Euboea. Its mayor is Theodoros Ampatzoglou, re-elected in 2023.

Geography

Marousi is situated 13 km (8 mi) northeast of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 12.938 km2. The built-up area of Marousi is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Pefki, Kifisia, Vrilissia, and Halandri. Within Marousi lies the biggest forest in urban Athens, "Dasos Syngrou" (also "Alsos Syggrou"). The Athens Olympic Sports Complex, the largest sports complex in Greece, built for the 2004 Summer Olympics, is located in the southwestern part of the municipality.

The main thoroughfare is the Kifisias Avenue (part of the EO83 road), which connects Marousi with central Athens and the A6 toll motorway. Marousi has 3 stations on Athens Metro Line 1, Nerantziotissa, Irini, and Marousi stations and two suburban (Proastiakos) commuter railway stations: Neratziotissa station and Kifisias railway station.

Economy

Marousi's favourable infrastructure (A6 motorway, Athens Metro, and the Athens Suburban Railway) has led to strong economic growth.[citation needed] The main offices of the Greek subsidiaries of several multinational corporations, including Google, Kodak, Bayer, Kimberly-Clark, Siemens, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Microsoft, Nestlé, PwC, and the ANT1 television studios are located in Marousi. The managing office of Consolidated Contractors Company, a large Middle Eastern and International EPC Contractor, is located in Marousi. The Mall Athens, one of the largest shopping centres in southeastern Europe, is situated in the southwestern part of Marousi.[citation needed] The Golden Hall Mall is also located in Marousi, near the Olympic Stadium of Athens.

Education

The new building of Greek Ministry of Education is located in Marousi, in the district Neratziotissa. In the same district is located the School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, a Greek university. The German School of Athens is also located in Marousi.

Sports

Maroussi is the place of the Greek Olympic Sport Center. It is located in the southwest of the suburb, in an area that is named Kalogreza. Maroussi has also some sport gymnasium such as Dais Indoor Hall and Maroussi Indoor Hall that are used by local teams. Local teams are Maroussi B.C. with long-time presence in A1 Ethniki Basketball and A.C. Doukas with many titles in Handball and Futsal. The Olympic Stadium was used as home stadium by famous clubs of Greek football, including by AEK Athens as well as both Panathinaikos and Olympiacos.

Sport clubs based in Maroussi
Club Founded Sports Achievements
Maroussi B.C.1950Basketball2001 European cup in Basketball.
A.C. Doukas1979Basketball, Handball, Futsal and other sportsPanhellenic titles in Handball and Futsal
Niki Maroussi1991BasketballPresence in Beta National basketball
Triton Maroussi1994Water PoloPresence in A1 National women
Marousi 20041998BaseballPanhellenic titles in baseball

Historical population

YearPopulation
198148,150
199164,092
200169,470
201172,333
202171,830

The village was historically Arvanitika-speaking, but later underwent a language shift, partly due to its proximity to Athens. Dionysios Sourmelis, an Athenian native and participant in the Greek War of Independence, claimed that the native Greek inhabitants of Marousi, alongside those of other villages in Attica had been Albanized and forced to adopt the Arvanitika dialect.

Twin cities

Marousi is twinned with the following cities:

Notable people

Spiros Louis

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Municipality of Maroussi, Municipal elections – October 2023, Ministry of Interior
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  4. ↑ "Google locations." Google. Retrieved on May 25, 2016. "Google Athens 7 Fragoklissias St, 2nd floor Marousai Athens 151 25, Greece "
  5. ↑ "Kontakt." German School of Athens. Retrieved on 17 January 2015. "Dimokritou 6 & Ziridi GR 151 23 Maroussi"
  6. ↑ "Dais Indoor Hall". daiscenter.gr. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Κλειστό Αμαρουσίου". stadia.gr. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  8. ↑ Sasse, Hans-Jürgen (1974). "Arvanitika: the long Hellenic centuries of an Albanian variety". International Journal of the Sociology of Language. 132–134: 53.
  9. ↑ "History of Athens by Dionysios Sourmelis". Anemi Digital Library.
  10. ↑ "Victor from Greece: "I hope I can inspire people with my song"". 17 March 2023.