Keratea

Keratea
Keratea ; Κερατέα
	Keratea Location within the regional unit
	Coordinates: 37°48′N 23°58′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	East Attica
Municipality	Lavreotiki
• Municipal unit	129.864 km2 (50.141 sq mi)
Elevation	158 m (518 ft)
Population (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	14,763
• Municipal unit density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	190 01
Area code(s)	22990
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.keratea.gr

Keratea (Greek: Κερατέα) is a town in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lavreotiki, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 129.864 km².[2][3] It is part of Athens metropolitan area.

Geography

Keratea is situated in the hills in the southeastern part of the Attica peninsula, 6 km west of the Aegean Sea coast, at about 200 m elevation. It lies at the northern foot of Mount Paneion. It is 5 km southeast of Kalyvia Thorikou, 12 km northwest of Lavrio and 29 km southeast of Athens city centre. Greek National Road 89 (Gerakas - Koropi - Lavrio - Sounio) passes through Keratea.

In antiquity, the area of present Keratea was part of the deme Cephale, of the phyle Acamantis in Mesogeia area of Ancient Athens.

Historical population

Year	Town population	Municipality population
1981	7,511	-
1991	6,512	9,715
2001	7,472	11,205
2011	7,493	14,763

Historical monuments

The church of St. Athanasius (Kronizes).[4] A wall painting monument (1744) of George Markou the Argus, the great and prolific post-Byzantine ecclesiastic iconographer of the 18th century (".... Il Santo Athanasio, che si trova alla Regione Cronizes di Kerateas dell 'Attica...." Evangelos Andreou http://ketlib.lib.unipi.gr/xmlui/handle/ket/849 )

Sports

Keratea hosts the sport teams Keravnos Keratea F.C., one of the most successful East Attica football clubs, and the multi-sport G.S. Kerateas (Gymnastikos Syllogos Kerateas), the women's volleyball team has represent the town in Greek A1 Division for several years.

References

"Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
"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.
Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)
".:BiblioNet : Γεώργιος Μάρκου ο Αργείος / Ανδρέου, Ευάγγελος". www.biblionet.gr. Retrieved 2018-11-16.

External links

Official website (in Greek, link to English version available)
http://members.tripod.com/~Mesogia_Keratea/
https://web.archive.org/web/20060515075537/http://www.athleticsclubkeratea.org/
Antenna on Keratea's hydrogen factory (in Greek)
"Violence spikes in Greek rebel town" by Elena Becatoros, The Independent, 16 April 2011
http://www.forkeratea.com Η ηλεκτρονικη αρχειοθηκη δημοσιευσεων που αφορουν την πολη της Κερατεας και το δημο Λαυρεωτικής.

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[census11-1] "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.

[stat01-2] "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.

[Kallikratis-3] Kallikratis law Greece Ministry of Interior (in Greek)

[4] ".:BiblioNet : Γεώργιος Μάρκου ο Αργείος / Ανδρέου, Ευάγγελος". www.biblionet.gr. Retrieved 2018-11-16.