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Grammatiko

Grammatiko () 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. It is part of the Athens metropolitan area.

Geography

Grammatiko is situated in the hills of the northeastern part of the Attica peninsula, 6&nbsp;km from the South Euboean Gulf coast, at about 210 m elevation. It is 4&nbsp;km southeast of Varnavas, 5&nbsp;km north of Marathon and 32&nbsp;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&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

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.

Historical population

Grammatiko has historically been an Arvanite settlement.

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