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Thrakomakedones

Thrakomakedones (Greek: Θρακομακεδόνες from Thrace and Macedonia), is a town in the regional unit East Attica, in Attica region, Greece. It is a northern suburb of Athens. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Acharnes, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 3.550&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>.

Overview

Thrakomakedones is situated in the southern foothills of the Parnitha mountain, at the northern edge of the Athens conurbation. It is 5&nbsp;km northeast of Acharnes and 16&nbsp;km north of Athens city centre. The 1999 Athens earthquake affected Thrakomakedones, causing severe damage to several houses and a school. During a heatwave, on 7 August 2021 wildfires affecting Greece were spreading towards Thrakomakedones; many people left their homes.

Climate

Thrakomakedones has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). Thrakomakedones experiences hot, relatively dry summers and cool, wet winters.

Historical population

Notable people

  • , well-known musician.
  • Vicky Moscholiou, well-known singer during the 60s and 70s.
  • , famous singer.
  • Eleni Tsaligopoulou, famous Greek singer.
  • Filippos Pliatsikas, singer and founder of Pyx Lax band.
  • , artist.
  • Demos Veroukas, millionaire businessman and owner of Bazaar Supermarkets.
  • , famous Greek singer.
  • , former footballer, dentist, and editor.
  • Dimitris Kontominas, millionaire businessman and owner of and Alpha TV
  • Charalambos Crommidas, millionaire businessman and owner of Fortis Mantis Group.
  • Boutaris family, politicians and owners of .
  • Konstantinos Kostoulas, owner of group.
  • Dimitris Kostopoulos, millionaire businessman and owner of .
  • , millionaire constructor and former shareholder and head of Ellaktor and Intrakat.

Twin towns

See also

References

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