Piraeus
Piraeus[1] is a port and municipality in Athens, Attica, Greece, in the south of the center of Athens.
The population of Piraeus is 163,688 (2011).
Population
| Year | Municipal population | Change | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 196,389 | - | 17,853.55/km² |
| 1991 | 182,671 | -14,168/-7.25% | 16,606.45/km² |
| 2001 | 175,697 | -6,974/-3.82% | 15,972.45/km² |
Sister cities
Famous residents
- Polychronis Lembesis (1848-1913) painter
- Ioannis Koutsis (18601953) painter
- Gerasimos Vokos (1868-1927) journalist and writer
- Alexandros Christofis (1875-1957) painter
- Stylianos Miliadis (1881-1965) writer
- Yiorgos Batis (1885-1967) rebetiko musician
- Dimitris Pikionis (1887-1968) architect
- Michalis Oikonomou (1888-1933) painter
- Katina Paxinou (1900–1973) actress
- Markos Vamvakaris (1905-1972) musician and composer
- Emmanuel Kriaras (1906) philologist and lexicographer
- Yannis Tsarouchis (1910-1989) painter
- Dimitrios Gavriilidis (1914) artist
- Michalis Genitsaris (1917-2005) singer and composer
- Andreas Krystallis (1919-1951) painter
- Ektor Kaknavatos (1920) poet
- Nicola Zaccaria (1923-2007) opera singer
- Thanasis Veggos (1926) actor and film director
- Andreas Mouratis (1926) footballer
- John S. Romanides (1927-2001) priest and theologian
- Archbishop Anastasios of Albania (1929)
- Dimitris Papamichael (1931-2004)
- Costas Simitis (1936) economist and politician, Prime Minister of Greece
- Jannis Kounellis (1936) sculptor
- Tolis Voskopoulos (1940) singer and actor
- Thodoris Dritsas (1947) politician
- George Dalaras (1949) singer
- Yiannis Kyrastas (1952-2004) footballer and football manager
- Eleftheria Arvanitaki (1956) singer
- Mando (1966) singer
- Grigoris Georgatos (1973) footballer
- Spyros Paliouras (1957-1975) writer
- Nikolaos Pavlopoulos (1909-1990) sculptor and writer
- The Andrianopoulos brothers, founders of the Olympiacos sporting club
Mayors of Piraeus
- Christos Agrapidis (1999-2006)
- Panagiotis Fasoulas (2007- )
Universities and technological institutes
Piraeus Media
- piraeuscollagec
Funerary relief for a girl, flanked by her parents (330/320 BC); Archaeological Museum of Piraeus.
The Long Walls connecting the ancient city of Athens to its port of Piraeus.
The customs office of the port of Piraeus in 1837. Watercolor by the Bavarian captain Ludwig Köllnberger.
Part of Eetioneia, the ancient gate to the harbour and part of the fortification of Piraeus, built during the Peloponnesian War.
The Veakeio Theater (former Skylitseio) on the hill of Kastella, with view to the Saronic Gulf, Mount Hymettus and the southeastern part of Athens.
External view of the Hellenic Maritime Museum in Freatida.
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References
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- ↑ Modern Greek: Πειραιάς <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Peiraiás, Ancient Greek / Katharevousa: Πειραιεύς <span title="Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Language/data/ISO 639 override' not found. transliteration" class="Unicode" style="white-space:normal; text-decoration: none">Peiraieús
Other websites
- Municipality of Pireas Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Piraeus Port Authority
- The Marble Lion of Piraeus Archived 2007-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
| North: Nikaia, Korydallos and Agia Varvara | ||
| West: Drapetsona, Keratsini,Perama | Piraeus | East: Agios Ioannis Rentis and Moschato |
| South: Saronic Gulf, Phaleron Bay SE |
