Kryoneri ( , meaning "cold water") is a suburban town of Athens in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dionysos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 4.531 km2.
Geography
Kryoneri is situated in the hills in the northeastern part of the Athens conurbation, at about 380 m elevation. It lies in the eastern foothills of the Parnitha mountains. It is 2 km west of Agios Stefanos and 20 km northeast of Athens city centre. The A1 motorway (Athens–Thessaloniki–Evzonoi) and the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki pass east of the town.
Historical population Kryoneri has historically been an Arvanite settlement.
Year Population 1981 858 1991 1,261 2001 2,721 2011 5,040 2021 5,318
Football team Kryoneri has a football team called AO Kryoneriou and plays in the public stadium of kryoneri, Ao Kryoneriou was founded in 1984 by the people of Kryoneri and still exist even after some economic problems.
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External links Official website