Kaisariani
Town in the Athens agglomeration, Greece
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Kaisariani (Greek: Καισαριανή) is a suburban town and a municipality in the eastern part of the Athens agglomeration in Greece.
Kaisariani
Καισαριανή | |
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Kaisariani Monastery | |
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  Kaisariani | |
| Coordinates: 37°58.1′N 23°45.5′E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Attica |
| Regional unit | Central Athens |
| City established | 1922 (104 years ago) |
| Municipality established | 1933 (93 years ago) |
| Area | |
• Municipality | 7.841 km2 (3.027 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 130 m (430 ft) |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Municipality | 26,269 |
| • Density | 3,350/km2 (8,677/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Postal code | 161 21 |
| Area code | 210 |
| Vehicle registration | Z |
| Website | www.kessariani.gr |
Geography
Kaisariani is located about 3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of the Athens city centre, and 3 km (1.9 mi) east of the Acropolis of Athens. The municipality has an area of 7.841 km2.[2] Towards the east the municipality extends to the forested Hymettus mountain, where the 11th century Kaisariani Monastery is situated.[3] The built-up area of Kaisariani is continuous with that of the center of Athens and the suburb Vyronas to the southwest. The main thoroughfare is Ethnikis Antistasis Avenue, which connects Kaisariani with the center of Athens and the A62 Hymettus Ring Road (formerly the A64 until 2024).
History
Byzantine times
The Kaisariani Monastery was established on Mount Hymettus during the Byzantine times, in the late 11th or early 12th century.[4]
Asia Minor refugees
The town was founded in 1922 after the Population exchange between Greece and Turkey, as a refugee camp for refugees driven from Asia Minor, most of whom were coming from Smyrna. Formerly part of the municipality of Athens, Kaisariani was created as a separate municipality in 1933.[5] The name was derived from Caesarea, the historical capital city of Cappadocia in Asia Minor (now Kayseri, Turkey).
WWII and the 200 of Kaisariani
The Kaisariani rifle range is notable as the site of the execution of 200 communist Greek patriots on 1 May 1944 by the Nazi occupiers as a revenge for the death of German general Franz Krech, who had been killed by ELAS in a guerrilla ambush near Molaoi, Laconia a few days before.
In the early hours of June 17, 1944, 10 men of the EPON and guerillas of the EAM were killed, when trapped by the Nazi forces at the Monastery of Kaisariani, where they had been hiding.
Historical population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1981 | 28,972 |
| 1991 | 26,803 |
| 2001 | 26,419 |
| 2011 | 26,458 |
| 2021 | 26,269 |
Sports
Kaisariani has its own Greek A2 League basketball team, named Near East Kaisariani, which was founded in 1927. The team plays in the Near East Indoor Arena.
| Sport clubs based in Kaisariani | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Club | Founded | Sports | Achievements |
| Near East | 1927 | Basketball | Panhellenic title in basketball, earlier presence in A Ethniki basketball |
| Ethnikos Asteras F.C. | 1927 | Football | Earlier presence in A Ethniki |
Election results
| Election | Turnout | ND | PASOK | SYRIZA | KKE | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2023 | 55.72 | 35.90 | 7.18 | 21.20 | 15.26 | 20.46[a] |
| May 2023 | 70.63 | 35.08 | 6.59 | 24.08 | 15.04 | 19.21[b] |
| 2019 | 58.60 | 31.48 | 5.58 | 36.55 | 12.16 | 14.23[c] |
| Sep 2015 | 58.68 | 21.31 | 4.51 | 38.54 | 11.71 | 23.93[d] |
| Jan 2015 | 66.44 | 22.81 | 3.44 | 38.95 | 11.80 | 23.00[e] |
| Jun 2012 | 63.93 | 21.21 | 8.35 | 34.06 | 9.51 | 26.87[f] |
| May 2012 | 67.23 | 9.99 | 9.32 | 23.69 | 16.02 | 40.98[g] |
| 2009 | 67.90 | 21.41 | 37.92 | 9.04 | 16.97 | 14.66[h] |
| 2007 | 70.53 | 28.58 | 32.83 | 10.32 | 18.82 | 9.45[i] |
| 2004 | 75.17 | 33.17 | 38.33 | 7.38 | 14.70 | 6.42[j] |
| 2000 | 78.58 | 30.32 | 42.00 | 7.65[k] | 14.96 | 5.07[l] |
| 1996 | 78.77 | 26.08 | 37.27 | 10.98[k] | 15.83 | 9.84[m] |
| 1993 | 83.06 | 26.55 | 47.19 | 6.99[k] | 13.56 | 5.71[n] |
| 1990 | 83.39 | 32.37 | 37.98 | 26.68[k] | 2.97[o] | |
| Nov 1989 | 83.65 | 30.40 | 39.36 | 28.56[k] | 1.68 | |
| Jun 1989 | 82.62 | 28.00 | 34.74 | 34.11[k] | 3.15 | |
| 1985 | 84.40 | 24.96 | 43.92 | 5.22[p] | 24.85 | 1.05 |
| 1981 | 83.81 | 20.82 | 40.14 | 6.00[p] | 29.62 | 3.42[q] |
| 1977 | 84.47 | 26.66 | 22.97 | 9.51[r] | 28.61 | 12.25[s] |
| 1974 | 85.37 | 33.48 | 11.06 | 33.95[t] | 21.51[u] | |
Notable people
- Themis Adamantidis, singer
- Christos Dantis, singer and songwriter
- Anna Fonsou, actress
- Stelios Giannakopoulos, footballer
- Antonis Kalogiannis, singer
- Evangelos Kouloumbis, politician
- Domna Samiou, musician