Pallini
Pallini or
Palini (
Greek: Παλλήνη), ancient form and Latin:
Pallene, is a suburb in the northeastern part of
Athens,
Greece. It is the seat of administration of the prefecture
East Attica. The municipality includes the subdivision of
Kantza located to the south which are mainly made up of farmlands and is to the south. Melissia is passed by Marathonos Avenue and
Attiki Odos (number 6) is accessed with its interchange to the west and the Hymettus Ring (number 63) is 3 km SW. The name dates back to
ancient times. The suburban community sits south of the slope of the
Penteli while the
Mesogeian plain is situated to the south. The Athenian plain lies to the southwest. It is located SW of
Marathon, W of
Rafina, about 20 km N of
Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, and about 18 km ENE of
Athens.
The area around Pallini are made up of residential, urban areas and farmlands. The area used to be made up of farmlands. Suburban housing arrived in the
1970s and the
2000s. Farmlands still exists in the southern and the northeastern parts. Forests dominate to the north and the east and are filled with pine and fir trees. Between the 1980s and the 1990s, a fraction of the land remain empty. In
2002 and
2003, Marathonos Avenue was later expanded for two lanes and took several months. The construction made some pedestrians difficult to cross the avenue. The avenue was halfway done in mid-2003. It two-lane Marathonos Avenue was extended in mid-
2004, shortly before the
2004 Summer Olympics.
Pallini has few schools, lyceums, a gymnasium, banks, a
Football/soccer field, a post office and a few squares (
plateies).
| Year | Population | Change | Municipal population |
|---|
| 1981 | 5,475 | - | - |
| 1991 | 8,021 | 2,546/46.50% | 10,908 |
| 2001 | 17,000 | 8,979/111.94% | 25,000 |
*
Mapquest - Pallini/Palini, street map not available
*Coordinates:
*http://www.de.sch.gr/~anpapad/pallini.htm
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Football/soccer field*
List of municipalities of Attica
