Spata
Spata (
Greek: Σπάτα), is a suburb in the eastern part of
Athens,
Greece. The suburban city is situated almost in the heart of the
Mesogean plain. The view of
Hymettus is to the west, the southern mountains to the east and the smaller mountains lying east.
Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport covers the eastern portion of Spata and was sometimes known as Spata Airport. Spata is passed by a road linking west to Paiania and east to Artemida and the interchange for
Attiki Odos (number 6) is located west. It is located S of
Pallini, SW of
Rafina, W of
Artemida, about 11 km N of
Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, and about 22 km ESE of
Athens.
The area around Spata are made up of residential, urban areas. Farmland, mostly vineyards and olive groves, lie around. Suburban housing arrived in the
1980s and the
1990s. In
1995, the eastern portion was committed to construction of the new Athens international airport, which lasted until
March 2001. The
Attica Zoological Park or the Attica Zoo began construction and was first opened in
May 2001. It is Athens' and Greece's largest zoo.
Spata has four kindergartens, three primary schools, two secondary schools, a police station with a small temporary detention facility, and a junior football/soccer team,
Aittitos (Invincible).
The area included the ancient Athenian
demes of
Erchia (Ερχιά), birthplace of the historian and general
Xenophon, and
Kytheros (Κύθηρος); a
Mycenean cemetery has been excavated at the edge of town, the exhibits being hosted in the
National Archaeological Museum of Athens.
| Year | Population | Change | Municipal population |
|---|
| 1981 | 6,398 | - | - |
| 1991 | 6,725 | 327/5.11% | 7,796 |
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List of municipalities of Attica
