Vilia
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 Vilia (Βίλια) |
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| Coordinates | 38°10′ N 23°18′ E |
| Country | Greece |
| Periphery | Attica |
| Prefecture | West Attica |
| Population | 3,215 source (2001) |
| Elevation | 301 m |
| Postal code | 190 06 |
| Area code | 22630 |
| Licence plate code | Z |
Vilia (Greek: Βίλια) is a municipality of the Greek prefecture of West Attica in Attica. Vilia is northwest of the road linking the GR-3 (Athens - Thiva]] about 3 km west of Oinoi and about 9 km east of Aigosthena / Porto Germeno, it also serves a road to the western part of mount Kithaironas. The area around Vilia are mountainous with Makri Oros (850 m) to the south, mount Kithaironas (1,409 m) to the northwest and Pastra to the northeast. Farmlandas are situated in the valley areas. The ancient Eleutheriae lies to the northeast. Vilia is located northwest of Athens and Elefsina, ENE of Corinth and south of Thiva.
The municipality includes villages in the easternmost part of the Gulf of Corinth including the ancient city of Aigosthena
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[edit] Economy
Agriculture is the main industry of the area around Vilia, businesses dominates Vilia.
[edit] Subdivisions
- Agia Paraskevi
- Agios Konstantinos
- Agios Nektarios
- Aigosthena or Porto Germeno
- Ano Alepochori
- Veniza
- Kato Alepochori
- Kryo Pigadi
- Loumpa
- Mytikas
- Profitis Ilias
- Psatha
- Vilia
[edit] Nearest places
- Aigosthena, west
- Erythres, north
- Oinoi, east
[edit] Historical population
| Year | Population | Change | Municipal population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2,427 | - | - |
| 1991 | 1,912 | -515/-21.22% | 3,412 |
[edit] Other
Vilia has a few schools, a lyceum or a middle school, a gymnasium or a high school, churches, a post office, banks and squares (plateies).
[edit] External links
- Official Website
- West Attica
- Historical references of the town of Vilia
- Vilia (municipality) on GTP Travel Pages (in English and Greek)
- Map and aerial photos:
- Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google or Yahoo! Maps
- Satellite images: Google or Microsoft Virtual Earth - image now available
- Coordinates:
[edit] See also
- List of municipalities of Attica, Including communities
| North: probably Dervenochori? | ||
| West: Vilia | 'Oinoi (community) | East: Dervenochori |
| South: Mandra |
| Municipalities and communities of the West Attica Prefecture |
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| Ano Liosia • Aspropyrgos • Eleusis • Erythres • Fyli • Mandra • Megara • Nea Peramos • Vilia • Zefyri |
| Magoula • Oinoi |
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