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 apart from a residential area is mainly made up by farmlands and is to the south. Another subdivision is affluent Panorama bordering Pikermi to the East.
The name dates back to ancient times. The suburban community sits south of the slope of the Penteli while the Mesogeian plain lies to the south and the Athens basin to the west. 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 main Roads of Pallini are Attiki Odos, Marathonos Ave. and Lavriou Ave.
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 exist in the southern and the northeastern parts. Pine forests dominate to the north and the east.
Pallini is currently undergoing a contrsuction explosion with many new buildings developed each year. The population of the municipality is expected to grow in the forthcomming years.
Pallini has few schools, lyceums, a gymnasium, banks, a Football/soccer field, a post office and a few squares (''plateies'').

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Historical population
External links
See also

Historical population


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

External links



Mapquest - Pallini/Palini, street map not available

★ Coordinates:

★ http://www.de.sch.gr/~anpapad/pallini.htm

Book a soccer field online

Football/soccer field




'Northwest:' Anthousa and Gerakas 'North:' Penteli
'West:' Glyka Nera
'Pallini' 'East:' Pikermi
'South:' Paiania 'Southeast:' Spata

See also



List of municipalities of Attica

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