Keratea

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Keratea Κερατέα
Keratea Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°48′N 23°58′E / 37.800°N 23.967°E / 37.800; 23.967Coordinates: 37°48′N 23°58′E / 37.800°N 23.967°E / 37.800; 23.967
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	East Attica
Municipality	Lavreotiki
• Municipal unit	129.864 km2 (50.141 sq mi)
Elevation	158 m (518 ft)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Municipal unit	14,763
• Municipal unit density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	190 01
Area code(s)	22990
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.keratea.gr

Keratea (Greek: Κερατέα) is a town in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lavreotiki, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 129.864 km².^[2][3] It is part of Athens metropolitan area.

Geography[]

Keratea is situated in the hills in the southeastern part of the Attica peninsula, 6 km west of the Aegean Sea coast, at about 200 m elevation. It lies at the northern foot of  [el]. It is 5 km southeast of Kalyvia Thorikou, 12 km northwest of Lavrio and 29 km southeast of Athens city centre. Greek National Road 89 (Gerakas - Koropi - Lavrio - Sounio) passes through Keratea.

In antiquity, the area of present Keratea was part of the deme Cephale, of the phyle Acamantis in Mesogeia area of Ancient Athens.

Historical population[]

Historical monuments[]

The church of St. Athanasius (Kronizes).^[4] A wall painting monument (1744) of George Markou the Argus, the great and prolific post-Byzantine ecclesiastic iconographer of the 18th century (".... Il Santo Athanasio, che si trova alla Regione Cronizes di Kerateas dell 'Attica...." Evangelos Andreou http://ketlib.lib.unipi.gr/xmlui/handle/ket/849 )

Sports[]

Keratea hosts the sport teams Keravnos Keratea F.C., one of the most successful East Attica football clubs, and the multi-sport G.S. Kerateas (Gymnastikos Syllogos Kerateas), the women's volleyball team has represent the town in Greek A1 Division for several years.

See also[]

• List of municipalities of Attica

References[]

External links[]

• Official website (in Greek, link to English version available)
• http://members.tripod.com/~Mesogia_Keratea/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20060515075537/http://www.athleticsclubkeratea.org/
• Antenna on Keratea's hydrogen factory (in Greek)
• "Violence spikes in Greek rebel town" by Elena Becatoros, The Independent, 16 April 2011
• http://www.forkeratea.com Η ηλεκτρονικη αρχειοθηκη δημοσιευσεων που αφορουν την πολη της Κερατεας και το δημο Λαυρεωτικής.