Vouliagmeni [3] ( Greek Βουλιαγμένη [2] ) is a seaside small town in Greece , the southern suburbs of Athens . Balneological and climatic resort [3] . Located in Attica , on the coast of the Saronicikos Gulf of the Aegean Sea, at an altitude of 20 meters above sea level [1] at the foot of Imitos , 19 kilometers southeast of the center of Athens , Omonias Square, 3 kilometers south of Voula and 20 kilometers southwest of the international airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" . It enters the community (dim) of Vari-Vula-Vouliagmeni in the peripheral unit of East Attica in the periphery of Attica . The population of 4180 inhabitants according to the 2011 census [2] . Area 5,805 square kilometers [1] .
| Small town | |
| Vouliagmeni | |
|---|---|
| Greek Βουλιαγμένη | |
 View of Vouliagmeni from the Oceanis Restaurant | |
| A country | |
| Periphery | Attica |
| Peripheral unit | East Attica |
| Community | Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni |
| History and Geography | |
| Area | 5,805 [1] km² |
| Center height | 20 [1] m |
| Timezone | and |
| Population | |
| Population | 4180 [2] people ( 2011 ) |
| Nationalities | Greeks |
| Denominations | Orthodox |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Telephone code | +30 210 |
| Postcode | |
Through the city passes Posidonos Avenue ( national road 91 Athens - Sounion ).
The city was created in 1920 [4] . It is named after the lake of the same name , the name of which comes from βουλιαγμένος "sunken" from βουλιάζω "to sink, go to the bottom; plunge ”and -γμένος - the end of the passive communion . The lake was formed after the collapse of the arch of a large underground cave.
In 1935 ( ΦΕΚ 21Α ), the community of Vouliagmeni was created [4] .
Content
- 1 Resort
- 2 Sports
- 3 population
- 4 notes
Resort
Vouliagmeni has a Mediterranean climate , with dry, hot summers and rainy winters. The average January temperature is about 9 ° C, July - about 27 ° C. In Vouliagmeni there are thermal (temperature about 25 ° C) radon [5] sodium chloride waters of mineral springs , used mainly for baths for diseases of the organs of motion and support, peripheral nerves, gynecological diseases. In the vicinity of the resort is the mineral lake Vouliagmeni [3] .
To the north and south of Vouliagmeni is a recreation area and sea bathing, known as the Athenian Riviera or the Apollo Coast ( English Apollo Coast ), stretching for 70 kilometers from Athens to Cape Sounion at the southern tip of the Attica Peninsula with centers in Paleon Faliron , Alimos , Glyfada , Voula and Kavouri ( Greek Καβούρι ) [3] .
Vouliagmeni has a wide sandy beach [3] , surrounded by a pine forest [6] .
At the end of the 19th century, the territory of Vouliagmeni belonged to the Monastery of Petrakis . The monastery began to build a resort by the lake. Later appeared cafes and restaurants. In 1929, the Greek National Tourism Organization was established. Entrepreneurs became interested in the construction of hotels and summer recreation centers. With the outbreak of World War II, the development of the resort stopped [7] . The construction of the resort complex in Vouliagmeni was begun in 1958 [8] [7] . In 1959, Astir beach complex was opened [6] . In the 1970s, the resort was a popular holiday destination. The resort was visited by world celebrities, among them: Brigitte Bardot , Lady Gaga , Tony Curtis , Sean Connery , Anthony Quinn Rudolf Nureyev , Paloma Picasso , Ronaldinho , Telli Savalas , Frank Sinatra , Soraya , John Wayne , world politicians, among them are Saud -Aziz ibn Abdurrahman Al Saud , Mikhail Gorbachev , Jimmy Carter , Nelson Mandela , Francois Mitterrand , Richard Nixon , Helmut Schmidt , Egyptian President Anwar Sadat , Greek celebrities, including Melina Mercury , Yannis Latsis , Aristotle Onassis with his wife Jeji poly iki, among them: Constantinos Karamanlis , Andreas Papandreou [7] .
Sport
In 1937, the NC Vouliagmeni Water Sports Club was founded.
Population
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1920 | 59 [9] |
| 1928 | 151 [9] |
| 1940 | 694 [9] |
| 1951 | 1674 [9] |
| 1961 | 1621 [9] |
| 1971 | 1469 [9] |
| 1981 | 2743 [9] |
| 1991 | 3439 [10] |
| 2001 | 5778 [10] |
| 2011 | ↘ 4180 [2] |
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Απογραφή πληθυσμού - κατοικιών της 18ης μαρτίου 2001 (μόνιμος πληθυσμός) (Greek) . - Πειραιάς: Εθνική στατιστική υπηρεσία της Ελλάδας , 2009. - Τ. I. - Σ. 335 . - ISSN 1106-5761 .
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Πίνακας αποτελεσμάτων Μόνιμου Πληθυσμού-Απογραφής 2011 (Greek) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή (20 Μαρτίου 2014). Date of treatment October 22, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Vouliagmeni // The Eightfold Path - Germans. - M .: Big Russian Encyclopedia, 2006. - P. 88. - ( Big Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 vols.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. S. Osipov ; 2004—2017, vol. 6). - ISBN 5-85270-335-4 .
- ↑ 1 2 Διοικητικές μεταβολές οικισμών. Βουλιαγμένη (Αττικής και Βοιωτίας) (Greek) . ΕΕΤΑΑ. Date of treatment June 1, 2018.
- ↑ Physiotherapy: national leadership / G. N. Ponomarenko and others; under the editorship of G. N. Ponomarenko; Assoc. honey. island in quality (ASMOK). - M .: GEOTAR-Media, 2009 .-- S. 839. - 854 p. - (National guidelines). - ISBN 978-5-9704-1184-1 .
- ↑ 1 2 Our History . Astir. Date of treatment June 2, 2018.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Aστέρας Βουλιαγμένης: Τέλος εποχής (Greek) . Η Καθημερινή (17 Δεκεμβρίου 2017). Date of treatment June 2, 2018.
- ↑ Field, Vadim Mikhailovich. Art of Greece. - M .: Art, 1975. - T. 3: New time. - S. 369. - 445 p.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Κοτζαμάνης, Βύρων. Αθήνα, 1848 - 1995. Η δημογραφική ανάδυση μιας μητρόπολης (Greek) // Επιθεώρηση Κοινωνικών Ερευνών. - 1997. - Αρ. 92-93 . - Σ. 3-30 .
- ↑ 1 2 Μόνιμος και Πραγματικός Πληθυσμός της Ελλάδος. Σύνολο Ελλάδος, νομοί, δήμοι / κοινότητες, δημοτικα / κοινοτικά διαμερίσμα και οικισμοί. Απογραφές πληθυσμού 2001 και 1991 (Greek) (unavailable link) . Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή . Date of treatment June 22, 2017. Archived July 16, 2006.