Erythres

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Erythres (Erithres). Former name of the town: Kriekouki. (Greek: Ερυθρές), older forms: Erythrai, Erythre, Erithrai and Erithre is a municipality in the northernmost part of the Greek prefecture of West Attica, in Attica. It is also a suburb of Athens and one of the northwesternmost as well. Its geographical coordinates or location are 38 12.840 N and 23 19.310 E. The ancient city of Erythres is located to the north. Erythres is northwest linked with the road linking the GR-3 (Athens - Thiva), it has a junction a few kilometres north with roads linking to Dervenochori and villages of southern Viotia. The Asopos River flows to the north and also begins. The area around Erythres is mountainous to the south with part of it being the Kithaironas to the southwest and the Pastra to the southeast. Farmlands are situated in the valley areas. The Drios Kefalies lies to the southeast. Erythres is located northwest of Athens and Elefsina, ENE of Corinth and south of Thiva.

Economy

Agriculture is the main industry of the area around Erythres, a few businesses dominate Erythres.

Nearest places

• Platees, west
• Thiva, north
• Neochoraki
• Dafni, east

Historical population

Year	Population	Change	Density
1981	3,550	-	58.1/km²
1991	3,519	-31/-0.87%	57.6/km²
2001	3,326	-193/-5.48%	54.4/km²

Other

Erythres has a few schools, a lyceum or a middle school, a gymnasium or a high school, churches, a post office, banks and squares (plateies).

External links

• Official website
• Historical references of the town of Erithres (Erythres):
• http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/rgiokas/kriekouki/
• http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/rgiokas/kriekouki/History/kriekoukihist.htm
• http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/rgiokas/kriekouki/spirit/spirit.htm
• http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/rgiokas/kriekouki/constitution1910/constitution1910.htm
• http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/rgiokas/kriekouki/Pages/histreferences.htm
• http://www.kriekouki.gr/
• http://www.okfe.gr/
• Photos of the Town and Town Hall:
• http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/rgiokas/kriekouki/Pictures/kriekouki.htm
• http://www.compusmart.ab.ca/rgiokas/kriekouki/Pictures/townhall.htm
• West Attica perfectural seat
• Erythres (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:

	North: Thiva
West: Platees	Erythres	East: Dervenochori
	South: Vilia	Southeast: Mandra and Oinoi

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