Grammatiko
{{Infobox Greek Dimos
| name = Grammatiko
| name_local = Γραμματικό
|type = municipal unit
| image_map = DE Grammatikou.svg
|map_caption = Location within the regional unit
| periph = Attica
| periphunit = East Attica
|municipality = Marathon
| pop_municunit = 1383
| population_as_of = 2021
| area_municunit = 51.674
| elevation = 211
| coordinates = {{coord|38|12|N|23|58|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| postal_code = 190 07
| area_code = 22940
| licence = Z
| website =
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Grammatiko ({{langx|el|Γραμματικό}}) is a village in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Marathon, of which it is a municipal unit.{{Cite web|url=http://www.et.gr/idocs-nph/search/pdfViewerForm.html?args=5C7QrtC22wGYK2xFpSwMnXdtvSoClrL81-32jgAMSfbnMRVjyfnPUeJInJ48_97uHrMts-zFzeyCiBSQOpYnT00MHhcXFRTsb2fGphpq4MKX2ZkaHobySNnvZCNHXvYVvlf80XevW0Q.|title=ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities|language=el|publisher=Government Gazette}} It is part of the Athens metropolitan area.{{Cite web|last=NWC|title=Map of Athens: offline map and detailed map of Athens city|url=https://athensmap360.com/athens-map#.Ydeji1mxW3A|access-date=2022-01-07|website=athensmap360.com|language=EN}}{{Cite web|title=Athens Population 2021 (Demographics, Maps, Graphs)|url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/athens-population|access-date=2022-01-07|website=worldpopulationreview.com}}
Geography
Grammatiko is situated in the hills of the northeastern part of the Attica peninsula, 6 km from the South Euboean Gulf coast, at about 210 m elevation. It is 4 km southeast of Varnavas, 5 km north of Marathon and 32 km northeast of Athens city centre. The municipal unit Grammatiko consists of the villages Grammatiko, Agia Marina and Sesi. It has an area of 51.674 km2.{{cite web|url=http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |publisher=National Statistical Service of Greece |title=Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation) |language=el |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921212047/http://dlib.statistics.gr/Book/GRESYE_02_0101_00098%20.pdf |archivedate=2015-09-21 }}
Helios Airways Flight 522 crashed in the hills near Grammatiko on 14 August 2005 after a lack of cabin pressure incapacitated the aircraft's crew members.{{Cite news |date=2005-08-15 |title=Plane crash in Greece kills all 121 on board |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/15/world/europe/plane-crash-in-greece-kills-all-121-on-board.html |access-date=2024-06-30 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
Historical population
Grammatiko has historically been an Arvanite settlement.{{cite book|author=Hans-Jürgen Sasse|title= Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland|volume= 1|date= 1991|isbn= 9783447027588|page=18}}
| class=wikitable
! Year !! Village population !! Community population | ||
| 1981 | - | 1,236 |
| 1991 | 1,177 | 1,498 |
| 2001 | 1,284 | 1,443 |
| 2011 | 1,432 | 1,823 |
| 2021 | 1,297 | 1,383 |
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|Northeast = South Euboean Gulf
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|South = Marathon
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|Northwest = Varnavas
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