Varympompi

{{Infobox Greek Dimos

| name = Varympompi

| name_local = Βαρυμπόμπη

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| periph = Attica

| periphunit = East Attica

|municipality = Acharnes

|municunit = Acharnes

| population = 1950

| population_as_of = 2021

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| elevation = 300

| coordinates = {{coord|38|8|N|23|47|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| postal_code = 136 71

| area_code = 210 816

| licence = Z

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Varympompi or Varybobi ({{langx|el|Βαρυμπόμπη}}) is a suburb of Athens in the municipality of Acharnes, East Attica, Greece.

Geography

Varympompi is situated at the foot of the forested Parnitha mountains, 3 km east of Thrakomakedones, 4 km west of Kryoneri, 7 km northeast of Acharnes and about {{convert|17|km|abbr=on}} northeast of Athens city centre. The Olympic Village of the 2004 Summer Olympics is 3 km southwest of Varympompi. The Varympompi cliffs, northwest of the village, are a well-established rock climbing area.[http://www.oreivatein.com/oreivatein/climb/rock/e_varibobi.htm Oreivatein.com]

History

Varympompi 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=19}}

Varympompi was affected by the 2021 Greece wildfires which burnt hundreds of km². During the fire, its inhabitants were forced to evacuate to a safer place.

Historical population

{{Historical populations

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|1991{{Cite Greek census|year=1991}}|1354

|2011{{cite web | url = http://www.statistics.gr/documents/20181/1210503/resident_population_census2011rev.xls | title = Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός | publisher = Hellenic Statistical Authority | language = el }}|1377

|2021|1950

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See also

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