Vyronas

{{Infobox Greek Dimos

| name = Vyronas

| name_local = Βύρωνας

|type = municipality

| image_map = 2011 Dimos Vyronos.png

| periph = Attica

|periphunit = Central Athens

|pop_municipality = 59134

|area_municipality = 9.204

| population_as_of = 2021

| elevation = 120

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| postal_code = 162 xx

| area_code = 210

| licence = Z

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| website = [http://www.dimosbyrona.gr/ www.dimosbyrona.gr]

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| caption_skyline = View of Vyronas from Kareas

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Vyronas ({{langx|el|Βύρωνας}}) is a suburban town and a municipality in the southeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. The town is named after George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, the famous English poet and writer, who is a national hero of Greece. Formerly part of the municipality of Athens, Vyronas was created as a community in 1933, and became a municipality in 1934.{{Cite web |url=https://www.eetaa.gr/eetaa/metaboles/dkmet_details.php?id=5661 |title=EETAA local government changes |access-date=26 June 2020}} The municipality has an area of 9.204 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}}

Vyronas is an inner suburb of Athens, located about 3 km southeast of Athens city centre. Towards the southeast the municipality extends to the forested Hymettus mountain. The built-up area of Vyronas is continuous with that of municipality of Athens and the neighbouring suburbs Kaisariani, Ymittos and Ilioupoli. The A62 Hymettus Ring Road (formerly the A64 until 2024) runs through the southeastern part of the municipality, splitting it in half.

Climate

Vyronas has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). Vyronas experiences cool, wet winters and hot, relatively dry summers.

{{Weather box

|location=Vyronas

|metric first=yes

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|Jan high C=12.32

|Feb high C=12.80

|Mar high C=15.28

|Apr high C=20.05

|May high C=25.89

|Jun high C=32.68

|Jul high C=32.51

|Aug high C=31.49

|Sep high C=29.22

|Oct high C=23.45

|Nov high C=17.61

|Dec high C=13.66

|year high C=

|Jan mean C=8.39

|Feb mean C=8.80

|Mar mean C=10.89

|Apr mean C=15.15

|May mean C=20.66

|Jun mean C=25.89

|Jul mean C=27.68

|Aug mean C=27.34

|Sep mean C=23.51

|Oct mean C=18.48

|Nov mean C=13.56

|Dec mean C=10.52

|year mean C=

|Jan low C=5.15

|Feb low C=5.31

|Mar low C=6.49

|Apr low C=9.50

|May low C=13.70

|Jun low C=18.25

|Jul low C=20.95

|Aug low C=20.71

|Sep low C=17.34

|Oct low C=12.95

|Nov low C=9.98

|Dec low C=7.01

|year low C=

|Jan precipitation mm=46.21

|Feb precipitation mm=45.21

|Mar precipitation mm=50.61

|Apr precipitation mm=34.01

|May precipitation mm=20.07

|Jun precipitation mm=9.25

|Jul precipitation mm=9.37

|Aug precipitation mm=10.02

|Sep precipitation mm=10.43

|Oct precipitation mm=42.29

|Nov precipitation mm=63.92

|Dec precipitation mm=65.40

|year precipitation mm=

|Jan sun=126.78

|Feb sun=137.65

|Mar sun=170.57

|Apr sun=214.43

|May sun=272.13

|Jun sun=323.00

|Jul sun=338.25

|Aug sun=316.48

|Sep sun=258.25

|Oct sun=193.09

|Nov sun=123.87

|Dec sun=99.84

|year sun=

|source 1 = Hellenic National Meteorological Service{{cite web

| url=http://climatlas.hnms.gr/sdi/

| title=Vyronas Climatic Data

| publisher=Hellenic National Meteorological Service

| access-date=23 March 2021

}}

| date=March 2021

}}

Sites of interest

Vyronas National Stadium, which seats up to 4,340 and is 3 km from downtown Athens. It is home to the football club Athinaikos F.C. and their bitter rivals Doxa Vyronas F.C.
Theatro Vrachon, where the Vyronas Festival takes place every summer
Kareas Monastery, an orthodox monastery whose katholikon dates from the 11-12th century. It is located at the west slopes of Hymettus, near the site of an ancient quarry.{{cite web |title=Karea Monastery, Hymettus |url=http://byzantineattica.eie.gr/byzantineattica/view.asp?cgpk=490&lg=en&obpk=492&xsl=detail |website=byzantineattica.eie.gr |access-date=6 January 2022}}

Schools

Schools include:

Philippine School in Greece"[http://www.cfo-pso.org.ph/schools/greece/7-philippine-school-in-greece.html Philippine School in Greece]." Commission on Filipinos Overseas. Retrieved on September 24, 2015. "15 Thimaton Polemou, Kareas Vyronas, Athens, Greece 16233 Athens, Greece"

Sports

Sport facilities in Vyronas are the Vyronas National Stadium (football stadium) and the Ergani Indoor Hall (gymnasium). Clubs based in Vyronas is Athinaikos, club with many achievements in several sports and Doxa Vyronas F.C.

colspan="4"\|Sport clubs based in Vyronas
class="wikitable"
width="150"\|Club !Founded !Sports !Achievements
Athinaikos	1917	Football, Basketball, Handball	Panhellenic titles and European title in women basketball, titles in handball, earlier presence in A Ethniki in football
Doxa Vyronas F.C.	1946	Football	Earlier presence in Beta Ethniki
Anagennisi Vyrona	1999	Handball	Presence in A1 Ethniki handball

Historical population

Year	Population
class="wikitable"
1981	57,880
1991	58,523
2001	61,102
2011	61,308
2021	59,134

References

External links

[http://www.dimosbyrona.gr/ Official website] {{in lang|el}}
[http://vironas.gr/ Vironas News Portal] {{in lang|el}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20050306011052/http://byron.fireman.gr/ Fire Department]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070207122541/http://www.vironas-online.gr/ Vironas Guide]

{{Geographic location

| Northwest = Athens

| North = Kaisariani

| Northeast =

| West =

| Center = Vyronas

| East = Kropia

| Southwest = Ymittos

| South = Ilioupoli

| Southeast =

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Category:Municipalities of Attica