Keratea

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Keratea Κερατέα
Municipal unit
A street and the Cathedral of Saint Demetrius
Keratea Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°48′N 23°58′E / 37.800°N 23.967°E / 37.800; 23.967
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	East Attica
Municipality	Lavreotiki
Area
• Municipal unit	129.864 km2 (50.141 sq mi)
Elevation	158 m (518 ft)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	14,483
• Municipal unit density	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	190 01
Area code(s)	22990
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.keratea.gr

Keratea (Greek: Κερατέα) is a town in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lavreotiki, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 129.864 km².^[2][3] It is part of Athens metropolitan area.

Geography[edit]

Keratea is situated in the hills in the southeastern part of the Attica peninsula, 6 km west of the Aegean Sea coast, at about 200 m elevation. It lies at the northern foot of Mount Paneion [el]. It is 5 km southeast of Kalyvia Thorikou, 12 km northwest of Lavrio and 29 km southeast of Athens city centre. Greek National Road 89 (Gerakas - Koropi - Lavrio - Sounio) passes through Keratea.

In antiquity, the area of present Keratea was part of the deme Cephale, of the phyle Acamantis in Mesogeia area of Ancient Athens.

The municipal unit Keratea consists of the town Keratea proper and 62 other settlements, including Kaki Thalassa and Pefka.^[1]

Historical population[edit]

The town has historically been an Arvanite settlement.^[4]

Historical monuments[edit]

The church of St. Athanasius (Kronizes).^[5] A wall painting monument (1744) of George Markou the Argus, the great and prolific post-Byzantine ecclesiastic iconographer of the 18th century (".... Il Santo Athanasio, che si trova alla Regione Cronizes di Kerateas dell 'Attica...." Evangelos Andreou http://ketlib.lib.unipi.gr/xmlui/handle/ket/849 )

Sports[edit]

Keratea hosts the sport teams Keravnos Keratea F.C., one of the most successful East Attica football clubs, and the multi-sport G.S. Kerateas (Gymnastikos Syllogos Kerateas), the women's volleyball team has represent the town in Greek A1 Division for several years.

See also[edit]

• List of municipalities of Attica

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website (in Greek, link to English version available)
• http://members.tripod.com/~Mesogia_Keratea/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20060515075537/http://www.athleticsclubkeratea.org/
• Antenna on Keratea's hydrogen factory (in Greek)
• "Violence spikes in Greek rebel town" by Elena Becatoros, The Independent, 16 April 2011
• http://www.forkeratea.com Η ηλεκτρονικη αρχειοθηκη δημοσιευσεων που αφορουν την πολη της Κερατεας και το δημο Λαυρεωτικής.