Piraeus
Piraeus[1] is a port and municipality in Athens, Attica, Greece, in the south of the center of Athens.
The population of Piraeus is 163,688 (2011).
Population
| Year | Municipal population | Change | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 196,389 | - | 17,853.55/km² |
| 1991 | 182,671 | -14,168/-7.25% | 16,606.45/km² |
| 2001 | 175,697 | -6,974/-3.82% | 15,972.45/km² |
Sister cities
- Marseille, France
- Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
- Ostrava, Czech republic
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Galaţi, Romania since 1985
- Varna, Bulgaria
- Vilnius, Lithuania
Famous residents
- Polychronis Lembesis (1848-1913) painter
- Ioannis Koutsis (18601953) painter
- Gerasimos Vokos (1868-1927) journalist and writer
- Alexandros Christofis (1875-1957) painter
- Stylianos Miliadis (1881-1965) writer
- Yiorgos Batis (1885-1967) rebetiko musician
- Dimitris Pikionis (1887-1968) architect
- Michalis Oikonomou (1888-1933) painter
- Katina Paxinou (1900–1973) actress
- Markos Vamvakaris (1905-1972) musician and composer
- Emmanuel Kriaras (1906) philologist and lexicographer
- Yannis Tsarouchis (1910-1989) painter
- Dimitrios Gavriilidis (1914) artist
- Michalis Genitsaris (1917-2005) singer and composer
- Andreas Krystallis (1919-1951) painter
- Ektor Kaknavatos (1920) poet
- Nicola Zaccaria (1923-2007) opera singer
- Thanasis Veggos (1926) actor and film director
- Andreas Mouratis (1926) footballer
- John S. Romanides (1927-2001) priest and theologian
- Archbishop Anastasios of Albania (1929)
- Dimitris Papamichael (1931-2004)
- Costas Simitis (1936) economist and politician, Prime Minister of Greece
- Jannis Kounellis (1936) sculptor
- Tolis Voskopoulos (1940) singer and actor
- Thodoris Dritsas (1947) politician
- George Dalaras (1949) singer
- Yiannis Kyrastas (1952-2004) footballer and football manager
- Eleftheria Arvanitaki (1956) singer
- Mando (1966) singer
- Grigoris Georgatos (1973) footballer
- Spyros Paliouras (1957-1975) writer
- Nikolaos Pavlopoulos (1909-1990) sculptor and writer
- The Andrianopoulos brothers, founders of the Olympiacos sporting club
Mayors of Piraeus
- Christos Agrapidis (1999-2006)
- Panagiotis Fasoulas (2007- )
Universities and technological institutes
- University of Piraeus
References
| This article includes text from the public domain 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica. Please add to the article as needed. |
- ↑ Modern Greek: Πειραιάς Peiraiás, Ancient Greek / Katharevousa: Πειραιεύς Peiraieús
Other websites
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Piraeus.
- Municipality of Pireas Archived 2007-10-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Piraeus Port Authority
- The Marble Lion of Piraeus Archived 2007-11-01 at the Wayback Machine
| North: Nikaia, Korydallos and Agia Varvara | ||
| West: Drapetsona, Keratsini,Perama | Piraeus | East: Agios Ioannis Rentis and Moschato |
| South: Saronic Gulf, Phaleron Bay SE |