Ilion, Greece

Ilion Ίλιον
Settlement
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	West Athens
Government
• Mayor	Nikos Zenetos
Elevation	150 m (490 ft)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	131 xx, 133 xx
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	IB
Website	www.ilion.gr

Ilion (Greek: Ίλιον, previously named Nea Liossia, Greek: Νέα Λιόσια) is a suburb in the west-northwest part of Athens, Greece. It is located east-southeast of Eleusis, south of Attiki Odos (number 6), west and southwest of Kifissou Avenue (GR-1/E75, northwest Athens), and north of Piraeus and Poseidonos Avenue. The main streets are Fylis (Hasias) Ave. (linking to Kamatero and Ano Liosia), Thivon st. (linking to Peristeri) and Idomeneos and Protesilaou st. (linking to Petroupoli). The two mountaintops of Aigaleo lie to the west.

Geography

Ilion was mainly made up of farmlands. Pasture farming and groves were common. Urban development replaced much of the farmlands between the 1950s and the 1990s and continued until the late-1990s, with little current development. Today, most of the municipality is urbanized or residential. The rocky, sparse landscape of Aigaleo lies to the west and to the north. Mining was common in the western part between the 1960s and the late 20th century. Forests dominate the squares.

Sites of interest

• National Sports Center of Nea Liosia; Akratitos rarely plays in this stadium
• Park of Environmental Information and Sensitisation "Antonis Tritsis", between Dimokratias Ave. and Fylis Ave.

Historical population

Year	Population	Change
1951	5,460	-
1961	31,810	+26,350 / +482.60%
1971	56,127	+24,317 / +76.44%
1981	72,427	+16,300 / +29.04%
1991	78,326	+5,899 / +8.14%
2001	80,859	+2,533 / +3.23%

International relations

Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Greece

Twin towns - Sister cities

Ilion, Greece is twinned with:

• Corigliano d'Otranto, Italy
• Tulcea, Romania

External links

• Mapquest - Ilion
• September 1999 earthquake in Nea Liosia
• Template:El icon Municipality of Ilion
• Template:El icon From Nea Liosia to Ilion