ACHARNES

'Acharnes' (Greek: Αχαρνές, Ancient/Katharevousa: Αχαρναί) is a suburb of Athens also known as 'Menidi' (Μενίδι). Much of the area north of the area are the forested Parnitha ranges and the parkland. The municipality is north of the ''Megali Daktylo'' or the Large Fingernail.
In ancient times when it was the ''deme'' Acharnae, many of its residents were charcoal peddlers, a fact which is put to comic use by Aristophanes in his play ''The Acharnians''. Today it is a working-class neighborhood. It is located about 10 km due north of Athens.
Acharnai has schools, a lyceum, a gymnasium, banks, a post office and squares.
On 7 September, 1999, it was very close to the epicenter of a devastating earthquake which resulted in significant destruction to Acharnes and the greater Athens area.

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Communities

Historical population

Sporting teams

External links

See also

Communities

★ Varympompi

Historical population

Year	Communal population	Change	Municipal population
1981	41,068	-	-
1991	59,658	18,590/45.27%	61,352

Sporting teams

★ Acharnaikos - third division

External links

★ Mapquest - Acharnai (Acharnes), street map not available

★ Coordinates:

	'North:' Avlona	'Northeast:' Malakasa
'West:' Fyli, Ano Liosia and Zefyri	'Acharnae / Acharnai' Thrakomakedones	'East:' Afidnes (commune), Kryoneri, Nea Erythraia and Kifissia
	'South:' Agioi Anargyroi and Nea Filadelfeia	'Southeast:' Metamorfosi

See also

★ List of municipalities of Attica