MAROUSI

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'Marousi' (Greek, Modern: Μαρούσι, Katharevousa: Αμαρούσιον), alternative forms: ''Maroussi'', ''Amarousion'', and ''Amaroussion'', is a suburban city NE of Athens, Greece. It is one of the largest municipalities of Athens. The Athens Olympic Sports Complex, the largest sports complex in Greece, is also there. Its main street is Kifisias Avenue, and also contains four of the ISAP train stations and two of the Suburban Railway. It is the birthplace of the famous Greek musical actress Aliki Vougiouklaki. ANT1 television station and studios are also located in this community, as are the main offices of the Greek subsidiaries of several multinational corporations including Kodak, Bayer, Kimberly-Clark, Siemens and Nestlé. Amarousion dates back to the times of the Ancient Athenian Republic. It ancient name was Athmonon, and represented one of the 10 Athenian sub-cities. There was a main temple, where Amarysia Artemis (Diana), the goddess of hunting was adored. The city's modern name comes from the goddess' name. Within Maroussi lies the biggest forest in urban Athens, "Dassos Syngrou". The rest of the area is residential with commercial buildings mainly lying upon Kifissias Avenue.

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Historical population

Persons

Modern Maroussi

Twin cities

See also

Historical population

Year	Population	Change	Municipal population	Change	Density
1981	-	-	48,151	-	3,703.92/km²
1991	64,083	-	64,092	15,941/+33.11%	4,930.15/km²
2001	71,551	+7,468/+11.65%	69,470	5,378/+8.39%	5,306.00/km²

Persons

★ Spiridon Louis (1873 - 1940), a Greek shepherd who won the first modern-day Marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming a national hero.

★ Aliki Vougiouklaki (1934 - 1996), movie star and singer who appeared in 42 movies, mostly musicals.

Modern Maroussi

Maroussi a quiet northern suburb of Athens was strictly a family housing area until the 1980s. During the 1990s and due to the excellent transportation substructure, (namely Attiki Odos, Athens Metro, Urban Rail ), the availability of land, and a public authority friendly to businesses it has been transformed into what is now known as the Financial District of Athens. In the the turn of the new century the area has many modern low-rise office buildings housing the Greek corporate elite as well as many modern facilities and infrastructures. The city remains a highly regarded domestic suburb in all areas, apart from the commercial Kifissias avenue. Maroussi enjoys a colourful life ( http://www.maroussiguide.gr/ ) and the most complete and modern variety of facilities, cafes, restaurants, multiplexes, athletic venues[1], a huge indoor shopping arcade [2] and some prestigious public ( Classical Lyceum Anavryton ) and private schools (http://www.doukas.gr/). . Maroussi also has an old and strong athletic tradition, that can be traced to the 1st Olympics of 1896 and is the home of one of the dominant basketball teams in Greece (Maroussi BC), holder of the European Supporta Cup ([3]). In 2004, Marousi was considered the co-organizer of the Olympic Games Municipality together with Metropolitan Athens, because the majority of the facilities and venues were located in the "Kalogreza region" and other areas of Maroussi.

Twin cities

Marousi is twinned with the following cities:

★ Niš, Serbia

See also

★ List of cities in Greece

	'North:' Pefki, Kifissia
'West:' Heraklio, Pefki	'Marousi/Amaroussi'	'East:' Vrilissia, Melissia
	'South:' Filothei (SE), Chalandri