NEA ERYTHRAIA

'Nea Erythraia' (Greek: Νέα Ερυθραία), is a suburb in the northeastern part of Athens, Greece. Nea Erythraia is accessed with the GR-1/E75 2.5 km west near the western part of Kifissia with an interchange to Varympompi at the 18th km. The mountains of Parnitha lies to the west and are forested and Penteli to the east. It lies in the northern part of the Athenian plain. The Proastiakos runs to the west. It is located about 6 and 9 km N of the Attiki Odos (number 6), S of Thiva and Chalkida, SW of Marathon, W of Rafina and N of Athens. The main streets are Thiseos Avenue which link t Kifissas Avenue to the south and Kastritsas Street and a road linking to Varympompi to Thiseos.
The area around Nea Erythraia were made up of farmlands that were mainly pastures or groves. Suburban housing arrived in the 1970s and continued slowly in the 2000s mainly to the west. Much of the population live in larger homes and the population is mainly low density. Larger homes are to the west. Forests partially covered parts of the area. Forests are presently west of Nea Erythraia.
Nea Erythraia has schools, a few lyceums, a gymnasium, boy scouts (proskopoi), banks, a post office and a few squares (''plateies''). The municipality's boundaries are the Penteli ranges to the east and the Cephissus to the west. For many years, Nea Erythraia was home to the senior division of Campion, one of Greece's oldest English-language schools.
On September 14, 2004, the paralympic flame arrived in Nea Erythraia as it went from Marathon.
A dramatic forest fire that began from Penteli on the night of Thursday August 16, 2007 entered the forests of the area and into the residential area burning not as many buildings in Penteli. Rarely any fires were towering and even the fires as far east as Penteli were seen. Firefighters along with a few choppers battle the blaze for hours and ended later. The fire was arson related.

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Historical population

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Historical population

Year	Population	Change	Density
1981	10,100	-	2,020/km²
1991	12,993	+1,993/+19.73%	2,598.6/km²
2001	15,439	+2,446/+18.82%	3,196/km²

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★ Mapquest - Nea Erythraia, street map not available

★ Coordinates:

★ http://emidius.mi.ingv.it/GNDT/T19990907/Athens990907_ismes/ate_html/09.html

	'North:' Kryoneri	'Northeast:' Ekali
'West:' Acharnes Kifissia and Kamatero	'Nea Erythraia'	'East:' Dionysos
	'South:' Kifissia