NEA SMYRNI

'Nea Smyrni' or 'Nea Smirni' (Greek: Νέα Σμύρνη, New Smyrna) is a suburb south of Athens, Greece. Nea Smyrni is located about 5 km SW of downtown Athens, about 5 km SW of Kifissias Avenue, W of Vouliagmenis Avenue, about 6 km E of Piraeus, and NE of Poseidonos Avenue.
The area was made up of farmlands and some woods dominated the landscape. The area was of mixed farming, which included pastures, vegetables, and groves. Forests lay to the east. In 1922, a number of refugees mainly from Smyrna (today's İzmir) arrived and settled in the southwestern part of Athens, which became Nea Smyrni. Much of the inhabitants, including the soccer team of Panionios, moved here from Smyrna, transforming the plain into an urban area.
The district is mainly made up of residential areas with a few business areas mainly on Syngrou Avenue. There are two main streets, which since 1995 are now linked with interchanges and the roads linking with Hymittos Street and Syngrou Avenue to the north. The speed limit on Andreas Syngrou avenue is 70 to 80 km/h. The Athens Industrial Area is to the north.
Nea Smyrni has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, post offices and squares (''plateies'').

Contents

Sporting Teams

Sites of Interest

Historical population

See also

Sporting Teams

★ Panionios NFC plays in the Super League Greece

Sites of Interest

★ Nea Smyrni Stadium, built in 1939, renovated in 1988. The Panionios NFC plays in the stadium, website: http://www.stadiumguide.com/neasmyrni.htm or http://www.stadia.gr/nsmyrni/nsmyrni.html

★ Nea Smyrni Indoor Hall, holds up to 1,823 persons, website: http://www.stadia.gr/nsmyrni-b/nsmyrni-b.html

Historical population

Year	Population
1928	210
1933	6.500
1940	15.000
1951	22.074
1961	32.865
1971	42.512
1981	67.408
1991	69.749
2001	73.986

It was the few cities that are closer to Athens that saw the population continue to grow.

	'North:' Tavros, Athens
'West:' Kallithea	'Nea Smyrni'	'East:' Dafni
	'South:' Agios Dimitrios and Palaio Faliro

See also

★ List of municipalities of Attica