Marousi

Marousi Μαρούσι
From top left:Kifisias avenue,Syntrivaniou square,Neoclassical houses,The Square at the Train Station
Marousi
Location within the region
Coordinates:
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	North Athens
Government
• Mayor	Giοrgos Patoulis (ND)
Area
• Municipality	12.938 km2 (4.995 sq mi)
Elevation	230 m (750 ft)
Population (2011)
• Municipality	72,333
• Municipality density	5,600/km2 (14,000/sq mi)
Community
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Postal code	151 xx
Area code(s)	21
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.maroussi.gr

Marousi or Maroussi (Greek: Μαρούσι, also Αμαρούσιο Amarousio) is a suburban city in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Amarousio dates back to the era of the ancient Athenian Republic; its ancient name was Athmonon, and it represented one of the 10 Athenian sub-cities. The area held a main ancient temple, where Amarysia Artemis, the goddess of hunting, was adored, and the city's modern name derives from that of the goddess, Amarysia, which denotes the origin of the worship back in Amarynthos, Euboea.

Geography

Marousi is situated 13 km northeast of Athens city centre. The built-up area of Marousi is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Pefki, Kifisia, Vrilissia and Chalandri. Within Marousi lies the biggest forest in urban Athens, "Dasos Syngrou" (also "Alsos Syggrou"). The Athens Olympic Sports Complex, the largest sports complex in Greece, built for the 2004 Summer Olympics, is located in the southwestern part of the municipality.

The main thoroughfare is Kifisias Avenue, which connects Marousi with central Athens and the northern beltway Motorway 6. Marousi has 4 stations on Athens Metro Line 1, and two Proastiakos commuter railway stations: Nerantziotissa station and Kifisias railway station.

Marousi is also home to a number of prestigious public (Peiramatiko Lyceum Anavryton) and private educational institutions.

Economy

Marousi's favourable infrastructure (Motorway 6, Athens Metro, Proastiakos rail) has led to strong economic growth. The main offices of the Greek subsidiaries of several multinational corporations, including Kodak, Bayer, Kimberly-Clark, Siemens, Microsoft and Nestlé, and the ANT1 television studios are located in Marousi. The managing office of Consolidated Contractors Company, a large Middle Eastern and International EPC Contractor, is located in Marousi. The Mall Athens, one of the largest shopping centres in southeastern Europe, is situated in the southwestern part of Marousi.

Vivartia has its head office in Marousi.

Education

The new building of Greek Ministry of Education is located in Marousi, in the district Neratziotissa. In the same district is located the School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, a Greek university. The German School of Athens is also located in Marousi.

Sports

Maroussi is the place of Greek Olympic Sport Center. It is located in the southwest of the suburb, in an area that is named Kalogreza. Maroussi has also some sport gymnasium such as Dais Indoor Hall and Maroussi Indoor Hall that are used by local teams. Local teams are Maroussi B.C. with long-time presence in A1 Ethniki Basketball and A.C. Doukas with many titles in Handball and Futsal. Very often the Olympic Stadium is used as home stadium by famous clubs of Greek football, such as AEK, Panathinaikos and Olympiacos.

Sport clubs based in Maroussi
Club	Founded	Sports	Achievements
Maroussi B.C.	1950	Basketball	European cup in Basketball.
A.C. Doukas	1979	Basketball, Handball, Futsal and other sports	Panhellenic titles in Handball and Futsal
Niki Maroussi	1991	Basketball	Presence in Beta Ethniki basketball
Triton Maroussi	1994	Water Polo	Presence in A1 Ethniki women
Marousi 2004	1998	Baseball	Panhellenic titles in baseball

Historical population

Year	Population
1981	48,151
1991	64,092
2001	69,470
2011	72,333

Twin cities

Marousi is twinned with the following cities:

• Faenza, Italy
• Niš, Serbia
• Lakatamia, Cyprus

Notable people

Spiros Louis

• Spiridon Louis (1873–1940), a Greek shepherd who won the first modern-day Marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming a national hero
• Prince Michael of Greece (1938–), also known as Michel de Grece, son of Prince Christopher of Greece and grandson of King George I of the Hellenes. Prince Michael lived in Marousi from his marriage to Marina Karella in 1965, since late 70's.
• Aimilia Tsoulfa, Golden Medalist in Sailing, Athens Olympic Games 2004
• Aliki Vougiouklaki (1934–1996), movie star and singer who appeared in 42 movies, mostly musicals
• Vicky Kaya (1978-), fashion model and actress
• Labis Livieratos, singer

Gallery

• 

  Sunset view of the OAKA Complex.

• 

  Nerantziotissa station at Marousi.

• 

  Agia Filothei neighbourhood at Marousi

• 

  Pindou Square

• 

  Mount Hymettus from Marousi

See also

• List of cities in Greece

External links

• Municipality of Amarousion
• Peiramatiko Lyceum of Anavryta (Greek)