Aspropyrgos


Aspropyrgos is a western suburb, in the Athens metropolitan area and a municipality in the West Attica regional unit in the Thriasio Plain, Attica, Greece. The municipality had a population of 31,381 at the 2021 census. It has an area of 101.983 km2.

Etymology

The name 'Aspropyrgos' is derived from the Greek words άσπρο, meaning 'white', and πύργος, meaning 'castle' or 'tower'.

Geography

Aspropyrgos is located 15 km northwest of the city center of Athens in the Thriasio Plain. It is 5 km northeast of Elefsina, near the Saronic Gulf coast. Mount Parnitha forms its northern border, and the Aigaleo hills its southeastern border. The Elefsina Military Airbase lies to its west.
The main street is Dimokratias Avenue. Aspropyrgos can be accessed from the A6 motorway and the A65 motorway. It is also accessible through A6 exit 4..

Climate

Aspropyrgos has a hot semi-arid climate closely bordering a hot-summer mediterranean climate, with mild winters and hot summers. Owing to its location
in the Thriasio Plain the area is particularly vulnerable to high temperatures and has experienced some of the List of [extreme temperatures in Greece|highest temperatures ever recorded in Greece] and Continental Europe. In June 2007 the meteorological station of the Aspropyrgos Municipality located in the Germanika area of Aspropyrgos registered 47.5 °C which is Europe's highest June temperature to date. Also, in June 2017, July 2017 and August 2021, Aspropyrgos recorded temperatures of around 45 °C. In August 2025 a new meteorological station from the National Observatory of Athens was placed in the Aspropyrgos coast.

Industry

Aspropyrgos consists of a residential downtown area and an industrial area where a number of storage warehouses, metal recycling facilities, logistics handlers, wholesalers, small construction companies and other industrial businesses operate.
The Aspropyrgos Refinery, south of the city and next to the sea, has been producing oil for many years. It is the largest in Greece, with an annual capacity of. As a consequence, pollution has been a problem for years. The refinery includes depots in the southern and eastern parts, and some in the western part and at a dock to the southwest.

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