Nea Filadelfeia
Nea Filadelfeia is a suburban town in the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of Nea Filadelfeia-Nea Chalkidona municipality of Central Athens regional unit, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 2.850 km2. It was named after the Anatolian city Filadelfeia, now Alaşehir in Turkey, and it was settled by Greek refugees from Asia Minor after the Greco-Turkish War.
Geography
Nea Filadelfeia is a suburb of Athens, located north of the city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with the municipality of Athens and the surrounding suburbs Nea Chalkidona, Agioi Anargyroi, Acharnes, Metamorfosi and Nea Ionia. The A1 motorway and Greek National Road 1 pass through the town. The main throughfare off the town is Dekelias Avenue, which runs from Nea Chalkidona all the way to the border with Metamorfosi Nea Filadelfeia has a large park, Alsos Neas Filadelfias, which covers. The park formerly hosted a zoo which operated since 1955 to 1995. Nea Filadelfeia is located at the geographical center of the Attica peninsula, around 13 km from the sea.Education
Nea Filadelfeia has 9 primary schools, 4 secondary schools and 3 high schools. Among them is the 3rd High School of Nea Filadelfia "Miltos Kountouras".Sports
Nea Filadelfeia is the historical home of AEK, a major Greek Multi-Sports Club established in 1924 in Nea Filadelfeia. It is also the home of Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia. The now demolished Nikos Goumas Stadium was the home ground of AEK Athens F.C. from 1930 to 2003, while the Agia Sophia Stadium is the new home ground since 2022. The Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia sports club is renowned in Greece and abroad for its handball, volleyball and basketball achievements.Nea Filadelfeia is also the birthplace of the Greek-Australian football coach Ange Postecoglou.
Historical population
Climate
Nea Filadelfeia has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate. The area is notorious in Greece for its summer heat; according to the Hellenic National Meteorological Service it registers Greece's highest mean maximum summer temperatures for the period 1955-1997. On 26 June 2007, during the 2007 European heat wave, Nea Filadelfeia recorded while, on the same day, the nearby automatic HNMS weather station recorded, which is Europe's highest June temperature to date.Highest temperatures recorded
Below a list of the highest temperatures ever recorded in Nea Filadelfeia, Athens.| Temperature | Station | Date Recorded |
| Nea Filadelfeia | June 26, 2007 | |
| Nea Filadelfeia | July 25, 2007 | |
| Nea Filadelfeia | June 26, 2007 | |
| Nea Filadelfeia | July 2, 2017 | |
| Nea Filadelfeia | July 23, 2023 | |
| Nea Filadelfeia | August 3, 2021 | |
| Nea Filadelfeia | June 27, 2007 | |
| Nea Filadelfeia | July 25, 2007 | |
| Nea Filadelfeia | July 7, 1988 |
Notable people
- Elena Nathanael, Greek actress
- Ange Postecoglou, former coach of the Australian national football team and former head coach of Celtic F.C., Tottenham Hotspur F.C., now head coach of Nottingham Forest F.C.