Paiania
Paiania is a town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece. It is a suburb of Athens, located east of Mount Hymettus and 11 km east of the Athens city centre.
Paiania is home to the Vorres Museum of Folk and Contemporary Art, the Foundation European Art Center of Greece, the broadcasting facilities of Greek television station Open TV and the former training facilities of football club Panathinaikos F.C.. The Greek National Road 89 passes through the town, and the A6 motorway passes east of it. The town was renamed to reflect association with the ancient deme of Paeania.
History
In the late Middle Ages, the area was the site of Albanian settlement, as can be seen from its toponym.Municipality
The municipality Paiania was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 2 former municipalities, that became municipal units:- Glyka Nera
- Paiania
Notable people
- Demades, orator and demagogue.
- Demosthenes, orator and demagogue.
- Jaqueline Tyrwhitt, British architect and founder of the garden of Speroza, Mediterranean Garden Society
- Philippides of Peania, archon Basileus and son of Philomelos.