Peristeri


Peristeri is a city and a suburban municipality in the western part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. With 133,630 inhabitants, it ranks as the seventh-largest city and municipality in Greece by population.

History

The ancient deme Leuconoe is believed to have been located at Peristeri.

Geography

Peristeri is located about northwest of the centre of Athens. It lies between the Mount Aigaleo in the northwest and the Cephissus river in the southeast. The municipality has an area of. Its built-up area is continuous with that of central Athens and the neighbouring suburbs Aigaleo, Chaidari, Petroupoli, Ilion, and Agioi Anargyroi.

Transportation

The A1 motorway passes through the southeastern part of the municipality. Athinon Avenue passes through the southwestern part. Peristeri is served by three Athens metro stations on Line 2: Anthoupoli, Peristeri, and Agios Antonios. The Kifissos Bus Terminal where long-distance buses from Peloponnese, Epirus, Macedonia, Ionian Islands, and Thrace arrive, stands at the east border of Peristeri near Sepolia.

Historical population

Sports

The most important sports clubs that are based in Peristeri are Atromitos, that has had a presence in the Super League Greece and in the UEFA Europa League, and Peristeri, that has had a long-time presence in the Greek Basketball League and in several European-wide competitions, such as the EuroLeague, the FIBA Basketball Champions League, the FIBA Korac Cup, and the FIBA Europe Cup.

Peristeri Arena

The Peristeri Arena, is an indoor basketball sporting arena. The seating capacity of the arena is 4,000 people. The arena is owned by the municipality of Peristeri. The arena is currently home to the Greek professional basketball team Peristeri Athens, of the Greek Basketball League.
The arena was opened in the year 1989. The arena is named after the late Andreas Papandreou, who was a former prime minister of Greece. The arena is an older, smaller version of the Larissa Neapolis Arena and the Dimitris Tofalos Arena, which were based on Peristeri Arena, but were built 6 years later, and with larger seating capacities.

Landmarks

  • Cathedral
  • Peristeri Arena
  • Peristeri Stadium
  • Town Hall

    Culture

Peristeri has one municipal outdoor cinema and four municipal theatres.

Economy at 1900s

On November 5, 1933, the establishment of the company "Lignitoryheia Attikis S.A." was announced, with the aim of exploiting the coal deposits in the area. Mining began two years later.

Notable people

Peristeri is twinned with: