Anavyssos

Anavyssos (Greek: Ανάβυσσος) is a town and a former municipality in East Attica, Greece located in the Athens Riviera. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Saronikos, of which it is a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 14.478 km2.[3] At the 2011 census it had 6,202 inhabitants.[1]

Anavyssos
Ανάβυσσος
Anavyssos is located in Greece
Anavyssos
Anavyssos
Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 37°44′N 23°57′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitEast Attica
MunicipalitySaronikos
  Municipal unit14.478 km2 (5.590 sq mi)
Elevation
15 m (49 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
  Municipal unit
6,202
  Municipal unit density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
190 13
Area code(s)22910
Vehicle registrationZ

It is situated near the Saronic Gulf coast, at the foot of Olympos hill (487 m). It is 2 km north of Palaia Fokaia, 4 km east of Saronida, 10 km west of Lavrio and 34 km southeast of Athens city centre. The Greek National Road 91 (Athens - Sounion) passes south of the town, along the coast. Anavyssos is located in the area of ancient Attica's demos of Anaflystos (Ανάφλυστος), which has shown significant archaeological findings like Kroisos Kouros that is exhibited in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.The contemporary settlement was originally a village founded by Greek refugees who resettled there after fleeing from various areas of Asia Minor after the Asia Minor Campaign.[4]

Anavyssos is the place where Elias Venezis, one of the most important Greek novelists of the 20th century located his 1939 novel 'Tranquility' (Γαλήνη). Today Anavyssos is a major coastal resort of Attica famous for water-sports, the town sees its population tripled during the summer months. In addition to the main part of the town, Anavyssos includes a number of satellite settlements such as Ag. Nikolaos, Mavro Lithari, Paralia Anavyssou, Lakka, Alykes etc.

Historical population

YearPopulation
19812,383
19914,108
20017,189
20116,202

Climate

According to the station of the National Observatory of Athens and the Hellenic Centre for Marine Research, Anavyssos has hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh) with mild winters, a hot summers and relatively low annual precipitation (around 310 mm).

Climate data for Anavyssos (2012–2023)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 14.4
(57.9)
15.5
(59.9)
17.1
(62.8)
21.2
(70.2)
25.3
(77.5)
29.9
(85.8)
33.4
(92.1)
33.5
(92.3)
29.1
(84.4)
24.3
(75.7)
20.0
(68.0)
15.7
(60.3)
23.3
(73.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 11.1
(52.0)
12.0
(53.6)
13.3
(55.9)
16.6
(61.9)
20.8
(69.4)
25.1
(77.2)
28.3
(82.9)
28.8
(83.8)
24.6
(76.3)
20.5
(68.9)
16.8
(62.2)
12.4
(54.3)
19.2
(66.6)
Average low °C (°F) 7.8
(46.0)
8.6
(47.5)
9.6
(49.3)
11.9
(53.4)
16.3
(61.3)
20.3
(68.5)
23.2
(73.8)
24.0
(75.2)
20.1
(68.2)
16.8
(62.2)
13.6
(56.5)
9.3
(48.7)
15.1
(59.2)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 56.0
(2.20)
31.4
(1.24)
37.0
(1.46)
13.6
(0.54)
15.1
(0.59)
8.5
(0.33)
3.5
(0.14)
1.2
(0.05)
7.0
(0.28)
25.6
(1.01)
50.1
(1.97)
62.3
(2.45)
311.3
(12.26)
Source: National Observatory of Athens Monthly Bulletins (Jul 2012-Mar 2023)[5] Hellenic Centre for Marine Research [6] World Meteorological Organization[7]

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