Fyli

Fyli (Greek: Φυλή, pronounced [fiˈli]), formerly known as Chasia (Χασιά), is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of Attica, Greece. It lies in the northeastern corner of the West Attica regional unit, and is a suburb of Athens. The seat of the municipality is the town Ano Liosia.[2] Within bounds of the town is the ancient Athenian fortress of Phyle.[3]

Fyli
Φυλή
Fyli is located in Greece
Fyli
Fyli
Location within the region
Coordinates: 38°6′N 23°40′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitWest Attica
Government
 • MayorPapous Christos (PASOK)
Area
 • Municipality109.13 km2 (42.14 sq mi)
 • Municipal unit69.28 km2 (26.75 sq mi)
Elevation
330 m (1,080 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipality
45,965
 • Municipality density420/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
 • Municipal unit
2,946
 • Municipal unit density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
133 xx
Area code(s)210
Vehicle registrationZ (as of 2006)

Municipality

The municipality Fyli was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 3 former municipalities, that became municipal units:[2]

The municipality has an area of 109.128 km2, the municipal unit 69.281 km2.[4]

History

A group of Athenian exiles, led by Thrasybulus, seized Phyle in the 404 BC Battle of Phyle. They went on to defeat the Spartan garrison at the Battle of Munichia near Piraeus.

The medieval name Chasia is first attested in 1209 as casale Cassas, as property of the Latin Archbishopric of Athens.[5]

The village has historically been an Arvanite settlement.[6]

Fyli suffered some damage from the 2007 Greek forest fires.

Geography

Fyli is situated in the southern foothills of the mountains of Parnitha, and northeast of the plain of Eleusis. It is 4 km northeast of Ano Liosia, 8 km northeast of Aspropyrgos and 14 km northwest of Athens city centre. Motorway 6 passes south of the town.

Population
YearMunicipal unitMunicipality
19812,135-
19912,925-
20012,947-
20112,94645,965

See also

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "ΦΕΚ A 87/2010, Kallikratis reform law text" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. Richard Talbert, ed. (2000). Barrington Atlas of the Greek and Roman World. Princeton University Press. p. 59, and directory notes accompanying.
  4. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  5. Koder, Johannes; Hild, Friedrich (1976). Tabula Imperii Byzantini, Band 1: Hellas und Thessalia (in German). Vienna: Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften. p. 139. ISBN 978-3-7001-0182-6.
  6. Pantelidis, Nikos; Liosis, Nikos (2019). "Dialectical Modern Greek Influences on Arvanitika". Modern Greek Dialects and Linguistics Theory. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens: 224.
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