Nea Filadelfeia

Nea Filadelfeia (Greek: Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια, meaning New Philadelphia) is a suburban town in the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Filadelfeia-Chalkidona of Central Athens regional unit, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.[2] The municipal unit has an area of 2.850 km2.[3] 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 (1919-1922).

This article is about the town in Attica. For the village in the Thessaloniki regional unit, see Nea Filadelfeia, Thessaloniki.
Not to be confused with New Philadelphia or Filadelfia.
Nea Filadelfeia
Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια
Dekelias Ave
Dekelias Ave
Nea Filadelfeia is located in Greece
Nea Filadelfeia
Nea Filadelfeia
Location within the Central Athens regional unit
Coordinates: 38°2.2′N 23°44.2′E
CountryGreece
Administrative regionAttica
Regional unitCentral Athens
MunicipalityFiladelfeia-Chalkidona
 • Municipal unit2.850 km2 (1.100 sq mi)
Elevation
110 m (360 ft)
Population
 (2011)[1]
 • Municipal unit
25,734
 • Municipal unit density9,000/km2 (23,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
143 xx
Area code(s)210
Vehicle registrationZ
Websitewww.dimosfx.gr

Geography

Nea Filadelfeia is a suburb of Athens, 6 km (4 mi) north of the city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with that of municipality of Athens and the surrounding suburbs Nea Chalkidona, Agioi Anargyroi, Acharnes, Metamorfosi and Nea Ionia. Motorway 1 (Athens - Thessaloniki) and Greek National Road 1 pass through the town. Nea Filadelfeia has a large park, Alsos Neas Filadelfias, which covers 0.48 square kilometres (0.19 sq mi). The park formerly hosted a large zoo which operated since 1955 to 1995. Nea Filadelfeia is roughly located at the geographical center of the Attica peninsula, around 13 km from the sea to the south suburbs and at a low elevation.

Education

Nea Filadelfeia has 9 primary schools, 4 secondary schools (one of them is athletic type) and 3 high schools. Among them is the 3rd High School of Nea Filadelfia "Miltos Kountouras".

Sports

Nea Filadelfeia is the historical home of A.E.K., 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 F.C. from 1930 to 2003, while the Agia Sophia Stadium is the new home ground from 2022. The Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia sports club is renowned in Greece and abroad for its handball, volleyball and basketball achievements.

Sport clubs based in Nea Filadelfeia
Club Founded Sports Achievements
A.E.K. (sports club)1924Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Handball, Futsal and otherOne of the most successful Greek clubs with many domestic and Europeans titles
Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia1930Basketball, Volleyball, Handball and otherPanhellenic titles in volleyball and handball
FEA Filadelfeia/Chalkidona1989BasketballEarlier presence in A1 Ethniki women

Historical population
YearPopulation
198125,320
199125,261
200124,112
201125,734

Climate

According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Nea Filadelfeia has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa). Nea Filadelfeia 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.[4] On 26 June 2007, during the 2007 European heat wave, Nea Filadelfeia recorded 46.2 °C (115.2 °F) while on the same day, the nearby official automatic H.N.M.S. weather station recorded 47.5 °C (117.5 °F), which is Europe's highest June temperature to date.[5][6] The mean maximum July temperature for Nea Filadelfeia for the period 1991-2020 stands at 34.9 °C (94.8 °F), while for the AWS it reaches 35.4 °C (95.7 °F).[7]

Climate data for Nea Filadelfia (1955–2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 12.6
(54.7)		 13.6
(56.5)		 16.0
(60.8)		 20.3
(68.5)		 26.2
(79.2)		 31.4
(88.5)		 33.8
(92.8)		 33.6
(92.5)		 29.2
(84.6)		 23.5
(74.3)		 18.1
(64.6)		 14.1
(57.4)		 22.7
(72.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.8
(47.8)		 9.3
(48.7)		 11.3
(52.3)		 15.3
(59.5)		 21.0
(69.8)		 26.0
(78.8)		 28.3
(82.9)		 27.8
(82.0)		 23.4
(74.1)		 18.4
(65.1)		 13.7
(56.7)		 10.2
(50.4)		 17.8
(64.0)
Average low °C (°F) 5.4
(41.7)		 5.5
(41.9)		 6.9
(44.4)		 9.9
(49.8)		 14.2
(57.6)		 18.7
(65.7)		 21.3
(70.3)		 21.2
(70.2)		 17.6
(63.7)		 13.8
(56.8)		 10.0
(50.0)		 6.9
(44.4)		 12.6
(54.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 53.9
(2.12)		 43.0
(1.69)		 41.8
(1.65)		 28.5
(1.12)		 20.5
(0.81)		 9.1
(0.36)		 7.0
(0.28)		 6.7
(0.26)		 19.4
(0.76)		 48.8
(1.92)		 61.9
(2.44)		 71.2
(2.80)		 411.8
(16.21)
Source: http://www.hnms.gr [8]

Notable people
  • Lavriou street
    Lavriou street
  • Typical workers cooperative housing
    Typical workers cooperative housing
  • Artificial lake in the park of Nea Filadelfia
    Artificial lake in the park of Nea Filadelfia
  • Kifisos river
    Kifisos river
  • The old Nikos Goumas Stadium
    The old Nikos Goumas Stadium
  • Filadelfia - Chalkidona municipality
    Filadelfia - Chalkidona municipality

See also

References
  1. "Απογραφή Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2011. ΜΟΝΙΜΟΣ Πληθυσμός" (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority.
  2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  4. "Heatwave" (PDF). H.N.M.S. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. "Summer 2017" (PDF). H.N.M.S. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. "History of Nea Filadelfeia H.N.M.S station". Meteoclub. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. "30 year period summer statistics of Nea Filadelfeia". Meteoclub. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  8. "Climate: Nea Filadelfia, Attiki (Greece)". Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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