Anavyssos
Ανάβυσσος | |
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Coordinates: 37°44′N 23°57′E / 37.733°N 23.950°E | |
Country | Greece |
Administrative region | Attica |
Regional unit | East Attica |
Municipality | Saronikos |
Area | |
• Municipal unit | 14.478 km2 (5.590 sq mi) |
Elevation | 15 m (49 ft) |
Population (2021)
[1] | |
• Municipal unit | 6,180 |
• Municipal unit density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+2 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+3 ( EEST) |
Postal code | 190 13 |
Area code(s) | 22910 |
Vehicle registration | Z |
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 2021 census it had 6,180 inhabitants. [1]
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.
Year | Population |
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1981 | 2,383 |
1991 | 4,108 |
2001 | 7,189 |
2011 | 6,202 |
2021 | 6,180 |
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) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °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) |
Mean daily minimum °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] |