Koropi (, ) is a suburban town in East Attica, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality Kropia. It has been home to the new training facilities of Panathinaikos FC football club since the summer of 2013.
Geography
Koropi is situated east of the
Hymettus mountain, and 16 km southeast of central Athens. It is 8 km southwest of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. The
Koropi station is served by Line 3 of the Athens Metro, and the Athens Suburban Railway. The A6 toll motorway, part of the
Attiki Odos, connects Koropi with Athens and
Elefsina.
Koropi is the largest settlement in the municipality Kropia. Other settlements within Kropia are Karellas to the north, Kitsi to the southwest, and Agia Marina and Agios Dimitrios further south, on the Saronic Gulf coast. It is part of Athens metropolitan area.
Historical monuments
The church (old cathedral) of the Assumption. A wall painting monument of
Georgios Markou the Argus, the great and prolific post-Byzantine ecclesiastic iconographer of the 18th century (
"....La Dormizione della Madona, (1732), che si trova a Coropi dell 'Attica...." Evangelos Andreou http://ketlib.lib.unipi.gr/xmlui/handle/ket/849 )
Population history
Economy
Olympic Air, has its head office in Koropi.
[" Prospectus ." Marfin Investment Group. 8 February 2010. Retrieved on 27 June 2010. "OLYMPIC AIR’s registered seat is located at the 1st km of Koropi-Vari Avenue and Ifaistou Str., in the municipality of Koropi, Prefecture of Attica."] When
Athens Airways existed, its head office was in Koropi.
[" Contact Us." Athens Airways. Retrieved on 8 September 2010. "38 Vassileos Konstantinou Str, GR 19400, Koropi Attikis" - Greek address : "Βασιλέως Κωνσταντίνου 38, ΤΚ 19400, Κορωπί Αττικής"]
Sports
Koropi hosts the sport teams Koropi F.C. (A.O. Koropi), one of the oldest Greek club, founded in 1903 and
Koropi BC (Gymnastikos Syllogos Koropi) founded in 1980.
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Notable people
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Georgios Papasideris, athlete, competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics
See also
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List of municipalities of Attica
