Nea Filadelfeia (, meaning New Philadelphia) is a suburban town in the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of Nea Filadelfeia-Nea Chalkidona municipality of Central Athens regional unit, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.
Geography
Nea Filadelfeia is a suburb of Athens, 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. The A1 motorway (Athens - Thessaloniki) and Greek National Road 1 pass through the town. Nea Filadelfeia has a large park, Alsos Neas Filadelfias, which covers . 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 since 2022. The Ionikos Nea Filadelfeia sports club is renowned in Greece and abroad for its handball, volleyball and basketball achievements.
Nea Filadelfeia is also the birthplace of the Greek-Australian football coach Ange Postecoglou.
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| One of the most successful Greek clubs with many domestic and Europeans titles |
| Panhellenic titles in volleyball and handball |
| Earlier presence in A1 Ethniki women |
Historical population
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| 25,320 |
| 25,261 |
| 24,112 |
| 25,734 |
| 25,198 |
Climate
Nea Filadelfeia has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (
Csa). The area is notorious in Greece for its summer heat; according to the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (HNMS) it registers Greece's highest mean maximum summer temperatures for the period 1955-1997.
On 26 June 2007, during the 2007 European heat wave, Nea Filadelfeia recorded while, on the same day, the nearby automatic HNMS weather station recorded , which is Europe's highest June temperature to date.
Highest temperatures recorded
Below a list of the highest temperatures ever recorded in Nea Filadelfeia,
Athens.
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| Nea Filadelfeia (AWS HNMS) | June 26, 2007 |
| Nea Filadelfeia (AWS HNMS) | July 25, 2007 |
| Nea Filadelfeia (SYNOPTIC HNMS) | June 26, 2007 |
| Nea Filadelfeia (AWS HNMS) | July 2, 2017 |
| Nea Filadelfeia (AWS HNMS) | July 23, 2023 |
| Nea Filadelfeia (AWS HNMS) | August 3, 2021 |
| Nea Filadelfeia (AWS HNMS) | June 27, 2007 |
| Nea Filadelfeia (SYNOPTIC HNMS) | July 25, 2007 |
| Nea Filadelfeia (SYNOPTIC HNMS) | July 7, 1988 |
Notable people
==Gallery==
See also
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List of municipalities of Attica
External links
