Vyronas

Vyrona or Virona or rarely Vyronas or Vironas (Greek, Modern: Βύρωνας, Ancient/Katharevousa: Βύρων), older forms: Viron and Vyron is a suburb in the northeastern part of Athens, Greece. The city is named after George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron who was a national hero of Greece. It is located S of Attiki Odos (number 65) which is also known as the Hymettus Ring which opened in 2004 with the Katechaki interchange. It is also located SE of Athens and E and NE of Vouliagmenis Avenue.

Vyrona started as a commune and later bacame a municipality.

The area was made up of farmlands to the west and the rocky areas of the Hymettus to its east. Urban development replaced much of the farmlands in the 1920s and the 1930s. Today, from the western and to the east-cetnral part of the municipality are urbanized while the businesses are within its main avenues and streets. The forest of Hymettus lies to the east.

Vyronas or Vyrona has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a post office and squares (plateies).

Sites of Interest

National Stadium of Vyrona , which seats up to 4,340 and is 3 km from downtown Athens. It is home do Doxa Vyronas . website: English, in Greek

• Theatro Vrachon , where the Vyronas Festival takes place every summer especially at the Vyronas Cultural Centre

Historical population

External links

• Vironas-Online
• Fire Department
• http://www.geo.gr/papa (in Greek)

See also:

• List of municipalities of Attica