Agios Konstantinos, East Attica
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Agios Konstantinos is a town in East Attica
, Greece
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lavreotiki
, of which it is a municipal unit.
Agios Konstantinos is about 2 km east of the Glyka Nera
-Sounio highway (GR-91). In the ancient times, the area was known as Maronia and the previous name was Kamariza.
The mountains dominate the northern, the southern the western and the eastern parts of the community. It consists of rocks and grasslands, forests lies in parts of the area and in the central part and the valley areas are farmlands. Unlike most of the Athens Metropolitan Area, agriculture has remained important in Agios Konstantinos, and housing development has been slow. Some luxury homes and properties cover the eastern and the central parts. In the 1980s the 2-lane expansion was constructed west of Agios Konstantinos.
Agios Konstantinos is famous for its mining areas as well as its neighboring Laurium
, the mining town and is part of the mining district of Laurium. Mineral rocks founded around this area includes azurite
, chalcoalumite, calcite
, austinite
, adamite
and more.
The only other town in the community is Esperídes (pop. 67).
), its nearest gymnasia or high school is in Lavrio.
East Attica
East Attica is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of Attica. The capital of the regional unit is the town of Pallini. The regional unit covers the eastern part of the agglomeration of Athens, and also the rural area to its east....
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lavreotiki
Lavreotiki
Lavreotiki is a municipality at the southeasternnmost tip of the Attica peninsula in the Greek prefecture of East Attica. Its municipal seat is the town of Laurium ....
, of which it is a municipal unit.
Agios Konstantinos is about 2 km east of the Glyka Nera
Glyka Nera
Glyka Nera , is a suburb in the northeastern part of Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Paiania, of which it is a municipal unit....
-Sounio highway (GR-91). In the ancient times, the area was known as Maronia and the previous name was Kamariza.
The mountains dominate the northern, the southern the western and the eastern parts of the community. It consists of rocks and grasslands, forests lies in parts of the area and in the central part and the valley areas are farmlands. Unlike most of the Athens Metropolitan Area, agriculture has remained important in Agios Konstantinos, and housing development has been slow. Some luxury homes and properties cover the eastern and the central parts. In the 1980s the 2-lane expansion was constructed west of Agios Konstantinos.
Agios Konstantinos is famous for its mining areas as well as its neighboring Laurium
Laurium
Laurium or Lavrio is a town in southeastern part of Attica, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of Lavreotiki...
, the mining town and is part of the mining district of Laurium. Mineral rocks founded around this area includes azurite
Azurite
Azurite is a soft, deep blue copper mineral produced by weathering of copper ore deposits. It is also known as Chessylite after the type locality at Chessy-les-Mines near Lyon, France...
, chalcoalumite, calcite
Calcite
Calcite is a carbonate mineral and the most stable polymorph of calcium carbonate . The other polymorphs are the minerals aragonite and vaterite. Aragonite will change to calcite at 380-470°C, and vaterite is even less stable.-Properties:...
, austinite
Austinite
Austinite is a member of the adelite-descloizite group, adelite subgroup, the Zn end member of the Cu-Zn series with conichalcite. It is the zinc analogue of cobaltaustinite and nickelaustinite. At one time “brickerite” was thought to be a different species, but it is now considered to be identical...
, adamite
Adamite
Adamite is a zinc arsenate hydroxide mineral, Zn2AsO4OH. It is a mineral that typically occurs in the oxidized or weathered zone above zinc ore occurrences. Pure adamite is colorless, but usually it possess yellow color due to Fe compounds admixture. Tints of green also occur and are connected with...
and more.
The only other town in the community is Esperídes (pop. 67).
Other
Agios Konstantinos has a school, a lyceum, banks, churches, a post office and a few squares (plateiesPlateia
Plateia or platia is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding...
), its nearest gymnasia or high school is in Lavrio.
Historical population
| Year | Village population | Community population |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 428 | - |
| 1991 | 516 | 577 |
| 2001 | 620 | 687 |
External links
| Northwest: Keratea Keratea Keratea is a town in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lavreotiki, of which it is a municipal unit.Keratea is linked with a highway to Glyka Nera and Sounio... |
North: Keratea Keratea Keratea is a town in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lavreotiki, of which it is a municipal unit.Keratea is linked with a highway to Glyka Nera and Sounio... |
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| West: Keratea Keratea Keratea is a town in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Lavreotiki, of which it is a municipal unit.Keratea is linked with a highway to Glyka Nera and Sounio... |
Agios Konstantinos | East: Lavreotiki |
| Southwest: | South: Lavreotiki | Southeast: Lavreotiki |