Gerakas

Gerakas (Greek: Γέρακας), is a suburb in the northern part of Athens, Greece. The nearest Attiko Metro subway station is at Doukissis Plakentias subway station. Between March 2001 and February 2003, the east section ended at Gerakas Street which is now an overpass and is passed through the south and the west. Gerakas is accessed with the Attiki Odos (number 6)/E94 via Doukissis Plakentias which is also accessed with GR-1/E75 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki), GR-8/E94 and Eleftherios Venizelos. It is located SE of GR-1/E75 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki), E of Kifissia Avenue, W of Rafina, NW of Sounio and Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport and about 12 km NE of downtown Athens. Another main street was a difficult road linking to GR-1.

The area were made up of farmlands. Farmlands used to dominate the land which included groves. In the 1970s and the 1990s, urban development and a few businesses replaced much of the farmlands. Also the industrial area are around the western part. Today, about most of the land are residential areas. Gerakas has a few empty spaces of which turned into parks. The Parnitha can be seen and the Penteli mountains to the northeast. The higher parts of the mountains of Aegaleo and the Hymettus to the south can also be seen.

Gerakas has schools, a few lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a post office and squares (plateies).

Historical population

For 2006 a municipality population of c. 25000 is estimated.

Google Earth

Gerakas

Links

• http://www.gerakas.gr/ (Greek) Coordinates: 38°1′40″ N 23°51′5″ E
  
  

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