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Penteli

Penteli

Penteli is a village and a municipality in the North Athens regional unit, , . Belonging to the rural area, it takes its name from .
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  • Type: Suburb with 5,160 residents
  • Description: northeastern suburb of Athens, Greece
  • Also known as: “Pedeli” and “Penteli, Greece”
  • Address: Νέα Πεντέλη, 15236
  • Postal code: 15236

Places of Interest

Highlights include Penteli Observatory and Davelis Cave.

Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Nagaremono, CC BY 3.0.
The , also known as the Penteli Astronomical Station, is an astronomical in Penteli, , operated by the .

Cave
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, also known as the Cave of Penteli, is a cave on the southwestern slope of Mount Penteli, northeast of . It received its modern nickname, "the cave of Davelis", because of a popular association with the 19th-century brigand Christos Davelis. is situated 2½ km northeast of Penteli.

House
Photo: Atogia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rododafni castle is a palace in Penteli, . It is located on the Lord Byron street on the slope of . It was intended as a summer residence for Sophie de Marbois-Lebrun, Duchess of Plaisance and is designed in a neo-gothical style, which was uncommon in 19th century Greece.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nea Penteli and Melissia.

Suburb
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is a small municipal unit - village in the northeastern part of the agglomeration, . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Penteli, of which it is a municipal unit.

Suburb
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is a town and a suburb in the northeastern part of the , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Penteli, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit.

Suburb
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburban town and a municipality of the North Athens regional unit, in the region. It is located in the Athens basin, at the southwestern foot of the Mountain. At the 2021 census, the municipality had 32,417 residents.

Penteli

Latitude
38.05059° or 38° 3′ 2″ north
Longitude
23.86146° or 23° 51′ 41″ east
Population
5,160
Elevation
450 metres (1,476 feet)
Open location code
8GC53V26+6H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 612346702
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
255610
Wiki­data ID
Q7057301
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Penteli” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “بينتيلي، أتيكي”
  • Arabic: “بينتيلي”
  • Asturian: “Penteli, Greece”
  • Cebuano: “Pentéli”
  • Chinese: “彭代利”
  • Czech: “Kufos”
  • Czech: “Pendelé”
  • Czech: “Pendeli”
  • Czech: “Κουφός”
  • Czech: “Πεντέλη”
  • Dutch: “Penteli”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “بينتيلى”
  • Esperanto: “Penteli”
  • Finnish: “Pentéli”
  • French: “Pendeli”
  • French: “Pendéli”
  • French: “Penteli”
  • German: “Penteli”
  • Greek: “Πεντέλη Αττικής”
  • Greek: “Πεντέλη”
  • Hebrew: “פנטלי”
  • Italian: “Penteli”
  • Japanese: “ペンデリ”
  • Japanese: “ペンテリコン山”
  • Japanese: “ペンテリ山”
  • Latin: “Pentele”
  • Lithuanian: “Pentelis”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pendéli i Aten”
  • Persian: “پنتلی (یونان)”
  • Persian: “پنتلی”
  • Polish: “Pendeli”
  • Romanian: “Penteli”
  • Russian: “Пендели”
  • Scots: “Penteli, Greece”
  • Scots: “Penteli”
  • Serbian: “Пендели”
  • Slovak: “Pendeli”
  • Swedish: “Pentéli”
  • Turkish: “Penteli”
  • Urdu: “پینتیلی، یونان”
  • Vietnamese: “Penteli”
  • “Penteli”

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