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Drosia

Drosia is a town in the regional unit and a suburb of the agglomeration, , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit.
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  • Type: Suburb with 5,870 residents
  • Description: town in Attica, Greece
  • Also known as: “Dhrosiá”, “Rossochori”, and “Rossokhoríon”
  • Address: Δροσιά, 14572
  • Postal code: 14572

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ruins of ancient theater of Icarion Aegeidas (Attica) and Agios Stefanos railway station.

Archaeological site
Photo: Dion.Ikar, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Icaria or Ikaria, also known as Icarium or Ikarion, was a deme of ancient Attica on the northeastern slopes of Mount Pentelikon. It holds pride of place due to its prominence in Greek mythology as the place where Icarius, or Ikarios received the god Dionysus, who taught him the art of making wine. is situated 3½ km southeast of Drosia.

Railway station
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a station on the Piraeus–Platy railway line in the northern part of the metropolitan area, in the municipal unit of of the municipality of , , . is situated 3½ km north of Drosia.

Church
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ekali and Stamata.

Suburb
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a residential area and affluent suburb of the agglomeration, . Located in the northern suburbs of the city, it is a green and lush area home to many of the country's most powerful business and shipping families.

Suburb
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a community in , regional unit, . Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit. is situated 2½ km northeast of Drosia.

Suburb
Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a suburb of Athens in , . Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality , of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 4.582 km2. is situated 2½ km north of Drosia.

Drosia

Latitude
38.109° or 38° 6′ 32″ north
Longitude
23.86136° or 23° 51′ 41″ east
Population
5,870
Elevation
377 metres (1,237 feet)
Open location code
8GC54V56+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358800904
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
262871
Wiki­data ID
Q1021665
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Armenian—“Drosia” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دروسيا”
  • Cebuano: “Drosiá”
  • Chinese: “兹罗夏”
  • Dutch: “Drosia”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “دروسيا”
  • Finnish: “Drosiá”
  • French: “Drosiá”
  • German: “Drosia”
  • Greek: “Δροσιά Αττικής”
  • Greek: “Δροσιά”
  • Greek: “Κοινότητα Δροσιάς”
  • Greek: “Ρωσσοχώρι Αττικής”
  • Greek: “Ρωσσοχώρι” (historical)
  • Irish: “Drosia”
  • Italian: “Drosia”
  • Japanese: “ドロシア”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Drosiá”
  • Romanian: “Drosia”
  • Russian: “Дросья”
  • Swedish: “Drosiá”
  • Western Armenian: “Տրոսիա, Ատիկէ”
  • Western Armenian: “Տրոսիա”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Drosia”. Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.