Drafi

Drafi is a residential settlement located in a semi-mountainous slopped region in the municipal unit of Pikermi, in the municipality Rafina–Pikermi, East Attica, Greece.

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Type: Suburb with 3,060 residents
Description: human settlement in Greece
Also known as: “Dhrafi”, “Drafí”, and “Ntrafi”
Address: Ραφήνα, 19009
Postal code: 19009

Places of Interest

Highlights include Penteli Observatory and Castle of Rododafni.

Penteli Observatory

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Nagaremono, CC BY 3.0.

The Penteli Observatory, also known as the Penteli Astronomical Station, is an astronomical observatory in Penteli, Greece, operated by the National Observatory of Athens. Penteli Observatory is situated 3½ km northwest of Drafi.

Rododafni castle is a palace in Penteli, Greece. It is located on the Lord Byron street on the slope of mount Pentelicus. 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. Castle of Rododafni is situated 3 km northwest of Drafi.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Anthousa and Pallini.

Anthousa

Suburb

Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY 3.0.

Anthousa is a suburban town in Athens East Attica regional unit, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Pallini, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 3.865 km2.

Pallini

Suburb

Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Pallini is a suburban town in Greater Athens Area and a municipality in East Attica, Greece. The seat of the municipality is the town Gerakas. It is the seat of administration of the East Attica regional unit. Pallini is situated 3½ km southwest of Drafi.

Penteli

Suburb

Photo: Dimorsitanos, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Penteli is a village and a municipality in the North Athens regional unit, Attica, Greece. Belonging to the Athens rural area, it takes its name from Mount Pentelicus. Penteli is situated 4 km northwest of Drafi.

Drafi

Categories: town, human settlement, and locality
Location: Rafina-Pikermi, East Attica, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude

38.03266° or 38° 1′ 58″ north

Longitude

23.9019° or 23° 54′ 7″ east

Population

3,060

Elevation

268 metres (879 feet)

Open location code

8GC52WM2+3Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1337199524

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

262969

Wikidata ID

Q3564011

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Swedish—“Drafi” goes by many names.

Arabic: “نترافي، أتيكي”
Arabic: “نترافي”
Asturian: “Drafi”
Cebuano: “Dhráfi”
Dutch: “Drafi”
Egyptian Arabic: “نترافى”
Finnish: “Ntráfi”
French: “Dráfi”
Greek: “Ντράφι Αττικής”
Greek: “Ντράφι”
Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dráfi”
Swedish: “Dhráfi”

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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 “Drafi”. Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.