Country Greece Elevation 202 m (663 ft) Postal code 155 61, 155 62 Municipality Papagou-Cholargos Regional unit North Athens | Districts 1 Time zone EET (UTC+2) Area code(s) 210 65 Administrative region Attica | |
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Cholargos meaning
Cholargos (Greek: Χολαργός) - alternate name, Holargos - is a suburb of Athens, Greece, located northeast of the city center and about 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) away from Syntagma Square. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Papagou-Cholargos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 3.950 km2. The main thoroughfare is Mesogeion Avenue, which connects Cholargos with central Athens and the northern beltway Motorway 6.
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Cholargos was the name of a deme of ancient Attica. The most prominent citizen of ancient Cholargos was Pericles. Cholargos was part of the community of Chalandri until 1933, when it became a separate community. It became a municipality in 1963.
Cholargos 29 12 2016
International relations
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Government and infrastructure
The headquarters of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Transport and Networks are in Cholargos.