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Erythres

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Country
  
Greece

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Vehicle registration
  
Z

Local time
  
Tuesday 8:32 PM

Municipality
  
Mandra-Eidyllia

Regional unit
  
West Attica

Elevation
  
390 m (1,280 ft)

Postal code
  
190 08

Website
  
www.erythres.gr

Area code
  
22630

Administrative region
  
Attica

Erythres

Weather
  
11°C, Wind SE at 8 km/h, 81% Humidity

Erythres (Greek: Ερυθρές, before 1927: Κριεκούκι - Kriekouki "red-head" in Arvanitika, perhaps named after an Arvanite leader;) is a village and a former municipality in the northernmost part of West Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Mandra-Eidyllia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 61.145 km2.

Map of Erythres 190 08, Greece

Erythres was named after the ancient city of Erythrae, the ruins of which are located 1.5 km east of the present town. The Greek National Road 3 (Elefsina - Thebes - Florina) passes through Erythres. The area south of Erythres is mountainous, with the Kithaironas to the southwest and the Pastra to the southeast. The area north of Erythres is characterised by the wide, flat valley of the Boeotian river Asopos, that flows to the east along the northern border of the municipal unit. This area is dominated by farmlands. Erythres is located 5 km east of Plataies, 6 km north of Vilia, 12 km south of Thebes and 44 km northwest of Athens.

References

Erythres Wikipedia