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| postal_code = 151 xx| area_code = 21| licence = Z| mayor = Theodoros Ampatzoglou New Democracy (Greece)>(ND)| website = www.maroussi.gr}}Marousi or Maroussi (), also known as Amarousio (), is a city and a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens urban area, Greece. Marousi dates back to the era of the ancient Athenian Republic; its ancient name was Athmonon () and it represented one of the 10 Athenian sub-cities. The area held a main ancient temple, where Amarysia Artemis, the goddess of hunting, was adored. Consequently the city's modern name derives from that of the goddess, Amarysia, which denotes the origin of the worship back in Amarynthos, Euboea.

Geography

Marousi is situated {{convert|13|km|0|abbr=on}} northeast of Athens city centre. The municipality has an area of 12.938 km2.WEB,weblink National Statistical Service of Greece, Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation), el, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20150921212047weblink">weblink 2015-09-21, The built-up area of Marousi is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Pefki, Kifisia, Vrilissia and Halandri. Within Marousi lies the biggest forest in urban Athens, "Dasos Syngrou" (also "Alsos Syggrou"). The Athens Olympic Sports Complex, the largest sports complex in Greece, built for the 2004 Summer Olympics, is located in the southwestern part of the municipality.The main thoroughfare is Kifisias Avenue, which connects Marousi with central Athens and the northern beltway Motorway 6. Marousi has 3 stations on Athens Metro Line 1, Neratziotissa, {{metro|Eirini||Irini}} and {{metro|Marousi}} stations and two suburban (Proastiakos) commuter railway stations: Nerantziotissa station and Kifisias railway station.Marousi is also home to a number of prestigious public (Peiramatiko Lyceum Anavryton) and private educational institutions.

Economy

Marousi's favourable infrastructure (Motorway 6, Athens Metro, and the Athens Suburban Railway) has led to strong economic growth. The main offices of the Greek subsidiaries of several multinational corporations, including Kodak, Bayer, Kimberly-Clark, Siemens, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Microsoft and Nestlé, and the ANT1 television studios are located in Marousi. The managing office of Consolidated Contractors Company, a large Middle Eastern and International EPC Contractor, is located in Marousi. The Mall Athens, one of the largest shopping centres in southeastern Europe, is situated in the southwestern part of Marousi.{{citation needed|date=June 2014}}Vivartia has its head office in Marousi."Contact" (weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141230130327weblink">Archive). Vivartia. Retrieved on 6 June 2014. "VIVARTIA 10, Ziridi str 15123 – MAROUSI" - Address in Greek (weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141230133246weblink">Archive): "VIVARTIA ΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΩΝ Α.Ε. Ζηρίδη 10 15123 – ΜΑΡΟΥΣΙ-ΑΘΗΝΑ"Google Athens is headquartered in Marousi."Google locations." Google. Retrieved on May 25, 2016. "Google Athens 7 Fragoklissias St, 2nd floor Marousai Athens 151 25, Greece "

Education

The new building of Greek Ministry of Education is located in Marousi, in the district Neratziotissa. In the same district is located the School of Pedagogical and Technological Education, a Greek university. The German School of Athens is also located in Marousi."Kontakt." German School of Athens. Retrieved on 17 January 2015. "Dimokritou 6 & Ziridi GR 151 23 Maroussi"

Sports

Maroussi is the place of Greek Olympic Sport Center. It is located in the southwest of the suburb, in an area that is named Kalogreza. Maroussi has also some sport gymnasium such as Dais Indoor HallWEB, Dais Indoor Hall,weblink daiscenter.gr, 11 March 2015, and Maroussi Indoor HallWEB, Κλειστό Αμαρουσίου,weblink stadia.gr, 11 March 2015, that are used by local teams. Local teams are Maroussi B.C. with long-time presence in A1 Ethniki Basketball and A.C. Doukas with many titles in Handball and Futsal. The Olympic Stadium was used as home stadium by famous clubs of Greek football, including by AEK as well as both Panathinaikos and Olympiacos.{|class="wikitable"!colspan="4"|Sport clubs based in Maroussi!width="100"|Club!Founded!Sports!AchievementsMaroussi B.C.>Basketball>2000–01 FIBA Saporta Cup>2001 European cup in Basketball.A.C. Doukas School>A.C. Doukas1979Basketball, Handball, Futsal and other sportsPanhellenic titles in Handball and FutsalNiki Maroussi B.C.>Niki Maroussi1991BasketballPresence in Beta National basketballTriton Maroussi>Water Polo>|Presence in A1 National womenMarousi 2004>Baseball>|Panhellenic titles in baseball

Historical population{| class"wikitable"

! Year !! Population | 48,150| 64,092 | 69,470 | 72,333| 71,830The village was historically Arvanitika speaking, however due to its proximity to Athens, it has undergone a language shift.JOURNAL, Sasse, Hans-Jürgen, Arvanitika: the long Hellenic centuries of an Albanian variety, International Journal of the Sociology of Language, 1974, 132-134, 53,weblink

Twin cities

Marousi is twinned with the following cities:

• {{flagicon|ITA}} Faenza, Italy
• {{flagicon|SRB}} NiÅ¡, Serbia
• {{flagicon|CYP}} Lakatamia, Cyprus
• {{flagicon|SPA}} Mendavia, Spain

Notable people

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• Prince Michael of Greece (1938–), also known as Michel de Grece, son of Prince Christopher of Greece and grandson of King George I of the Hellenes. Prince Michael lived in Marousi from his marriage to Marina Karella in 1965, since late 1970s.{{clarify timeframe|date=December 2016}}
• Stratos Iordanoglou (1997–), basketball player
• Vicky Kaya (1978–), fashion model and actress
• Christos Kollias (born 1986), Greek basketball player
• Labis Livieratos, singer
• Spiridon Louis (1873–1940), a Greek water-carrier who won the first modern-day Marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming a national hero
• Aimilia Tsoulfa, Golden Medalist in Sailing, Athens Olympic Games 2004
• Lydia Venieri, Artist
• Aliki Vougiouklaki (1934–1996), movie star and singer who appeared in 42 movies, mostly musicals
• Victor Vernicos (born 2006), Singer and Socialite WEB,weblink Victor from Greece: "I hope I can inspire people with my song", 17 March 2023,

Gallery

File:Neratziotissa Station at Maroussi.jpg|Nerantziotissa station at Marousi.File:Agia-filothei-neibourhood.jpg|Agia Filothei neighbourhood at MarousiFile:Pindou Square at Maroussi 2.jpg|Pindou SquareFile:Mont himet.JPG|Mount Hymettus from MarousiFile:Φωτο Ολυμπιακό στάδιο - Σύννεφα Σπανός.jpg|Ολυμπιακό Στάδιο με σύννεφα.

See also

• List of settlements in Attica

References

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External links

{{Commons category|Maroussi}}

• weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110721074411weblink">Municipality of Amarousion
• Peiramatiko Lyceum of Anavryta {{in lang|el}}

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