Vari 95861 219516736 2008-06-15T16:33:38Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other :''For the [[Polynesian mythology|Polynesian mythological]] figure, see [[Varima-te-takere]] who is also known as Vari and for a town on the island of [[Syros]], see [[Vari (Syros), Greece]].'' {{Infobox Greek Dimos |name = Vari |name_local = Βάρη |image_coa = |image_map = |periph = [[Attica]] |prefec = [[East Attica]] |province = |population = 10998 |population_as_of = 2001 |population_ref = [http://www.statistics.gr/gr_tables/S1101_SAP_1_TB_DC_01_03_Y.pdf source] |pop_dens = 495.9 |area = 22.633 |elevation = 25 |lat_deg = 37 |lat_min = 50 |lat_hem = N |lon_deg = 23 |lon_min = 48 |lon_hem = E |postal_code = 166 xx |area_code = 210 |licence = Z |mayor = Panagiótis Kapetanéas |website = [http://www.vari.gr/ www.vari.gr] |image_skyline = |caption_skyline = |city_flag = |city_seal = |districts = |party = |since = |elevation_min = 0 |elevation_max = }} '''Vari''' (or ''Várê'', [[Greek language|Greek]]: Βάρη) is a suburban community in the southwestern part of the [[Mesogeia]] plain and the southeast shoulder of the [[Hymettus]] mountain, another mountain dominates to the southeast. Distance from Voula and Varkiza is 2 km each along with the blue beaches, and 4 km west of [[Agia Marina]], and other communities of the southern suburbs. It serves access to the eastern suburbs and [[Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport]]. Vari is locally known for its many [[tavern]]s, the "Vlahika". A soccer field is situated in the southeast which is home to Aris FC and a military base facing west to east and south to north is about 2 km north. The ancient [[demos]] of [[Anagyrous]] was situated here. A road in 2002 linking north of Vari, south of Voula and Koropi began construction to expand to two lanes. In 2004, unofficially [[Greece Interstate 85|GR-85]] from Voula to Koropi now has two lanes running southwest to northeast which access to [[Attiki Odos]] and Eleftherios Venizelos Airport which opened earlier in 2001. The floods of [[November 2005|November 24 and 25 of 2005]] ruined properties and damages some homes and businesses especially near a stream which was later blanket by road and ruined and became muddy. Properties were built in the 1980s and the 1990s and a road was over the stream before regulations against building properties and making streets over and 100 m within a stream to be disallowed. The street retransformed into a small stream again and ruined. ==Subdivisions== *[[Varkiza]] - south ==Other== Vari has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, churches, a post office and squares (''[[plateia|plateies]]''). ==Historical population== {| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" |- bgcolor="#efefef" ! Year !! Communal population !! Change !! Pop. Density |- | 1981 || 4,211 || - || 186.1/km² |- | 1991 || 8,488 || +4,277/+101.57% || 375.0/km² |- | 2001 || 10,998 || +2,510/+29.57% || 485.9/km² |} It was one of the fastest growing municipalities in Greece from 1981 to 1991. ==External links== *[http://www.vari.gr/ Official website] {{el icon}} *'''Map and aerial photos''': **Street map: [http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp?latlongtype=decimal&latitude=37.82&longitude=23.798&zoom=6 Street map from Mapquest], [http://maps.msn.com/map.aspx?&lats1=37.82&lons1=23.798&alts1=35 MapPoint] or [http://maps.google.com/maps?||=37.82,23.798 Google] or [http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?lat=37.82&lon=23.798&mag=2 Yahoo! Maps] **Satellite images: [http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=37.82,23.798&spn=0.11,0.18&t=k Google] or [http://virtualearth.msn.com/default.aspx?cp=37.82|23.798&style=h&lvl=15&v=1 Microsoft Virtual Earth] - image now available *Coordinates: {{coor dms|23|47|55|E|37|49|44|N|type_town(8488)_region:GR}} ==See also== *[[List of municipalities of Attica]] *[[Varia]] *[[Varis]] {{-}} {| width ="75%" border = 2 align="center" |----- | width ="35%" align="center" | '''Northwest:''' [[Voula]] | width ="30%" align="center" | '''North:''' Voula and Kropia | width ="35%" align="center" | '''Northeast:''' [[Kropia]] |----- | width ="10%" align="center" | '''West:''' Voula and Vouliagmeni | width ="35%" align="center" | '''Vari''' | width ="30%" align="center" | '''East:''' Kropia |----- | width ="35%" align="center" | '''Southwest:''' [[Vouliagmeni]] | width ="30%" align="center" | '''South:''' ''[[Saronic Gulf]]'' | width ="35%" align="center" | |} {{East Attica}} [[Category:East Attica]] [[Category:Cities and towns in Greece]] [[el:Βάρη Αττικής]] [[it:Vari]] [[ro:Vari (Grecia)]]