From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neighborhood in Athens, Attica, Greece
Petralona
(
Greek
:
Πετρ?λωνα
,
pronounced
[pe?t?a.lo.na]
) is a
neighborhood
of the center of
Athens
,
Greece
. Athenians further subdivide the area into Ano (upper) Petralona or Kato (Lower) Petralona, where
Ano Petralona
is the area between the
Philopappos Hill
and the railway and
Kato Petralona
the area between the railway and Piraeus Street. Sometimes as part of Ano Petralona refers and the small neighbourhood
Assyrmatos
.
History
[
edit
]
Petralona is named after the Greek words 'Petrina Alonia' (
π?τρινα αλ?νια
) which means 'stone
threshing floors
', which were used in the area to thresh grain before urbanisation. The area was also known as
Katsikadika
(
Greek
:
Κατσικ?δικα
), due to the presence of goat herders in the area who used to give out milk to the residents. Goats were banned from the city of Athens in February 1925 and from that point on, the area has held its current name.
Amenities
[
edit
]
The district is served by the
Petralona Station
on
Line 1
of the
Athens Metro
and it's also not that far from the Metro Station (
Line 3
)
Kerameikos
. There are also two buses that serve the area: bus 227 and bus 035 and connect Petralona with the rest of the city center.
Petralona hosts the football club
Petralona F.C.
, founded in 1983 when the two local clubs AO Petralona and GS Petralona merged.
[1]
References
[
edit
]
Places adjacent to Petralona
|
---|
|
Neighbourhoods in municipality of
Athens
|
---|
|