Eleusina

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Eleusis redirects here. This article is primarily about the modern city. For the religious observances anciently held at Eleusis, see Eleusinian Mysteries; for the inductive logic card game, see Eleusis (game); for the organic chemist, see Eleusis/Zwitterion.

Coordinates: 38°2′N 23°32′E

Image:Flag of Greece.svg Elefsina (Ελευσίνα)
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Coordinates	38°2′ N 23°32′ E
Country	Greece
Periphery	Attica
Prefecture	West Attica
Population	25,863 source (2001)
Area	18.5 km²
Population density	1,401 /km²
Elevation	5 m
Postal code	192 00
Area code	210

Elefsina (Greek: Ελεύσινα, Ancient/Katharevousa: Ἐλευσίς Eleusis) is a small town about 30 km NW of Athens, seat of administration of the prefecture West Attica. It is best known for having been the site of the Eleusinian Mysteries, one of the major cults of ancient Greece. It was also the birth place of Aeschylus, one of the three great tragedians of antiquity. See also Metanira.

1 Modern Eleusina
2 Nearest places
3 Historical population
4 Persons
5 External links

[edit] Modern Eleusina

Today, the city has become a suburb of Athens, and is linked by the freeway, the Athens metro freeway (Attiki Odos), and Athens metro (transit). A toll post named after the community is on the westbound lanes of GR-8A. A hill is near between the tolls and the refinery North of Eleusis is Mandra and Magoula, and northeast is the Thriasian plain containing Aspropyrgos is founded. There are no communes in Eleusis. It lies northeast of the Gulf of Eleusina.

Elefsina is the town where the majority of crude oil in Greece is imported and refined. The refinery nearest to the city is on its west side. The other major town is Aspropyrgos, next to the shipyards of Skaramagkas.

Forests align with the bay with a length of around 200 m. The nearest mountain is in the northwest.

Athens's nearest military airport is a few kilometers east of Elefsina. It has been used since the mid-20th century. Its runway is about 2 km and its buildings are to the west. It sits in the Thriasian/Eleusina Plain. It has a nearby interchange slightly north of the Eleusina(east) interchange about 2 km west.

They are home to the junior football (soccer) team Panelefsiniakos.

[edit] Nearest places

Mandra (west)
Magoula (north)
Aspropyrgos (east)

[edit] Historical population

Year	Municipal population	Change
1981	20,320	-
1991	22,793	2,473/12.17%

[edit] Persons

[edit] External links

Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Ελευσίνας - Archaeological Museum of Eleusis

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Northwest: Mandra

North: Magoula