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Thrakomakedones

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Thrakomakedones (Greek: Θρακομακεδόνες from Thrace and Macedonia), is a town in the regional unit East Attica, in Attica region, Greece. It is a northern suburb of Athens. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Acharnes, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 3.550 km.

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Thrakomakedones is situated in the southern foothills of the Parnitha mountains, at the northern edge of the Athens conurbation. It is 5 km northeast of Acharnes and 16 km north of Athens city centre. The 1999 Athens earthquake affected Thrakomakedones, causing severe damage to several houses and a school. During a heatwave, on 7 August 2021 wildfires affecting Greece were spreading towards Thrakomakedones; many people left their homes.

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Thrakomakedones has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa). Thrakomakedones experiences hot, relatively dry summers and cool, wet winters.

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Notable people

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  • Apostolos Kaldaras, well known musician.
  • Vicky Moscholiou, well known singer during the 60s and 70s.
  • Chris Menidiatis, famous singer.
  • Eleni Tsaligopoulou, famous Greek singer.
  • Filippos Pliatsikas, singer and founder of Pyx Lax band.
  • Kostas Tsoklis, artist.
  • Demos Veroukas, millionaire businessman and owner of Bazaar Supermarkets.
  • George Konitopoulos, famous Greek singer.
  • Nikos Sidiropoulos, former footballer, dentist and editor.
  • Dimitris Kontominas, millionaire businessman and owner of Interamerican, Alpha TV
  • Charalambos Crommidas, millionaire businessman and owner of Fortis Mantis Group.
  • Boutaris family, politicians and owner of Boutari Wine Company.
  • Konstantinos Kostoulas, owner of Kostoulas group.
  • Dimitris Kostopoulos, millionaire businessman and owner of Mevaco.
  • Dimitris Koutras, millionaire constructor and former shareholder and head of Ellaktor and Intrakat.

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  • List of municipalities of Attica
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