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Agios Stefanos Άγιος Στέφανος
Municipal unit
Agios StefanosLocation within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°8′N 23°51′E / 38.133°N 23.850°E / 38.133; 23.850
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	East Attica
Municipality	Dionysos
Area
• Municipal unit	8.136 km (3.141 sq mi)
Elevation	350 m (1,150 ft)
Population
• Municipal unit	10,597
• Municipal unit density	1,300/km (3,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	145 xx
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.agstefanos.gr

Agios Stefanos (Greek: Άγιος Στέφανος, romanized: Ágios Stéfanos, meaning Saint Stephen) is a town and a northern suburb of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality of Dionysos, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 8.136 km.

Geography

Agios Stefanos is situated in the hills in the northeastern part of the Athens conurbation, at about 350 m elevation. It lies east of the Parnitha mountains, northwest of the Penteliko Mountain, and 4 km southwest of the Marathon Reservoir. The source of the river Kifisos is near Agios Stefanos. It is 9 km west of Marathon and 21 km northeast of Athens city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with those of the neighbouring suburbs Anoixi and Stamata to the south.

The A1 motorway (Athens–Thessaloniki–Evzonoi) passes west of the town. Agios Stefanos has a railway station on the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki. Athens ERA-1 transmitter, the second tallest man-made structure of Greece, is situated north of Agios Stefanos.

Historical population

Agios Stefanos has historically been an Arvanite settlement.

See also

• List of municipalities of Attica

References

1. "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
2. "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
3. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-09-21.
4. Hans-Jürgen Sasse (1991). Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland. Vol. 1. p. 18. ISBN 9783447027588.

v t e Places adjacent to Agios Stefanos, Attica
Acharnes Afidnes Kryoneri Agios Stefanos Stamata Anoixi

• Populated places in East Attica
• Dionysos, Greece
• Arvanite settlements