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Kaisariani Καισαριανή
Municipality
Kaisariani Monastery
KaisarianiLocation within the region
Coordinates: 37°58.1′N 23°45.5′E / 37.9683°N 23.7583°E / 37.9683; 23.7583
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Attica
Regional unit	Central Athens
Area
• Municipality	7.841 km (3.027 sq mi)
Elevation	130 m (430 ft)
Population
• Municipality	26,269
• Density	3,400/km (8,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	161 21
Area code(s)	210
Vehicle registration	Z
Website	www.kessariani.gr

Kaisariani (Greek: Καισαριανή) is a suburban town and a municipality in the eastern part of the Athens agglomeration in Greece.

Geography

Kaisariani is located about 3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of Athens city centre, and 3 km (1.9 mi) of the Acropolis of Athens. The municipality has an area of 7.841 km. Towards the east the municipality extends to the forested Hymettus mountain, where the 11th century Kaisariani Monastery is situated. The built-up area of Kaisariani is continuous with that of the center of Athens and the suburb Vyronas to the southwest. The main thoroughfare is Ethnikis Antistasis Avenue, which connects Kaisariani with the center of Athens and the A62 Hymettus Ring Road (formerly the A64 until 2024).

History

The Kaisariani monastery was established on Mount Hymettos during the Byzantine times, in the late 11th or early 12th century.

The town was founded in 1922 as a refugee camp for refugees driven from Asia Minor, most of whom coming from Smyrna. Formerly part of the municipality of Athens, Kaisariani was created as a municipality in 1933. The name was derived from Caesarea, the historical capital city of Cappadocia, Asia Minor (now Kayseri, Turkey).

The Kaisariani rifle range is notable as the site of the execution of 200 communists on 1 May 1944 by the Nazi occupiers as a revenge for the death of German general Franz Krech, who had been killed in a guerrilla ambush near Molaoi a few days before.

In the early hours of June 17, 1944, 10 men of the United Panhellenic Organization of Youth and guerillas of the National Liberation Front were killed, when trapped by the Nazi forces at the Monastery of Kaisariani, where they had been hiding.

Historical population

Sports

Kaisariani has its own Greek A2 League basketball team, named Near East Kaisariani, which was founded in 1927. The team plays in the Near East Indoor Arena.

Election Results

Notable people

• Themis Adamantidis, singer
• Christos Dantis, singer and songwriter
• Anna Fonsou, actress
• Stelios Giannakopoulos, footballer
• Antonis Kalogiannis, singer
• Evangelos Kouloumbis, politician
• Domna Samiou, musician

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. "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
3. "Byzantine monuments of Attica". Retrieved 2013-12-12.
4. Byzantine World
5. "EETAA local government changes". Retrieved 28 June 2020.

External links

• Photos of Kaisariani
• City of Kaisariani official website
• Kesariani Online
• Kaisariani Theatre

v t e Places adjacent to Kaisariani
Zografou Athens Kaisariani Paiania Vyronas Kropia

v t e Administrative divisions of the Attica Region
Area 3,808 km (1,470 sq mi) Population 3,827,624 (as of 2011) Municipalities 66 (since 2011) Capital Athens
Regional unit of Central Athens	Athens Dafni-Ymittos Nea Filadelfeia-Nea Chalkidona Galatsi Ilioupoli Kaisariani Vyronas Zografou
Regional unit of North Athens	Agia Paraskevi Chalandri Filothei-Psychiko Irakleio Kifissia Lykovrysi-Pefki Marousi Metamorfosi Nea Ionia Papagou-Cholargos Penteli Vrilissia
Regional unit of West Athens	Agia Varvara Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero Aigaleo Haidari Ilion Peristeri Petroupoli
Regional unit of South Athens	Agios Dimitrios Alimos Elliniko-Argyroupoli Glyfada Kallithea Moschato-Tavros Nea Smyrni Palaio Faliro
Regional unit of Piraeus	Keratsini-Drapetsona Korydallos Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Renti Perama Piraeus
Regional unit of East Attica	Acharnes Dionysos Kropia Lavreotiki Marathon Markopoulo Oropos Paiania Pallini Rafina-Pikermi Saronikos Spata-Artemida Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni
Regional unit of West Attica	Aspropyrgos Elefsina Fyli Mandra-Eidyllia Megara
Regional unit of Islands	Aegina Agistri Hydra Kythira Poros Salamis Spetses Troizinia-Methana
Regional governor Giorgios Patoulis Decentralized Administration Attica

Notes

1.   Spartiates 4.54
     EL 3.19
     PE 3.18
     Niki 2.75
     Μ25 2.73
     Other 4.07
2.   EL 3.29
     PE 3.00
     Μ25 2.82
     Niki 1.99
     ED 1.70
     ANTARSYA 1.00
     Other 5.41
3.   Μ25 4.04
     EL 2.55
     XA 2.40
     PE 1.31
     EK 1.15
     Other 2.78
4.   XA 6.44
     Potami 3.80
     EK 3.71
     LAE 3.40
     ANEL 3.16
     ANTARSYA 1.21
     Other 2.21
5.   XA 6.07
     Potami 5.55
     ANEL 3.72
     KIDISO 2.01
     EK 1.68
     Teleia 1.30
     Other 2.67
6.   XA 8.62
     DIMAR 6.39
     ANEL 6.28
     LAOS 1.60
     DIXA 1.56
     Other 2.42
7.   XA 9.41
     ANEL 9.02
     DIMAR 5.77
     OP 2.77
     LAOS 2.70
     DIXA 2.44
     Drassi 1.64
     DISY 1.34
     ANTARSYA 1.27
     Other 4.62
8.   LAOS 9.40
     OP 2.79
     Other 2.47
9.   LAOS 5.81
     OP 1.21
     Other 2.43
10.   LAOS 3.07
      DIKKI 2.13
      Other 1.22
11. ^ as Syn
12.   DIKKI 2.74
      Other 2.33
13.   DIKKI 5.25
      POLAN 1.72
      EK 1.17
      Other 1.70
14.   POLAN 4.48
      Other 1.23
15.   ΟΕ 1.01
      Other 1.96
16. ^ as KKE-Es
17.   KP 1.22
      Other 2.20
18. as Symmachia
19.   EDIK 7.55
      EP 3.37
      Other 1.33
20. as EA
21.   EK–ND 21.09
      Other 0.42

• Municipalities of Attica
• Populated places in Central Athens (regional unit)
• Kaisariani
• 1922 establishments in Greece
• Populated places established in 1922