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Village in Boeotia, Greece Municipal unit in Greece
Oinofyta Οινόφυτα
Municipal unit
Oinofyta is located in GreeceOinofytaOinofytaLocation within the regional unit
Coordinates: 38°18′N 23°38′E / 38.300°N 23.633°E / 38.300; 23.633
CountryGreece
Administrative regionCentral Greece
Regional unitBoeotia
MunicipalityTanagra
Elevation61 m (200 ft)
Population
 • Municipal unit4,314
 • Community2,882
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code320 11
Area code(s)22620
Vehicle registrationΒΙ

Oinofyta (Greek: Οινόφυτα) is a village and former municipality in eastern Boeotia, Greece. Following the local government reform of 2011, it is now part of the municipality of Tanagra, of which it is a municipal unit. It was formerly named Staniates (Στανιάτες) until 1927. Within the territory of the municipal unit lies the ancient town of Oenophyta, where the Battle of Oenophyta was fought in 457 BCE.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit of Oinofyta is subdivided into the following communities:

In 2014 the village Dilesi was separated from the municipal unit of Oinofyta and made into a new municipal unit.

Historical population

Year Town population Municipal unit population
1981 2,555 -
1991 3,697 -
2001 3,137 8,195
2011 2,927 6,563
2021 2,882 4,314

Oinofyta has historically been an Arvanite settlement.

Pollution

In December 2007, official tests revealed that drinking water in Oinofyta was contaminated with high levels of the carcinogen hexavalent chromium, which is used as an anti-corrosive in the production of stainless steel, paint, ink, plastics and dyes. For decades, factories had been dumping waste in the Asopos River, whose waters run from red to black and ripple with bubbling sludge.

People

Archbishop Ieronymos II was born in the settlement.

Transport

The village is served by the Oinofyta railway station on the edge of the village with Proastiakos trains to Athens and Chalcis.

Sport

  • G.S. Oinophyta Olympiad, football
  • G.S. Oinophyton, basketball

Election Results

Election Turnout ND PASOK SYRIZA KKE Other
Jun 2023 59.04 46.34 11.71 14.09 4.80 23.06
May 2023 70.62 46.37 10.38 16.85 6.20 20.20
2019 65.26 40.48 6.96 29.79 5.00 17.77
Sep 2015 64.86 23.42 4.34 36.88 5.58 29.78
Jan 2015 76.25 22.15 6.39 37.22 5.46 28.78
Jun 2012 74.35 22.31 8.58 27.76 4.28 37.07
May 2012 76.62 13.01 9.49 17.20 8.39 51.91
2009 82.96 33.58 45.03 2.60 7.15 11.64
2007 87.55 43.31 38.55 2.78 8.87 6.49
2004 91.50 49.11 39.52 1.73 4.78 4.86
2000 84.98 48.32 42.36 2.09 3.80 3.43
1996 83.96 44.47 39.39 3.35 2.36 10.43
1993 87.14 44.41 44.20 1.29 2.33 7.77
1990 88.35 55.42 36.96 5.60 2.02

See also

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. ΦΕΚ 179Α - 30/08/1927
  4. Δ. Τανάγρας (Βοιωτίας), EETAA local government changes.
  5. Hans-Jürgen Sasse (1991). Arvanitika: die albanischen Sprachreste in Griechenland. Vol. 1. p. 18. ISBN 9783447027588.
  6. River runs purple and contaminates Greek town

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Subdivisions of the municipality of Tanagra
Municipal unit of Dervenochoria
Municipal unit of Dilesi
Municipal unit of Oinofyta
Municipal unit of Schimatari
Municipal unit of Tanagra
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Notes

  1.   Spartiates 7.64
      EL 4.75
      PE 3.51
      Niki 2.99
      Μ25 1.34
      Other 2.83
  2.   EL 4.80
      PE 3.34
      Niki 2.73
      Μ25 1.85
      Enono 1.06
      K21 1.01
      Other 5.41
  3.   XA 6.68
      EL 4.01
      Μ25 2.61
      PE 1.73
      Other 2.74
  4.   XA 14.62
      ANEL 3.96
      Potami 3.11
      LAE 2.93
      EK 2.79
      Other 2.37
  5.   XA 12.90
      ANEL 5.15
      Potami 4.04
      Teleia 2.47
      KIDISO 1.18
      Other 3.04
  6.   XA 16.14
      ANEL 10.66
      DIMAR 5.60
      LAOS 1.17
      Other 3.50
  7.   XA 17.29
      ANEL 14.34
      DIMAR 5.50
      OP 2.48
      LAOS 2.42
      DISY 1.80
      KDP 1.42
      ANTARSYA 1.36
      DIXA 1.06
      Drassi 1.03
      Other 3.21
  8.   LAOS 6.05
      OP 2.08
      XA 1.12
      Other 2.39
  9.   LAOS 4.17
      Other 2.32
  10.   LAOS 2.14
      DIKKI 1.73
      Other 0.99
  11. ^ as Syn
  12.   DIKKI 1.84
      Other 1.59
  13.   POLAN 3.90
      DIKKI 3.86
      Other 2.67
  14.   POLAN 7.19
      Other 0.58
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