Koropi


Koropi is a town in East Attica, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality Kropia. It is home to the new training facilities of Panathinaikos football club since the summer of 2013.

Geography

Koropi is situated east of the Hymettus mountain, and 16 km southeast of central Athens. It is 8 km southwest of the Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport. The Koropi station is served by Line 3 of the Athens Metro, and by Proastiakos suburban trains. Motorway 6 connects Koropi with Athens.
Koropi is the largest settlement in the municipality Kropia. Other settlements within Kropia are Karellas to the north, Kitsi to the southwest, and Agia Marina and Agios Dimitrios further south, on the Saronic Gulf coast. It is part of Athens metropolitan area.

Historical monuments

The church of the Assumption. A wall painting monument of George Markou the Argus, the great and prolific post-Byzantine ecclesiastic iconographer of the 18th century

Population history

Economy

, owned by Marfin Investment Group, has its head office in Koropi, When Athens Airways existed, its head office was in Koropi.

Sports

Koropi hosts the sport teams Koropi F.C., one of the oldest Greek club, founded in 1903 and Koropi B.C. founded in 1980.

Notable people