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Aharnes ( Greek: Αχαρνές (f. pl. ), Ancient Greek Ἀχαρνάι, Acharnai ) is a Greek city and a municipality in Attica.

Location

Aharnes is on a river Kifisos about twelve kilometers north of the center of Athens. In the north of Aharnes the 1412 m high Parnitha ( Parnes ) is located.

History

In ancient times Aharnes was the center of the eponymous largest Attic Demos. It was the only demos of Mesogeia - trittys the tribe Oineis and placed 22 Buleutai ( members of the Council). According to Thucydides Aharnes was 60 stages - at or south-west of Menidi - from Athens. The exact boundaries are disputed today. Also narrated from Thucydides number of 3,000 hoplites - probably a 1,000 hoplites important prescription - must be regarded as false. This would also correspond to the normal ratio of 42 full citizens depending Buleutes.

In Lykopetra, south of Menidi, there was a Mycenaean grave dome, in Nemesis, a Bronze Age settlement. The expected for a demo of this size individual settlements from the classical period have so far neither are found, such as the Demenzentrum on the Gerovuno. In addition to agriculture - oil and wine - there was carbon distilleries in the forests of Parnes. The demos was surrounded by irrigation systems.

The territory was repeatedly the scene of violent clashes. In 431 BC, the country was devastated by the Spartans, 404 BC was here the battle of Thrasybulus against the " 30 tyrants " instead.

According to Pausanias, Aharnes accommodated many cults, including two cults of Athena. Another place of worship of which was long assumed that it was the original location of Arestempels on the Athenian Agora is evidenced by inscriptions.

Proof of a " theater of Aharnes " succeeded in 2007. Previous conjectures its existence based on the research on the somewhat ambiguous supplement an inscription. The Ephebeneid Lycurgus and the Oath of Athens before the battle of Plataea were kept in the sanctuary of Ares and Athena Areia.

Aharnes today

The municipality has officially retained the ancient name Acharnai, next to the modern Greek name Aharnes is widespread, as is the name Menidi (Greek Μενίδι ). In 1981, in the town of 41 068 inhabitants counted in 1991 59 658. The city has a high school and a sports hall and various postal and bank branches. There is traffic- connected to the public transport system of Greater Athens and from European Routes 75 touches (after Thebes ) and 94 ( to Corinth ). In addition, the city has a railway station on the railway line Athens -Thessaloniki.

For the 2004 Olympic Games, the Olympic and Paralympic village was built on an area of 1,240 square meters in the municipality at the foot of Parnitha. The Olympic village was home during the Olympic Games 16,000 athletes and officials. During the Paralympics 6,000 people were housed in buildings designed for disabled people. After completion of the Olympic Games Athens 2004, the building of the social workers' housing - association (OEK ) were made available.

At the administrative reform of 2010, the neighboring community Thrakomakedones was incorporated.