Elefsina

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Elefsina is a town in western Attica, Greece, known for its ancient sanctuary of Demeter at Eleusis and its role as a major industrial and port center near Athens.

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Label Occurrences
Elefsina canonical 18
Elefsina municipality 1
Phalerum 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality
town
administrativeSeatOf Municipality of Elefsina
climate Mediterranean climate
connectedBy Attiki Odos motorway
Greek National Road 8
surface form: National Road 8 (Athens–Corinth)
country Greece
demography urban population
distanceFromAthens about 18 kilometers northwest
economicActivity heavy industry
logistics
oil and petrochemical facilities
shipping
hasAncientName Eleusis
hasArchaeologicalMuseum Archaeological Museum of Eleusis
hasArchaeologicalSite Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore
Telesterion at Eleusis
surface form: Telesterion of Eleusis
hasAreaCode +30 210
hasCulturalRole European Capital of Culture 2023 (Eleusis 2023)
hasFestival Aeschylia Festival
hasHeritageStatus important archaeological site of Greece
hasMilitaryFacility Hellenic Air Force base (Elefsis Air Base nearby)
hasPortType commercial port
industrial port
naval base nearby
hasPostalCode 19200
hasVehicleRegistrationCode ΥΡ
historicalPeriodSignificance major religious center in classical antiquity
knownFor Eleusinian Mysteries
Telesterion at Eleusis
surface form: ancient sanctuary of Demeter

major industrial center
port facilities
language Greek
locatedIn Attica
central Greece
surface form: Central Greece periphery (historical-geographical)

West Attica regional unit
surface form: Western Attica regional unit
locatedNear Athens
locatedOn Saronic Gulf
namedAfter ancient deme of Eleusis
nearbyCity Aspropyrgos
Magoula
Mandra
partOf Athens metropolitan area
regionCode West Attica regional unit
surface form: West Attica
religiousCult Eleusinian Mysteries
surface form: Eleusinian Mysteries of Demeter and Persephone
religiousHeritage sanctuary dedicated to Demeter and Persephone
timeZone Eastern European Time
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time
transportRole gateway between Athens and Peloponnese

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eleusis modernSite Elefsina
West Attica regional unit containsMunicipality Elefsina
this entity surface form: Elefsina municipality
Mount Aigaleo near Elefsina
Bay of Eleusis locatedNear Elefsina
Chaidari adjacentTo Elefsina
Port of Elefsina locatedIn Elefsina
Port of Elefsina serves Elefsina
Port of Elefsina nearbyCity Elefsina
Thriasio Plain locatedNear Elefsina
Thriasio Plain contains Elefsina
Motorway 6 connects Elefsina
Demetrius of Phalerum birthPlace Elefsina
this entity surface form: Phalerum