Ano Liosia or Ano Liossia (Greek:Άνω Λιόσια ) is a suburb in the nrothern part of Athens, Greece. Ano Liossia has grown rapidly over the last twenty years. A large number of Roma (Gypsies) live in this subburb of the Greek capital. The mountain range of Aigaleo is to its southwest. The view of the southeastern portion of the Parnitha ranges lies to the north. Other panorama of two other mountains are Penteli and the Hymettus. A mountain slope is to the west. Since February 2004, Attiki Odos runs between the town and GR-1/E75 to the east. The interchange is at Dimokratias Avenue. The Ano Liosia Ring at number 65 is presently under construction and will be opened to bypass Ano Liosia. It is located to the west and is connected with the Aigaleo Ring. It is located E of Eleusis and the Peloponnese, SE of Thiva , SSE of Chalkida, W of Mesogeios Avenue and about 15 km N of Athens, about 20 km Piraeus and Poseidonos Avenue. In the future, Ano Liosia will have an Attiki Metro subway station at the Ano Liosia Olympic Hall connecting the future Doukissia Plakentias - Ano Liosia Line.

Geography

Ano Liosia except for the northwest and the southwest were mainly made up of farmlands. Pasture farming, groves and mixed farming were common. Urban development replaced much of the farmlands between the 1970s and the 1990s and are rarely continuing. Today, half of the municipality are urbanized or residential. The rocky landscapes with bushes dominates the rest of the land.

Radio Station

• Xenios FM - 94.3 and 97.4 FM - http://www.xenios943.gr

Sports teams

• Akratitos - a Greek football/soccer team which was founded in 1963
• Das Ano Liosia - a Greek basketball team

Sites of interest

• Ano Liosia Olympic Hall where wrestling and judo were played in the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Staduim for Akratiios rarely plays in this stadium
• Basketball stadium for Das Ano Liosia
• Football/soccer stadium for Akratitos

Other

Ano Liossia has schools, lyceums, gymnasia, banks, a police station, a post office, supermarkets, a recycling plant, parks and squares (plateies).

History

On September 7, 1999 , an earthquake damaged homes but were in the hundreds or thousands range. The 11th International Chess Tournament took place in Ano Liosia in 2001. The municipality opened outside the municipality a campground in Myrsini Beach northwest of Myrsini in the northwestern part of the Prefecture of Ilia. It is known as LM Beach and has been opened since 2002.

Historical population

External links

• Mapquest - Ano Liosia, street map not yet available
• Coordinates:
• http://www.chess.gr/anoliosia/
• Das Ano Liosia
• eqs/athens1999/photo1/ano_liossa.html September 7, 1999 earthquake in Ano Liosia
• Ano Liosia Olympic Hall
  • http://www1.omega.gr/athens2001/anoliosia.htm
  • http://www.worldstadiums.com/stadium_pictures/ europe/greece/athens_liossia.shtml
  • http://www.stadia.gr/anoliossia/anoliossia.html
• Future Doukissis Plakentias - Ano Liosia Olympic Hall Line - Athens Metro

See also