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Keratsini is a big residential area of Piraeus and part of the Athens city facility. The range from the facility of Athens has to do with 11 km. The location was formerly a farmhouse, however it was strongly urbanized, mainly after the 1950s. The central square of Evgenia is decorated by the statue of the Asia Minor, which was put up in memory of the evacuees from the Asia Minor Catastrophe settled in the location. Pavlos Fissa Opportunity is the industrial district of the city with numerous shops. Background The Ancient Times Key Entry: I am The very first negotiation of the Community was built on the hill of Agios Georgios Hillside at a point beneficial to the possibility of raids and visibility at sea. The structures next to the church of St. George and the numerous locates give proof that the first negotiation in the location was constructed around 3000 BC. The name of the location was Thymedata and also was bordering with the piratical settlement of Heracles, both of which came from Ancient Athens. The negotiation was situated on the current Avenue of Democracy, which connects Piraeus, Keratsini as well as Perama and also the facility of Athens. It is speculated that Theseus constructed his ships there, based on Plutarch's referral to the Identical Life. The website was abandoned momentarily when Xerxes resolved there. Newer Period The history of the Community throughout the Roman and Oriental periods is unknown. In the 17th century, on capital of Agios Georgios was built the initial church in the name of Saint Nicholas. The monks of the monastery of Agios Spyridon called the area from Agios Dionysios (old limits) to the hill of Agios Georgios Agriamen. Nevertheless, this name did not prevail. The official name, both in Ottoman and also Greek records, was Keratsinion or Tseratsinion, with the last being more widespread. The first one prevailed in the Modern Greek periods. The name Keratsinion is an intricate word from the Kerathia that grew there and from the name of the proprietor of the entire area from capital of Agios Georgios to the Manitica and also from today's burial ground of Anastasios to Drapetsona, called Ginis or Gynis. Modern History Throughout the Greek Revolution, Georgios Karaiskakis, who built the fortifications in Tabouria, cleared up in Keratsini. In 1827 the city was destroyed by Kioutachis Pasha as well as stayed deserted up until 1830. In 1836 the residents began to settle once again as well as in 1840 the location (now called New town of Tseratsini) came from the Municipality of Athens. In 1870 it became an autonomous community called Keratsini Town. The Piraeus, in honor of Karaiskakis, built a holy place next to the chapel of Agios Nikolaos. In 1879 the website was renovated as well as converted into an abbey. In 1963, the holy place was destroyed and a boy was constructed in 2000. Yearly, the "Karaiskakia" is organized by the Holy Church of St. George, desiring to recognize the Revolutionary Hero, George Karaiskakis. After the arrival of the evacuees from Smyrna on 18 January 1934 the area was changed into a community called the Community of Tabouri. Later it was renamed to the Town of Agios Georgios Keratsini, and from 1936 to 1947 the municipality was called the Community of Amfialis on the initiative of the after that mayor, Konstantinos Filandrou. In 1947 the present name was developed, the Municipality of Keratsini. In Keratsini, on 13 October 1944, the Battle of Electric, a dispute in between ELAS and also armed workers and various other people on the one hand as well as the retreating German conquerors on the other. The triumph of the former protected against the devastation of the power plant, which the last attempted to explode. The damage of the plant would certainly make it impossible for the container to be energized for a long time. There is an event of the Historical Archive of PPC and a memorial to the dead competitors has been erected. Today Leoforos Dimokratis - Keratsini The District of Keratsini is related to the town of Drapetsona in 2011 along with various other communities in Greece. |