Keratsini is a large suburban area of Piraeus as well as part of the Athens city complex. The range from the facility of Athens is about 11 km. The location was previously a farmhouse, but it was strongly urbanized, mostly after the 1950s. The central square of Evgenia is decorated by the statuary of the Asia Minor, which was set up in memory of the evacuees from the Asia Minor Disaster settled in the location. Pavlos Fissa Avenue is the commercial area of the city with many stores. History The Ancient Times Main Entry: I am The very first settlement of the Town was built on the hill of Agios Georgios Hill at a factor desirable to the opportunity of raids and also presence mixed-up. The structures beside the church of St. George as well as the different discovers offer proof that the first negotiation in the location was developed around 3000 BC. The name of the area was Thymedata and was neighboring with the piratical negotiation of Heracles, both of which came from Old Athens. The settlement was situated on the present Avenue of Democracy, which links Piraeus, Keratsini as well as Perama and also the center of Athens. It is speculated that Theseus built his ships there, based on Plutarch's reference to the Identical Life. The website was deserted briefly when Xerxes worked out there. Newer Period The history of the Municipality throughout the Roman and also Oriental periods is unidentified. In the 17th century, on capital of Agios Georgios was constructed the very first church for Saint Nicholas. The monks of the abbey of Agios Spyridon called the location from Agios Dionysios (old limits) to the hill of Agios Georgios Agriamen. This name did not prevail. The official name, both in Ottoman and Greek papers, was Keratsinion or Tseratsinion, with the latter being a lot more widespread. The very first one dominated in the Modern Greek durations. The name Keratsinion is an intricate word from the Kerathia that sprouted there and also from the name of the proprietor of the entire region from capital of Agios Georgios to the Manitica and from today's burial ground of Anastasios to Drapetsona, called Ginis or Gynis. Modern Background Throughout the Greek Revolution, Georgios Karaiskakis, that constructed the strongholds in Tabouria, worked out in Keratsini. In 1827 the city was ruined by Kioutachis Pasha as well as remained deserted till 1830. In 1836 the residents started to resolve once more and in 1840 the location (now called New village of Tseratsini) came from the Municipality of Athens. In 1870 it came to be a self-governing community called Keratsini Town. The Piraeus, in honor of Karaiskakis, constructed a temple next to the church of Agios Nikolaos. In 1879 the website was renovated as well as converted into a monastery. In 1963, the temple was damaged and a young man was integrated in 2000. Every year, the "Karaiskakia" is arranged by the Holy Church of St. George, wishing to honor the Revolutionary Hero, George Karaiskakis. After the arrival of the refugees from Smyrna on 18 January 1934 the location was transformed into a municipality called the District of Tabouri. Later on it was renamed to the District of Agios Georgios Keratsini, and from 1936 to 1947 the community was called the Community of Amfialis on the initiative of the then mayor, Konstantinos Filandrou. In 1947 the present name was developed, the District of Keratsini. In Keratsini, on 13 October 1944, the Battle of Electric, a problem in between ELAS and also armed employees as well as other residents on the one hand and also the retreating German conquerors on the other. The victory of the previous avoided the devastation of the power plant, which the last attempted to blow up. The damage of the plant would certainly make it difficult for the basin to be electrified for a long time. There is an exhibition of the Historical Archive of PPC as well as a memorial to the dead fighters has been put up. Today Leoforos Dimokratis - Keratsini The Community of Keratsini is related to the district of Drapetsona in 2011 along with other communities in Greece.

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