Keratsini is a big suburban area of Piraeus and also part of the Athens city facility. The range from the center of Athens has to do with 11 km. The area was formerly a farmhouse, however it was highly urbanized, generally after the 1950s. The main square of Evgenia is decorated by the sculpture of the Asia Minor, which was put up in memory of the refugees from the Asia Minor Catastrophe cleared up in the area. Pavlos Fissa Avenue is the industrial district of the city with many stores. History The Ancient Times Main Entry: I am The first negotiation of the Community was built on the hillside of Agios Georgios Hillside at a factor favorable to the opportunity of raids as well as exposure mixed-up. The foundations beside the church of St. George and the numerous locates give evidence that the first negotiation in the area was developed around 3000 BC. The name of the area was Thymedata and was neighboring with the piratical settlement of Heracles, both of which belonged to Old Athens. The negotiation was located on the existing Avenue of Freedom, which connects Piraeus, Keratsini and also Perama and also the center of Athens. It is hypothesized that Theseus built his ships there, based on Plutarch's reference to the Identical Life. The website was abandoned momentarily when Xerxes resolved there. Newer Period The history of the Town during the Roman as well as Byzantine periods is unknown. In the 17th century, on capital of Agios Georgios was built the very first church in the name of Saint Nicholas. The monks of the abbey of Agios Spyridon called the location from Agios Dionysios (old boundaries) to the hill of Agios Georgios Agriamen. Nonetheless, this name did not prevail. The main name, both in Ottoman as well as Greek documents, was Keratsinion or Tseratsinion, with the last being extra widespread. The first one prevailed in the Modern Greek periods. The name Keratsinion is a complicated word from the Kerathia that grew there and from the name of the owner of the whole region from capital of Agios Georgios to the Manitica as well as from today's burial ground of Anastasios to Drapetsona, called Ginis or Gynis. Modern Background During the Greek Transformation, Georgios Karaiskakis, who developed the fortifications in Tabouria, settled in Keratsini. In 1827 the city was damaged by Kioutachis Pasha as well as continued to be deserted until 1830. In 1836 the citizens started to clear up once again and in 1840 the location (currently called New village of Tseratsini) came from the Community of Athens. In 1870 it became an autonomous area called Keratsini Village. The Piraeus, in honor of Karaiskakis, constructed a temple alongside the chapel of Agios Nikolaos. In 1879 the site was renovated and also converted into an abbey. In 1963, the temple was destroyed as well as a boy was built in 2000. Yearly, the "Karaiskakia" is organized 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 area was transformed right into a municipality called the Community of Tabouri. Later it was renamed to the Community of Agios Georgios Keratsini, and from 1936 to 1947 the municipality was called the District of Amfialis on the effort of the then mayor, Konstantinos Filandrou. In 1947 today name was developed, the Community of Keratsini. In Keratsini, on 13 October 1944, the Fight of Electric, a conflict between ELAS and armed employees and various other people on the one hand and also the retreating German conquerors on the various other. The victory of the former avoided the destruction of the power plant, which the last tried to blow up. The destruction of the plant would certainly make it impossible for the basin to be electrified for a long period of time. There is an exhibit of the Historical Archive of PPC and also a memorial to the dead competitors has been put up. Today Leoforos Dimokratis - Keratsini The District of Keratsini is connected with the district of Drapetsona in 2011 as well as various other districts in Greece.

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