Kryoneri, Attica
# Kryoneri, Attica

Kryoneri (Greek: Κρυονέρι, meaning "cold water") is a suburban town of Athens in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Dionysos, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 4.531 $km^2.$

## Geography

Kryoneri is situated in the hills in the northeastern part of the Athens conurbation, at about 380 m elevation. It lies in the eastern foothills of the Parnitha mountains. It is 2 km west of Agios Stefanos and 20 km northeast of Athens city centre. Motorway 1 (Athens - Lamia - Thessaloniki) and the railway from Athens to Thessaloniki pass east of the town.

## Historical population

Kryoneri has historically been an Arvanite settlement.

| Year | Population |
| - | - |
| 1981 | 858 |
| 1991 | 1,261 |
| 2001 | 2,721 |
| 2011 | 5,040 |
| 2021 | 3,982 |
