Elefsina

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Elefsina is a town in western Attica, Greece, known for its ancient sanctuary of Demeter at Eleusis and its role as a major industrial and port center near Athens.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Elefsina canonical 33
Elefsina municipality 1
Phalerum 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf municipality ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeSeatOf Municipality of Elefsina ⓘ
climate Mediterranean climate ⓘ
connectedBy Attiki Odos motorway ⓘ
National Road 8 (Athens–Corinth) ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
demography urban population ⓘ
distanceFromAthens about 18 kilometers northwest ⓘ
economicActivity heavy industry ⓘ
logistics ⓘ
oil and petrochemical facilities ⓘ
shipping ⓘ
hasAncientName Eleusis ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalMuseum Archaeological Museum of Eleusis ⓘ
hasArchaeologicalSite Sanctuary of Demeter and Kore ⓘ
Telesterion of Eleusis ⓘ
hasAreaCode +30 210 ⓘ
hasCulturalRole European Capital of Culture 2023 (Eleusis 2023) ⓘ
hasFestival Aeschylia Festival ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus important archaeological site of Greece ⓘ
hasMilitaryFacility Hellenic Air Force base (Elefsis Air Base nearby) ⓘ
hasPortType commercial port ⓘ
industrial port ⓘ
naval base nearby ⓘ
hasPostalCode 19200 ⓘ
hasVehicleRegistrationCode ΥΡ ⓘ
historicalPeriodSignificance major religious center in classical antiquity ⓘ
knownFor Eleusinian Mysteries ⓘ
ancient sanctuary of Demeter ⓘ
major industrial center ⓘ
port facilities ⓘ
language Greek ⓘ
locatedIn Attica ⓘ
Central Greece periphery (historical-geographical) ⓘ
linked to: central Greece

Western Attica regional unit ⓘ
locatedNear Athens ⓘ
locatedOn Saronic Gulf ⓘ
namedAfter ancient deme of Eleusis ⓘ
nearbyCity Aspropyrgos ⓘ
Magoula ⓘ
Mandra ⓘ
partOf Athens metropolitan area ⓘ
regionCode West Attica ⓘ
religiousCult Eleusinian Mysteries of Demeter and Persephone ⓘ
religiousHeritage sanctuary dedicated to Demeter and Persephone ⓘ
timeZone Eastern European Time ⓘ
timeZoneDST Eastern European Summer Time ⓘ
transportRole gateway between Athens and Peloponnese ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Eleusis → modernSite → Elefsina ⓘ
West Attica regional unit → containsMunicipality → Elefsina municipality ⓘ
linked to: Elefsina
Mount Aigaleo → near → Elefsina ⓘ
Bay of Eleusis → locatedNear → Elefsina ⓘ
Chaidari → adjacentTo → Elefsina ⓘ
Port of Elefsina → locatedIn → Elefsina ⓘ
Port of Elefsina → serves → Elefsina ⓘ
Port of Elefsina → nearbyCity → Elefsina ⓘ
Thriasio Plain → locatedNear → Elefsina ⓘ
Thriasio Plain → contains → Elefsina ⓘ
Motorway 6 → connects → Elefsina ⓘ
Demetrius of Phalerum → birthPlace → Phalerum ⓘ
linked to: Elefsina
Aspropyrgos → locatedNear → Elefsina ⓘ
Aeschylia Festival → locatedIn → Elefsina ⓘ
Magoula → near → Elefsina ⓘ
Elefsina Bay → nearbyCity → Elefsina ⓘ
West Attica → capital → Elefsina ⓘ
Gulf of Elefsina → near → Elefsina ⓘ
Gulf of Elefsina → adjacentTo → city of Elefsina ⓘ
linked to: Elefsina
Skaramagkas area → locatedNear → Elefsina ⓘ