Elefsina

Summary

Elefsina is a city^[1]. Elefsina draws 631 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #629 of 5,534).^[2]

Key Facts

• Elefsina received the European Capital of Culture^[3].
• Elefsina is located in Elefsina Municipality^[4].
• Elefsina is located in Commune of Elefsina^[5].
• Elefsina is in the country of Greece^[6].
• Elefsina's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Eleusis is named after Elefsina^[8].
• Elefsina's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gela^[9].
• Elefsina's postal code is recorded as 19200^[10].
• Elefsina's Commons category is recorded as Eleusis^[11].
• Elefsina's licence plate code is recorded as YO^[12].
• Elefsina's licence plate code is recorded as YP^[13].
• Elefsina's licence plate code is recorded as YT^[14].
• Elefsina's licence plate code is recorded as ZT^[15].
• Elefsina's patron saint is recorded as Saint George^[16].
• Elefsina's local dialing code is recorded as 210^[17].
• Elefsina's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.04138889, 'lon': 23.54527778}^[18].
• Elefsina's official website is recorded as https://www.eleusina.gr/^[19].
• Elefsina's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Elefsina^[20].
• Elefsina has a population of {'amount': '+24971'}^[21].
• Elefsina has a population of {'amount': '+26121'}^[22].
• Elefsina has a population of {'amount': '+23344'}^[23].
• Elefsina has a population of {'amount': '+24910'}^[24].
• Elefsina has a population of {'amount': '+11190'}^[25].
• Elefsina's described by source is recorded as Pauly–Wissowa^[26].
• Elefsina's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[27].

Body

Geography

Elefsina is in the country of Greece^[6]. Located in include Elefsina Municipality^[4], a municipality of Greece^[28], in Greece^[29] and Commune of Elefsina^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Elefsina covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+18.455'}^[30]. Elefsina sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5'}^[31]. Population counts include {'amount': '+24971'}^[21], {'amount': '+26121'}^[22], {'amount': '+23344'}^[23], {'amount': '+24910'}^[24], and {'amount': '+11190'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Elefsina's instance of is recorded as city^[7].

History and Context

Eleusis is named after Elefsina^[8].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Elefsina include Panelefsiniakos (men's basketball)^[32], a basketball team^[33], in Greece^[34], founded in 1969^[35] and Eleusinion^[36], an archaeological site^[37], in Greece^[38].

Why It Matters

Elefsina draws 631 Wikipedia views per month (city category, ranking #629 of 5,534).^[2] Elefsina has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Elefsina is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Elefsina include Panelefsiniakos (men's basketball)^[32], a basketball team^[33], in Greece^[34], founded in 1969^[35] and Eleusinion^[36], an archaeological site^[37], in Greece^[38].

FAQs

What awards did Elefsina receive?

Honors received include European Capital of Culture^[3].