Aspropyrgos

Aspropyrgos (Greek: Ασπρόπυργος meaning 'white tower') is a suburb of Athens, and a municipality in the West Attica regional unit, Attica, Greece. It is located 20 km NW of the city center of Athens in the Thriasian plain. The municipality had a population of 27,741 at the 2001 census. The name 'Aspropyrgos' is derived from the Greek words 'Greek: Άσπρο',meaning 'white' and 'Greek: Πύργος meaning 'castle' or 'tower'. The main street is Dimokratias ('Democracy') Avenue. Eleusis Military Airport forms its communal and municipal boundary in its west, while Mount Parnitha is in the northeast. A small port is found in the south and the shores are aligned with trees; willow and other types of trees dominate the city's coastline. Egaleo...