Kamatero

Kamatero (Greek/Katharevousa, Καματερόν (pronounced /kamate'ron/) (officially); Demotic: Καματερó (pronounced /kamate'ro/) (commonly)), is a suburb northwest of Athens, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Agioi Anargyroi-Kamatero, of which it is a municipal unit. It is located about 10 kilometres northwest of Athens and north of Piraeus. Although the oldest known archaeological finds in Kamatero date to the 4th century BC, the area west of Athens is known to have been inhabited since at least the Bronze Age. Specifically, a Mycenaean tholos tomb has been found in the neighbouring municipality of Acharnai. In classical times, the area of modern Kamatero was under the authority of the polis of...