Keratsini

Keratsini (Greek: Κερατσίνι) is a suburb in the western part of Piraeus, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Keratsini-Drapetsona, of which it is the seat and a municipal unit. Keratsini is about 14 km WSW of Athens, and about 4 km NW of downtown Piraeus. Drapetsona Bay lies to the southwest. It is linked by a road north to Skaramagas and West Attica, and several roads east to Athens and Piraeus. The area was made up of farmlands. Mixed farming was common. Urban development replaced much of the farmlands between the 1930s and the 1950s. Today, most of the municipality are urbanized or residential. The rocky landscape of Aigaleo lies to the north and northwest. The industrial area, part of the...