Aliveri

Aliveri (Greek, Modern: Αλιβέρι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on Ancient Greek : polytonic|Αὐλῶν Aulon [The Polis as an Urban Centre and as a Political Community [http://books.google.com/books?id=7Ig1_BV6JEQC&pg=PA432&dq=Aliveri+Aulon&sig=O8aBkcGTfYlrJMEaRuB3zGimalA Page 432] By Mogens Herman Hansen ISBN 8773042919] ), older forms: Aliverio and Aliverion is a town in the Greek prefecture and island of Euboea, it is also a suburb of Athens. It is part of the municipality Taminaioi. Aliveri is linked with the GR-44 (Chalkida - Karystos). Aliveri also lies with the South Euboic Gulf. Aliveri is located east of Chalkida, south of Cyme and NNW of Karystos as well as NNE of Athens.

Businesses, some tourism and agriculture are the most popular industry in Aliveri. The most famous industry is lignite where it has produced electricity from a power plant since 1955. Mining is also the main industry of town which includes marble, the local Grey of Aliveri and also quartzite, travertine are also mined here.

ubdivisions

*Aliveri
*Anthoupoli
*Katakalos
*Latas
*Milaki

Historical population

Other

Aliveri has a few schools, a few lyceums or middle schools, a gymnasia, churches, a post office, a beach, a port and a few squares ("plateies").

Notes

External links

* [http://www.gtp.gr/LocPage.asp?id=4961 GTP Travel Pages - Aliveri] (in English and Greek)
* [http://eurasian.com/greece/marble/aliveri_grey.html Grey of Aliveri]
* [http://www.greekmarble.com/area/sterea/euboea/aliveri/grey/home.htm Grey of Aliveri (other website)]
*In Greek:
** [http://hellas.teipir.gr/prefectures/greek/Euvoias/Aliberi.htm Map and flag of Aliveri]
** [http://www.aliberi.gr Aliveri's portal]
*Coordinates: coord|38|24|37|N|24|2|19|E|type:city(5,140)_region:GR

ee also

*List of settlements in the Euboea prefecture