Votanikos
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Votanikos (Greek: Βοτανικός) is a subdivision located 3 km west of the downtown part of the Greek capital of Athens. The area is named after a nearby botanical garden situated to the southwest (Athens Botanical Gardens). The eastern part are residential, the western part are forested and industrialized. The subdivision has no squares but has a nearby school. Major streets bordering this subdivision includes Patsis Street to the west, Athinon Avenue to the north, Konstantinopouleos Avenue and the rail to the south and Petrou Ralli Avenue to the south. The Iera Odos runs in the middle. The population is around 5,000–6,000 people and the area is about 0.5 km².
[edit] Neighboring subdivisions
- Akadimia Platonos, north
- Profitis Daniil, northeast
- Asyrmatos, south
- Kato Petralona, south
[edit] History
The area saw housing developments in the early part of the 20th century when Athens' began to grow as well as an industrial being added, the area after World War II and the Greek Civil War saw taller buildings to be added.
[edit] Residential streets
Here are list of residential streets, several residential streets are named after places in Northern Greece as well as Pelagonia and Falaisias. Neighborhood streets runs from NNW to SSE and from SSW to NNE This list excludes major streets which are mentioned on the top. There are 287 streets and avenues as well as one connector in this subdivision.
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Agias Markelas Street |
Naoussas Street |
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