{{For|Petralona eponymous of the Petralona cave|Petralona (Chalcidice)}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Petralona | native_name = Πετράλωνα | native_name_lang = el | settlement_type = Neighborhood | image_skyline = Petralona.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Apartments in Petralona | nickname = | motto = | mottoeng = | image_map = Petralona in Athens.svg | map_alt = | map_caption = Location within Athens municipality | pushpin_map = | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | coordinates = {{coord|37|58|02|N|23|42|35|E|region:GR|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [[Greece]] | subdivision_type1 = [[Modern regions of Greece|Region]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Attica]] | subdivision_type2 = City | subdivision_name2 = [[Athens]] | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | timezone1 = | utc_offset1 = | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 118 51, 118 52, 118 53, 118 54 | area_code_type = | area_code = 210 | iso_code = | website = [http://www.cityofathens.gr www.cityofathens.gr] | footnotes = }} '''Petralona''' ({{langx|el|Πετράλωνα}}, {{IPA|el|peˈtɾa.lo.na|pron}}) is a [[neighborhood]] of the center of [[Athens]], [[Greece]]. Athenians further subdivide the area into Ano (Upper) Petralona or Kato (Lower) Petralona, where '''Ano Petralona''' is the area between the [[Philopappos Hill]] and the railway and '''Kato Petralona''' the area between the railway and Piraeus Street. Sometimes, Ano Petralona include the small neighbourhood of [[Assyrmatos, Athens|Assyrmatos]].
==History==
Petralona is named after the Greek words 'Petrina Alonia' (''πέτρινα αλώνια'') which means 'stone [[threshing floor]]s', which were used in the area to thresh grain before urbanisation. The area was also known as '''Katsikadika''' ({{Langx|el|Κατσικάδικα}}), due to the presence of goat herders in the area who used to give out milk to the residents. Goats were banned from the city of Athens in February 1925 and from that point on, the area has held its current name.
==Amenities== The district is served by the [[Petralona metro station|station of the same name]] on [[Line 1 (Athens Metro)|Line 1]] of the [[Athens Metro]] and it is also not that far from the Metro Station ([[Line 3 (Athens Metro)|Line 3]]) [[Kerameikos metro station|Kerameikos]]. There are also two buses that serve the area: bus 227 and bus 035, which connect Petralona with the rest of the city center.
Petralona hosts the football club [[Petralona F.C.]], founded in 1983, when the two local clubs AO Petralona and GS Petralona merged.<ref>{{cite web|title=Greece - Mergers and Name Changes|website=[[RSSSF]]|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grk-names.html|accessdate=15 April 2015}}</ref>
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{{Geographic location | North = [[Thiseio]], [[Asyrmatos, Athens|Asyrmatos]] | West = [[Tavros]] | Centre = Petralona | East = [[Philopappos Monument]], [[Asyrmatos, Athens|Asyrmatos]] | South = [[Kallithea]] }} {{Athens}}
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