# Petralona

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For Petralona eponymous of the Petralona cave, see [Petralona (Chalcidice)](/source/Petralona_(Chalcidice)).

Neighborhood in Athens, Attica, Greece

Petralona Πετράλωνα Neighborhood Apartments in Petralona Location within Athens municipality Coordinates: 37°58′02″N 23°42′35″E / 37.96722°N 23.70972°E / 37.96722; 23.70972 Country Greece Region Attica City Athens Postal code 118 51, 118 52, 118 53, 118 54 Area code 210 Website www.cityofathens.gr

**Petralona** ([Greek](/source/Greek_language): Πετράλωνα, pronounced [\[peˈtɾa.lo.na\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Greek)) is a [neighborhood](/source/Neighborhood) of the center of [Athens](/source/Athens), [Greece](/source/Greece). Athenians further subdivide the area into Ano (Upper) Petralona or Kato (Lower) Petralona, where **Ano Petralona** is the area between the [Philopappos Hill](/source/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](/source/Assyrmatos%2C_Athens).

## History

Petralona is named after the Greek words 'Petrina Alonia' (*πέτρινα αλώνια*) which means 'stone [threshing floors](/source/Threshing_floor)', which were used in the area to thresh grain before urbanisation. The area was also known as **Katsikadika** ([Greek](/source/Greek_language): 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 [station of the same name](/source/Petralona_metro_station) on [Line 1](/source/Line_1_(Athens_Metro)) of the [Athens Metro](/source/Athens_Metro) and it is also not that far from the Metro Station ([Line 3](/source/Line_3_(Athens_Metro))) [Kerameikos](/source/Kerameikos_metro_station). 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.](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Petralona_F.C.&action=edit&redlink=1), founded in 1983, when the two local clubs AO Petralona and GS Petralona merged.[1]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Greece - Mergers and Name Changes"](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesg/grk-names.html). *[RSSSF](/source/RSSSF)*. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

Places adjacent to Petralona Thiseio, Asyrmatos Tavros Petralona Philopappos Monument, Asyrmatos Kallithea

v t e Neighbourhoods in municipality of Athens Agios Eleftherios Agios Panteleimonas Akadimia Akadimia Platonos Acropolis Ampelokipoi (Kountouriotika, Prosfygika) Asyrmatos Asteroskopeio Attiki Ellinoroson Erythros Stavros Exarcheia Gazi Girokomeio Gyzi Goudi Gouva Ilisia Keramikos Kolokynthou Kolonaki Kolonos Koukaki Kypriadou Kypseli Kynosargous Metaxourgeio Mets Monastiraki Nea Filothei Neapoli Neos Kosmos Omonoia Pangrati (Kallimarmaro) Patisia Pedion tou Areos Petralona Philopappou Plaka (Aerides, Anafiotika) Polygono Probonas Profitis Daniil Profitis Ilias Psyri Rizoupoli Rouf Sepolia Syntagma Thiseio Thymarakia Treis Gefyres Victoria Votanikos (Elaionas)

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