Korydallos (;Known as Παχύ, Pachy from the 1860s till 1923. Latin: Corydallus) is both a town and a municipality in the Piraeus regional unit of Greece. It is located in the southwestern part of the Attica agglomeration.
Geography Korydallos is situated southeast of the mountain Aegaleo. It is located 7 km west of Athens and 4.5 km north of Piraeus. The municipality has an area of 4.324 km2. The main street Taxiarchon has become a well known shopping center with many fashion shops and boutiques. People who live there are usually middle class families or the working class.
Transport Korydallos metro station of line 3 situated in the city. Also served by busses (OSY).
History
Korydallos was founded in ancient times, and was one of the 100 municipalities of ancient Athens' democratic system at the end of the 6th century BC. Theophilos Corydalleus (1563–1646) was a philosopher who lived in Korydallos. 200 years later, Korydallos was known as Koutsoukari after the property owner of the greater area, Emmanouil Koutsikaris. After that it was renamed into Pachy after the next owner (Pachinas). In 1923, the town was renamed back into its ancient name, Korydallos. The population in 1928 was 2,500. Korydallos was part of the municipality of Athens until 1931 and from 1931 to 1934 of municipality of Piraeus, when it became a separate community. It was elevated to municipality status in 1946. The city now boasts a population of 100,000.
Historical population
Year Municipality 1981 61,313 1991 63,184 2001 67,456 2011 63,445 2021 61,248
Football teams Aetos Korydallou Kypros Korydallou Thuella Korydallou Ermis Korydallou AO Korydallou
See also List of municipalities of Attica Twin towns Belváros-Lipótváros, Hungary (2025)
References
External links Official website