Nikaia (, Níkaia), known before 1940 as Kokkinia (, Kokkiniá),Name changes of settlements in Greece is a town and a suburb of the Piraeus agglomeration, in the southwestern part of the Athens urban area, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Nikaia-Agios Ioannis Rentis in the regional unit of Piraeus, and it is the seat and a municipal unit of the municipality.
Geography
Nikaia is located north of Piraeus, and west of central Athens. The municipal unit has an area of 6.649 km2. The main streets are Gregori Lambraki Street and Petrou Ralli Street.
Climate
According to the station of the National Observatory of Athens Nikaia has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen climate classification: BSh) with mild winters and hot summers.
Transport Nikaia metro station of line 3 is situated in the city. There are also many buses servicing the city (OSY).
History On August 17, 1944 the Executions of Kokkinia took place. It was the largest Nazi roundup and one of the largest-scale war crimes committed during the German occupation of Greece.
Nikaia, like many other places around Greece, owes its population eruption to Greek refugees who were forced out of Asia Minor after the 1919-1922 Greco-Turkish war ended. It was part of the municipality of Piraeus until 1933, when it became a separate municipality, then still under the name Nea Kokkinia. It was renamed to Nikaia in 1940.
The 8th International Tournament of Nikaia, a chess tournament, took place between August 19 and 27, 2000. The Greek Weightlifting Grand Prix took place in Nikaia on December 9 and 10, 2003.
Sports Nikaia has four sport clubs with important history. These are Proodeftiki with a great successful history in the football, Ionikos Nikaias with successful departments in the football (Ionikos Nikaias F.C.) and basketball (Ionikos Nikaias B.C.), A.E. Nikaias, and Aris Nikaias. Sport clubs based in NikaiaClubFoundedSportsAchievementsProodeftiki1927Football, Basketball Long-time presence in SuperleagueChalkidona F.C.1930FootballEarlier presence in SuperleagueIonikos Nikaias1965Football, Basketball, Water Polo Long-time presence in Superleague (taking part in the 1999-2000 UEFA Cup), earlier presence in A1 BasketballAris Nikaias1973 (refounded)Basketball, Handball, Water PoloPanhellenic titles in women handballA.E. Nikaias1974 (refounded)Football, Volleyball One Greek cup in volleyball
Sites of interest
Klimakia Gallery Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall, a hall which was used for weightlifting in the 2004 Summer Olympics. Website Platon National Sports Centre Nikaia Municipal Gymnasium for Proodeftiki Neapoli Stadium for Ionikos FC Katrakeio Theater, an open-air theater dedicated to Manos Katrakis
Historical population
Year Municipality 1981 90,368 1991 87,597 2001 93,086 2011 89,380 2021 88,077
References
External links Official website hellas2000/nikea2000/nikea2000.html 8th International Chess Tournament