Drapetsona

Drapetsona is a suburb and a former municipality within the southwestern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 neighborhood authorities reform it's far a part of the municipality Keratsini-Drapetsona, of which it is a municipal unit. In 1805 the primary church, Saint Dionysios turned into constructed. In the 1830s Drapetsona changed into constructed from those who moved from Greek islands and settled close to Saint Dionysios church in the region called Vourla.

In 1834 a part of the location become given to Piraeus in order to come to be a cemetery underneath the term of churches’ reconstruction. Also a first rate wide variety of brothels became mounted in 1873 to the west of Saint Dionysios. After the 1922 Asia Minor Catastrophe there has been a tremendous population boom. Drapetsona become a part of the municipality of Piraeus until 1950, when it became a separate network. It changed into increased to municipality reputation in 1951. Since 19^th century, Drapetsona has grow to be an vital part of the Piraeus industrial area.