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| - | '''Eleusis''' ({{lang-el|Ελευσίνα}} ''Elefsina'', [[Ancient Greek]]: {{lang|grc|Ἐλευσίς}} ''Eleusis'') is a town and [[Communities and Municipalities of Greece|municipality]] in [[West Attica]], [[Greece]]. It is situated about {{convert|18|km|mi|abbr=off}} northwest from the centre of [[Athens, Greece|Athens]]. It is located in the [[Thriasian Plain]], at the northernmost end of the [[Saronic Gulf]]. North of Eleusis are [[Mandra, Greece|Mandra]] and [[Magoula, Attica|Magoula]], while [[Aspropyrgos]] is to the northeast. | + | '''Eleusis''' is a town and [[Communities and Municipalities of Greece|municipality]] in [[West Attica]], [[Greece]]. It is situated about {{convert|18|km|mi|abbr=off}} northwest from the centre of [[Athens, Greece|Athens]]. It is located in the [[Thriasian Plain]], at the northernmost end of the [[Saronic Gulf]]. North of Eleusis are [[Mandra, Greece|Mandra]] and [[Magoula, Attica|Magoula]], while [[Aspropyrgos]] is to the northeast. |
| Eleusis is the seat of administration of West Attica [[regional units of Greece|regional unit]]. It is the site of the [[Eleusinian Mysteries]] and the birthplace of [[Aeschylus]]. Today, Eleusis is a major industrial centre, with the largest oil refinery in Greece as well as the home of the Aeschylia Festival, the longest-lived arts event in Attica Region. | Eleusis is the seat of administration of West Attica [[regional units of Greece|regional unit]]. It is the site of the [[Eleusinian Mysteries]] and the birthplace of [[Aeschylus]]. Today, Eleusis is a major industrial centre, with the largest oil refinery in Greece as well as the home of the Aeschylia Festival, the longest-lived arts event in Attica Region. | ||
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Eleusis is a town and municipality in West Attica, Greece. It is situated about Template:Convert northwest from the centre of Athens. It is located in the Thriasian Plain, at the northernmost end of the Saronic Gulf. North of Eleusis are Mandra and Magoula, while Aspropyrgos is to the northeast.
Eleusis is the seat of administration of West Attica regional unit. It is the site of the Eleusinian Mysteries and the birthplace of Aeschylus. Today, Eleusis is a major industrial centre, with the largest oil refinery in Greece as well as the home of the Aeschylia Festival, the longest-lived arts event in Attica Region.
On 11 November 2016 Eleusis was named the European Capital of Culture for 2021.
