page_title: Plateia
section_title: Notable squares (plateies) in Greece
hierarchical_section_title: Plateia / Notable squares (plateies) in Greece
caption_attribution_description: English: Kotzia square and city hall, Athens, Greece.Español: Plaza Kotzia y municipalidad de Atenas, Grecia. Ελληνικά: πλατεία Κοτζιά, Αθήνα
context_page_description: Plateia or Platia is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding. In traditional societies like villages and provincial communities, plateies are the central places for feasts, celebrations, events and meetings.
context_section_description: Athens:
  Amerikis Square - Patissia
  Eleftherias Square
  Exarcheion Square - Exarcheia
  Iroon Square - Psyri
  Karaiskaki Square - Metaxourgeio
  Klauthmonos Square
  Koliatsou Square
  Kolonaki Square - Kolonaki
  Kotzia Square (by the city hall of Athens)
  Koumoundourou Square
  Kypselis Square - Kypseli, Athens
  Lysikratous Square - Plaka
  Mavili Square
  Mitropoleos Square (by the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens)
  Monastiraki Square
  Omonoia Square (Plateia Omonoias, Concord Square)
  Pagratiou Square - Pagrati
  Syntagma Square (Constitution Square, Greek: Plateia Syntagmatos)
  Viktoria Square
  Suburban Athens:
  Agia Paraskevi Square - Agia Paraskevi
  Iroon Square - Ano Liosia
  Agia Triada Square - Argyroupoli
  Chalandriou Square - Chalandri
  Dourou Square - Chalandri
  Karaiskaki Square - Ilioupoli
  Davaki Square Plateia Davaki - Kallithea, SW of Athens
  Plateia Othonos - Neo Irakleio
  Aristotelous Square, Athens - Thrakomakedones
  Iroon Square (Plateia Iroon) - Vrilissia
  Pavlou Mela Square Plateia Pavlou Mela - Axioupoli
  Central Square Kentriki Plateia - Didymoteicho
  Egon Square - Edessa
  Eleftherias Square - Feres
  Central Square Kentriki Plateia - Filiatra
  Central Square Kentriki Plateia - Fyli
  Agia Triada Square - Glyka Nera
  Marathonas Square - Grammatiko
  Bakogiannis Square - Heraklia
  Daskalogiannis Square Plateia Daskalogianni (named after Daskalogiannis) - Heraklio
  Elefterias Square - Plateia Elefterias - Katerini
  Agoras Square (meaning Market Square) Plateia Agoras - Kilkis
  Vizyinou Square - Komotini
  Nikis Square - Plateia Nikis - Kozani
  Lassani Square - Plateia Lassani - Kozani
  Laou Square - Lamia
  Agiou Dimitriou Square - Lechaina
  Christos Elkomenos Square - Monemvasia
  Sapphous Square - Mytilene
  Plateia Syntagmatos and Trion Navarchon Square - Nafplio
  Patras:
  Agia Sofia Square (in the Agia Sofia neighbourhood)
  Georgiou I Square (Dimokratias)
  Marouda Square - a square featuring the statue of Konstantinos Giannias
  Olga Square Plateia Olgas(Ethnikis Antistasis)
  Pyrosvesteio Square (in the Pyrosvesteio neighborhood)
  A square in the Agios Andreas neighborhood by Trion Navarcheion Street
  A square in the Agios Dionyssios neighborhood
  A square by Agiou Nikolaou Street near the Port of Patras
  A square at the east end of Dimitri Gounari Street near the Drosia neighbourhood
  A square in the Tsivdi neighborhood
  A square on Akrotiriou Street by Damaskou
  A square by Akrotiriou Street near Evvoias Street
  A square on Georgiou Olympou Street
  Two squares on Lontou Street
  Ypsila Alonia Square Plateia Ypsila Alonia - all in Patras
  Korai Square Plateia Korai - Piraeus
  Eleftherias Square - Rhodes
  Eleftherias Square - Servia
  Agias Mimas Square - Spetses
  Aristotelous Square - Thessaloniki
  Eleftherias Square - Thessaloniki
  Kennedy Square, and two others - Tripoli
  Riga Fereou Square - Volos
  Kampana Square - Kefalonia
caption: Kotzia Square, Athens
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