Municipality of Penteli

The Mayor of Penteli is Mrs Dimitra Kechagia. The municipality is part of the Regional Division of Northern Attica and a member of the Regional Union of Municipalities of Attica. Penteli is said to be "The Lung" of Attica. In our Municipality there are suburban forests, groves, squares and parks. A total of 50 acres of organised public spaces, 350 acres of urban green spaces, and 30 acres of organised areas of leisure and sports facilities. Part of the morphology of the Municipality are streams, which, in addition to natural rainwater pipes, are an elongated axis of greenery and free promenade, which cross the urban fabric and provide the possibility of recreation and reconnection with the local natural environment. Both the Penteli-Chalandri stream and Mount Pentelikon are key components of the city’s identity, as they unite the urban with the suburban green and the water element, forming a natural grid that improves the quality of life and the environmental conditions. Therefore, our Municipality, due to its location and morphology, inevitably faces and manages civil protection problems deriving during the summer months from often wild forest fires and during the winter months due to heavy snowfall. Publications: 1.Operational emergency response plan to forest fires with the code name "IOLAOS" of the Municipality of Penteli. 2.Emergency response plan due to snowfall and frost with the code name "VOREAS" of the Municipality of Penteli. 3.Official Exercise on Paper for dealing with the risks due to forest fires "FAETHON 2019". 4.Review of land uses and building conditions according to the directions of the approved GIS. 5.Nomination with case study and an award in the category "Environmental Awareness" of P.E.D.A. (Regional Union of Municipalities of Attica). Projects: •Memorandum of cooperation with the National Observatory of Athens •Memorandum of cooperation with the Institute of Agricultural Sciences •Project no 2018-1-ES01-KA 202-050316 “Safety, fire & design: simulation for fire safety training- safed” Gi polis early warning system. •Cleaning of urban and suburban areas, training of volunteers and employees in crisis management.