 District, 5 kms from the centre of Athens, belongs to the urban city area of Athens.  The versions of the name of municipality of Galatsi are many : For example some people believe that its name has been derived from Simeon Galaci who had large estates in the area. Some others claim that the name has been derived from Kostas Galatis, ex-mayor of Athens. The majority believes that the name has come from the area Galatsi in Romania. Another version says that the name was due to the fact of the production of dairy products. Galatsi, our city The centre of Galatsi “Galatsi” painted by Spiros Vasiliou

Omorphoclissia Up to 1860 the municipality of Galatsi was an uninhabited and rural area that had as a characteristic a small church from the Byzantine era which is called “Omorphoclissia”. That little church, known to the older people with the name of Saint George, is one of the few Byzantine monuments that are saved today and is marked for its beauty and elegance.

Beer factory Lime-kiln In the middle of 1905 Galatsi started to be inhabited. The first dwellers were occupied with agriculture. In 1927, its population started to grow, Galatsi became a big village. Its inhabitants worked in factories, limekilns and quarries at “Tourkovounia”.There were a lot of quarries. The rocks of this area were used to build modern Athens

Reconstruction of Galatsi-Streets are opened Veikou St 1959-dirt road Evripidou st ,This is a square nowdays Patission Avenue 1900, nowadays one of the busiest avenues Lambros Veikos was one of the persons that had played an important role in the area, so as to have gained a great reputation in Galatsi today. He was a rich land owner who helped a lot to the development of the area with his donation. In order to attract some people in the area he gifted fields grounds to his friends who exploited them and created a small town called “Lamprini”. Veikou st. nowadays The main street of the area that connects Galatsi with the outskirts of Atticα has taken the name of Veikos.

Tourkovounia  Hills of Attica  Limestone rocks  Characteristic part of the history of Galatsi  During the Ottoman possession there were camps of Ottomen (Turks) on the hills. That's why the area is called “Tourkovounia”.  Reforestation nowdays. We can distinguish the young trees. Old photo

The water-source of the church Saint Glykeria, which was one of the most important churches in the area, supplied the inhabitants with water until the time that O.U.L.E.N. (one American company) created the first water-tower of Athens in Galatsi. The Galatsi Water Treatment Plant was constructed in 1927 The Galatsi Water Treatment Plant today Water in Galatsi The water source of the church Saint Glykeria

In favour of Lampros Veikos’s great offer to the community,it has been created the “Veikou leisure center” which contains a huge park, playgrounds and athletic center installations in a protected natural environment. “Veikou leisure center”

In the map we can notice :  Galatsi water treatment plant  Galatsi Olympic Hall  Veikou leisure center (Veikou park)  Our school  Tourkovounia  abandoned quarry  Few green areas The map of Galatsi