Native name: Ψυττάλεια | |
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 Aerial view | |
  Psyttaleia | |
| Geography | |
| Coordinates | 37°56′24″N 23°35′17″E / 37.94°N 23.588°E |
| Archipelago | Saronic Islands |
| Area | 0.375 km2 (0.145 sq mi) |
| Administration | |
Greece | |
| Region | Attica |
| Regional unit | Piraeus |
| Demographics | |
| Population | uninhabited (2001) |
Psyttaleia (Greek: Ψυττάλεια) is an uninhabited island in the Saronic Gulf between the harbor of Piraeus and the Kynosoura peninsula on Salamis Island, Greece. It covers an area of 0.375 square kilometers. The island houses Athens' largest sewage treatment plant,[1][2] which is also the largest in Europe,[3][4] with a projected daily maximum drying capacity of 750 tons of sewage.[5] Administratively it is part of the Municipality of Piraeus.
- ^ "Sewerage network operation". eydap.gr. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- ^ ΕΥΔΑΠ Α.Ε. eydap.gr [dead link]
- ^ (in Greek) Athens Stock Exchange Archived 2007-05-30 at the Wayback Machine, Elliniki Technodomiki TEB AE, Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
- ^ (in Greek) Themeliodomi Archived 2007-08-01 at the Wayback Machine, Environmental protection works, Retrieved on 2007-06-08.
- ^ (in Greek) Antenna News Archived 2007-06-19 at the Wayback Machine, Karamanlis in Psyttaleia, Retrieved 8 June 2007