Papagou-Cholargos (Municipality, Greece)

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• Presentation of Papagou-Cholargos
• Former municipality of Papagou

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Presentation of Papagou-Cholargos

The municipality of Papagou-Cholargos (Παπάγου-Χολαργός; 44,539 inhabitants in 2011, 863 ha) was established in 2011 as the merger of the two former municipalities of Papagou (13,699 inh., 338 ha) and Cholargos (30,840 inh., 395 ha).

Ivan Sache, 21 March 2004

Former municipality of Papagou

Flag of Papagou - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 21 March 2004

The flag of Papagou (former municipal website) was adopted by Municipal Decision No. 17 of 4 March 1996.

The colors of the flag are those of the Greek flag (blue-white) as well as red, which symbolizes the fight and the sacrifice of Greeks for their freedom.
In the upper hoist, a medallion bears the portrait of the founder of the city, Marshal Alexander Papagos (1883-1955), which is also the symbol of the municipality.
In the center of the flag is portrayed the Victory, from the homonymous series of paintings by the distinguished painter Giorgos Romanos, a citizen of Papagou, who also designed the flag. The original of this painting, donated by the painter, adorns the ground floor of the Town Hall.

Paraskevas Renesis, 21 March 2004