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Marousi  (Μαρούσι)
Location
Coordinates	38°03′N 23°48′E / 38.05, 23.8Coordinates: 38°03′N 23°48′E / 38.05, 23.8
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center):	230 m (755 ft)
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	Attica
Prefecture:	Athens
Mayor:	Giórgos Patoúlis
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
- Population:	69,470
- Area:[2]	12.938 km² (5 sq mi)
- Density:	5,369 /km² (13,907 /sq mi)
Codes
Postal codes:	151 xx
Area codes:	210
License plate codes:	Z
Website
www.marousi.gr

Marousi (Greek, Modern: Μαρούσι, Katharevousa: Αμαρούσιον), alternative forms: Maroussi, Amarousion, and Amaroussion, is a suburban city NE of Athens, Greece, and one of the largest municipalities of Athens. The Athens Olympic Sports Complex, the largest sports complex in Greece, is also located here; its main street is Kifisias Avenue, and also contains four ISAP train stations and two of the Suburban Railway. It was the birthplace of the nationally known Greek performer Aliki Vougiouklaki, and ANT1 television station and studios are also located in this community, as are the main offices of the Greek subsidiaries of several multinational corporations from Kodak, Bayer, Kimberly-Clark, Siemens to Nestlé. Amarousion dates back to the era of the ancient Athenian Republic; it ancient name was Athmonon, and it represented one of the 10 Athenian sub-cities. The area held a main temple, where Amarysia Artemis (Diana), the goddess of hunting, was adored, and the city's modern name derives from that of the goddess. Within Maroussi lies the biggest forest in urban Athens, "Dassos Syngrou", and the rest of the area is residential, with commercial buildings to be found mainly on Kifissias Avenue.

• Spiridon Louis (1873 - 1940), a Greek shepherd who won the first modern-day Marathon at the 1896 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming a national hero.
• Aliki Vougiouklaki (1934 - 1996), movie star and singer who appeared in 42 movies, mostly musicals.

Maroussi, a quiet northern suburb of Athens, was strictly a family housing area until the 1980s. During the 1990s and due to the development of excellent transportation substructure, (namely the Attiki Odos, Athens Metro, Urban Rail), the availability of land, and a public authority friendly to businesses it has been transformed into what is now known as the Financial District of Athens. At the turn of the new century the area now houses increasing areas of modern low-rise office buildings serving the Greek corporate elite, as well as many a number of facilities and infrastructural developments. The city remains a highly regarded domestic suburb in all areas, apart from the commercial Kifissias avenue. It offers a colourful range of activity to residents and visitors and a very comprehensive and modern variety of facilities, cafes, restaurants, multiplexes, sporting venues, shopping areas, as well as a number of prestigious public (Classical Lyceum Anavryton) and private educational institutions. Maroussi also has a longstanding and strong athletic tradition, traceable to the first modern Olympics of 1896, and home to one of the dominant basketball teams in Greece (Maroussi BC), holder of the European Supporta Cup. In 2004, Marousi was considered co-organizer of the Olympic Games Municipality together with Metropolitan Athens, because the majority of the facilities and venues were located in the "Kalogreza region", and other areas of Maroussi.

Marousi is twinned with the following cities:

• Niš, Serbia

• Aliki Vougiouklaki (1934-1996) actress

• List of cities in Greece