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Oropos, or Oropus, is a small town and a municipality in East Attica, Greece.It was an important ancient Greek city and the famous nearby sanctuary of Amphiaraos was a large settlement which is visible today.GeographyThe municipality Oropos stretches between the Parnitha mountains and the South Euboean Gulf, opposite Eretria (on the island Euboea). The town Oropos, the seat of the municipality, is situated on the lower course of the river Asopos, 4 km south of the coast. It lies 4 km southwest of Nea Palatia and 36 km north of Athens. The community Oropos consists of the town Oropos and the nearby villages Kampos and Platania. The municipality has an area of 338.183 km2, the community 11.967 km2.MunicipalityThe present municipality Oropos was formed at the 2011 local government reform by the merger of the following 9 former municipalities, that became municipal units : AfidnesAvlonasKalamosKapandritiMalakasaMarkopoulo OropouOropioi PolydendriSykamino