Kimolos
Sign in to saveKimolos (; ) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. It lies on the southwest of the island group of Cyclades, near the bigger island of Milos. Kimolos is the administrative center of the municipality of Kimolos, which also includes the uninhabited islands of Polyaigos, Agios Efstathios and Agios Georgios. The island has a land area of , while the municipality's land area is , and it reported a population of 810 inhabitants in the 2021 census.
Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Kimolos
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Κίμωλος
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipality
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- 2011 Dimos Kimolou.png
- Greek Dimos.image_skyline
- Λιμάνι Κιμώλου.JPG
- Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
- Port of Kimolos
- Greek Dimos.elevation_min
- 0
- Greek Dimos.elevation_max
- 364
- Greek Dimos.periph
- South Aegean
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Milos
- Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
- 810
- Greek Dimos.area_municipality
- 53.3
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.postal_code
- 840 04
- Greek Dimos.area_code
- 22870
- Greek Dimos.licence
- EM
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Kimolos (; ) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. It lies on the southwest of the island group of Cyclades, near the bigger island of Milos. Kimolos is the administrative center of the municipality of Kimolos, which also includes the uninhabited islands of Polyaigos, Agios Efstathios and Agios Georgios. The island has a land area of , while the municipality's land area is , and it reported a population of 810 inhabitants in the 2021 census.
==History== Kimolos is an island with rich history records. According to tradition, it is named after Kimolos, the very first resident of the island. Echinousa is also a recorded name of the island during the ancient times, probably because of the snake Echidna (viper), being common even today on the island. Since the ancient era, it has been a battlefield between Ancient Athens, the ruler of the island, and Sparta, the ruler of Milos. In the Middle Ages it was known as Argentiera (), because of the silver-colored rocky lands of its southern coast. Since those times, these rocky lands provided "Kimolia Gi" (Kimolian Earth), a valuable trade good, which made the island a major trade hub. It was ruled by the Ottoman Empire until 1829, when it was annexed by the Greek state along with the rest of the Cyclades.