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Kythnos (, ), commonly called Thermia (), is a Greek island and municipality in the Western Cyclades between Kea and Serifos. It is from the Athenian harbor of Piraeus. The municipality Kythnos is in area and has a coastline of about . Mount Kakovolo is island's highest peak (365m).

Key facts

Greek Dimos.name
Kythnos
Greek Dimos.name_local
Κύθνος
Greek Dimos.type
municipality
Greek Dimos.image_map
2011 Dimos Kythnou.png
Greek Dimos.image_skyline
Chora of Kythnos, Cyclades, 190176.jpg
Greek Dimos.caption_skyline
Chora, Kythnos
Greek Dimos.elevation_min
0
Greek Dimos.elevation_max
297
Greek Dimos.periph
South Aegean
Greek Dimos.periphunit
Kea-Kythnos
Greek Dimos.pop_municipality
1568
Greek Dimos.area_municipality
100.2
Greek Dimos.pop_community
714
Greek Dimos.population_as_of
2021
Greek Dimos.postal_code
840 06
Greek Dimos.area_code
22810
Greek Dimos.licence
ΕΜ
Greek Dimos.website
www.kythnos.gr

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Κύθνος - Τo νησί της απλότητας και της φιλοξενίας

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kythnos.gr

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Encyclopedic overview

23 sections
Contents
  • Settlements
  • Name
  • History
  • Pre-history
  • Pre-classical antiquity
  • Classical antiquity
  • Crusader and Venetian Era
  • Ottoman Era
  • Modern Kythnos
  • Folklore
  • Swings
  • May Day
  • Lazanis
  • Music and dance tradition
  • Traditions
  • Gastronomy
  • Beaches
  • Notable people
  • In popular culture
  • Gallery
  • References
  • Sources
  • External links

Kythnos (, ), commonly called Thermia (), is a Greek island and municipality in the Western Cyclades between Kea and Serifos. It is from the Athenian harbor of Piraeus. The municipality Kythnos is in area and has a coastline of about . Mount Kakovolo is island's highest peak (365m).

== Settlements == thumb|left The island has two significant settlements, the village of Messaria or Chora of Kythnos (pop. 561 in 2011 census), known locally as Chora, and the village of Dryopis or Dryopida (pop. 325), also known as Chorio. Both villages are notable for their winding and often stepped streets, too narrow for vehicular traffic. The villages are very picturesque but have different architectural styles. Chora has the more-typical flat roofs of the Cyclades, while Dryopida's rooftops are slanted and tiled. Chora is also notable for its large Greek Orthodox Church.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kythnos” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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