Kythnos

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

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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

== 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.