Kythnos
Sign in to saveKythnos (, ), 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
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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
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.