Mithymna
Sign in to saveMithymna () (, also sometimes spelled Methymna) is a town and former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality of West Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit. Before 1919, its official name was Μόλυβος - Molyvos; that name dates back to the end of the Byzantine Era, but is still in common use today.
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Place details
- Locality
- Μόλυβος
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Βόρειου Αιγαίου
- Country
- Ελλάς
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Mithymna
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Μήθυμνα
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Mithymnas.svg
- Greek Dimos.map_caption
- Location within the regional unit
- Greek Dimos.periph
- North Aegean
- Greek Dimos.periphunit
- Lesbos
- Greek Dimos.municipality
- West Lesbos
- Greek Dimos.pop_municunit
- 1933
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 1335
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 50.166
- Greek Dimos.elevation
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +1399
- Area
- +50.166
- Elevation
- +51
- Image
- Mithymna-Lesbos.JPG
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- P706
- Lesbos
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Article
15 sectionsContents
- Geography
- History
- Archaic Period
- Classical Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Roman Period
- Byzantine Period
- Ottoman Period
- Modern Period
- Province
- Historical population
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Mithymna () (, also sometimes spelled Methymna) is a town and former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality of West Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit. Before 1919, its official name was Μόλυβος - Molyvos; that name dates back to the end of the Byzantine Era, but is still in common use today.
==Geography== thumb|left|Aerial photo of Mithymna