Polichnitos
Sign in to savethumb|Panoramic view of Polichnitos thumb|Traditional house in Polichnitos thumb|Traditional house in Polichnitos (closeup) thumb|Millstones from the old oilmill in Polichnitos Polichnitos () is a town and a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,438 (2021). The municipal unit is located in the central south coast of the island, adjacent to the south side of the Bay of Kalloni. It has a land area of 172.629 km2. Its municipal seat is
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Place details
- Locality
- Δημοτική Ενότητα Πολιχνίτου
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Βόρειου Αιγαίου
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 3,438
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greek Dimos.name
- Polichnitos
- Greek Dimos.name_local
- Πολίχνιτος
- Greek Dimos.type
- municipal unit
- Greek Dimos.image_map
- DE Polichnitou.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
- 3438
- Greek Dimos.pop_community
- 2041
- Greek Dimos.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greek Dimos.area_municunit
- 172.6
- Greek Dimos.licence
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +2102
- Elevation
- +114
- Image
- Polichnitos 004 Nektaria Karakla.jpg
Show 1 more fact
- P706
- Lesbos
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thumb|Panoramic view of Polichnitos thumb|Traditional house in Polichnitos thumb|Traditional house in Polichnitos (closeup) thumb|Millstones from the old oilmill in Polichnitos Polichnitos () is a town and a former municipality on the island of Lesbos, North Aegean, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality West Lesbos, of which it is a municipal unit. Population 3,438 (2021). The municipal unit is located in the central south coast of the island, adjacent to the south side of the Bay of Kalloni. It has a land area of 172.629 km2. Its municipal seat is in the town of Polichnítos. The next largest villages are Vrísa, Vasiliká, and Lisvóri.
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