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Sigri

Sigri is a small fishing village near the western tip of Lesbos Island. Its name derives through Greek σίγουρος from the Venetian word siguro, meaning "safe", based on the fact that it has a safe harbour.
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  • Type: Village with 402 residents
  • Description: village on the island Lesbos, Greece
  • Also known as: “Sigrion” and “Sígrion”
  • Postal code: 81112

Places of Interest

Highlights include Natural History Museum of the Lesvos Petrified Forest and Sigri Castle.

Museum
Photo: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a geological museum located in the village of Sigri on the island of in .

Castle
Photo: Manos26, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bali-Alona Petrified Forest Park and Eresos.

Locality
Photo: Rutger2, CC BY 2.0.
The Lesvos Petrified Forest is a petrified wood forest on the island of , . The forest was formed from the fossilized remains of plants and trees, which can be found in many localities on the western part of Lesbos Island. is situated 4 km east of Sigri.

Village
and its twin beach village are located in the southwest part of the Greek island of . They are villages visited by considerable numbers of tourists. is situated 8 km southeast of Sigri.

Sigri

Latitude
39.21152° or 39° 12′ 42″ north
Longitude
25.85209° or 25° 51′ 8″ east
Population
402
Elevation
17 metres (56 feet)
United Nations Location Codes
GR SGI and GR SGR
Open location code
8GF76V62+JR
Open­Street­Map ID
node 253790839
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
253919
Wiki­data ID
Q992270
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“Sigri” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “希格里”
  • Danish: “Sigri”
  • Dutch: “Sigri”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “سيجرى”
  • Finnish: “Sígri”
  • French: “Sígri”
  • German: “Sigri”
  • Greek: “Σίγρι Λέσβου”
  • Greek: “Σιγρί”
  • Greek: “Σίγρι”
  • Hebrew: “סיגרי”
  • Russian: “Сигрион”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sigri”. Photo: CoStef, Public domain.