Kythnos
Chora is the capital of Kythnos and the seat of the Municipality of Kythnos. According to the 2021 Greek census it has 621 inhabitants.Photo: Gatovios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Village with 621 residents
- Description: capital of Kythnos island, Greece
- Also known as: “Chora of Kythnos” and “Chora, Kythnos”
- Postal code: 84006
Places of Interest
Highlights include Archaeological Museum of Kythnos and Panagia Nikous.
Vryokastro
Archaeological site
Photo: Akerbeltz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Vryokastro is an archaeological site in Kythnos, Greece. It is considered as the ancient capital of the island. It was inhabited from the 12th century BC until the Early Middle Ages. Vryokastro is situated 3 km west of Kythnos.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Apokrisi and Agia Irini.
Apokrisi
Hamlet
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Apokrisi is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km west of Kythnos.
Agia Irini
Hamlet
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Agia Irini is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km north of Kythnos.
Agios Stephanos
Hamlet
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Agios Stephanos is a hamlet, which is situated 3 km southeast of Kythnos.
Kythnos
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Kythnos, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.41256° or 37° 24′ 45″ northLongitude
24.43049° or 24° 25′ 50″ eastPopulation
621Open location code
8G96CC7J+25OpenStreetMap ID
node 481603158OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageWikidata ID
Q12879772
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Spanish—“Kythnos” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Kithnos”
- Danish: “Kythnos”
- Dutch: “Kithnos”
- Finnish: “Kýthnos”
- French: “Chóra”
- French: “Kythnos”
- French: “Kýthnos”
- French: “Messariá”
- German: “Chora (Kythnos)”
- German: “Chora”
- German: “Kythnos”
- Greek: “Κύθνος (Χώρα)”
- Greek: “Κύθνος”
- Greek: “Μεσαριά Κύθνου”
- Greek: “Χώρα Κύθνου”
- Greek: “Χώρα της Κύθνου”
- Hebrew: “קיתנוס”
- Italian: “Chōra di Citno”
- Italian: “Citno”
- Italian: “Kythnos”
- Italian: “Mesaria”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kýthnos”
- Norwegian: “Kythnos”
- Russian: “Китнос”
- Russian: “Кифнос”
- Russian: “Месарья, Хора”
- Serbian: “Китнос”
- Slovenian: “Hora Kitnos”
- Spanish: “Citnos”
- Spanish: “Hora (Citnos)”
- Spanish: “Jora”
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