Mithymna
Also known as Molivos, Molyvos, Methymna
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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Μόλυβος
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Βόρειου Αιγαίου
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 1,558
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- Geography
- History
- Archaic Period
- Classical Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Roman Period
- Byzantine Period
- Ottoman Period
- Modern Period
- Province
- Historical population
- Notable people
- See also
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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
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