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Mithymna
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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
1,933
Timezone
Europe/Athens

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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
51
Greek Dimos.postal_code
811 08
Greek Dimos.area_code
22530
Greek Dimos.licence
MY
Greek Dimos.website
mithymna.gr
Greek Dimos.image_skyline
Molyvos.jpg

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Wikidata facts

Population
1399
Area
50.166
Elevation
51
Image
Mithymna-Lesbos.JPG
Dialing code
2253
Licence plate code
MY
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Commons category
Mithymna
postal code
811 08
native label
Μήθυμνα
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15 sections
Contents
  • 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

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