This city is not to be confused with a village in the island of Samos named "Mytilinioi"

Mytilene Μυτιλήνη
Aerial view of Mytilene
Location
Coordinates	39°6′N 26°33′E / 39.1, 26.55Coordinates: 39°6′N 26°33′E / 39.1, 26.55
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (center):	8 m (26 ft)
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	North Aegean
Prefecture:	Lesbos
Mayor:	Nasos Giakalis  (PA.SO.K.)
Population statistics (as of 2001[1])
City Proper
- Population:	36,196
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- Density:	337 /km² (872 /sq mi)
Codes
Postal:	811 00
Area:	22510
Auto:	MY
Website
www.mytilene.gr

Mytilene (Greek: Μυτιλήνη - Mitilíni) is the capital city of Lesbos, a Greek island in the Aegean Sea, and the Lesbos Prefecture as well. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The Greek Postal code system is is administered by ELTA (Ελληνικά Ταχυδρομεία Hellenic Post) This is a list of dialing codes in Greece. The first digit represents type of service Greek Vehicle registration plates are composed of three letters and four digits per plate (e Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly A city is an Urban area with a large Population and a particular Administrative, Legal, or Historical status Lesbos (Λέσβος also transliterated Lesvos, Midilli is a Greek island located in the northeastern Aegean Sea. An island (ˈaɪlənd or isle (/ˈaɪl/ is any piece of land that is completely surrounded by water in two dimensions above high tide and isolated from other significant Etymology In ancient times there were various explanations for the name Aegean. Lesbos is one of the Prefectures of Greece. It is part of the archipelagic Periphery of the North Aegean. It has a population of 27,247 (2001 census). Mytilene is linked with a highway numbered (GR-67) linking to Skala Eressou on the other side of the island of Lesbos. Skala Eressou is a seaside village on the island of Lesbos Greece. Farmlands surround Mytiline, the mountains cover the west and to the north. The airport is located a few kilometres south on the small highway. Mytilene International Airport (also known as Odysseas Elytis) is an airport in Mytilene, on Lesbos Island Greece. The city was called Midilli during Ottoman times.

Contents 1 Government 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Education 5 Industry 6 Archaeology 7 Sporting teams 8 Famous people from Mytilene 9 See also 10 References 11 External links

Government

The Municipality of Mytilene is the administrative entity that surrounds the town of Mytilene. It is located in the southeastern part of the island, north and east of the Bay of Gera. It has a land area of 107. 460 km² and a population of 36,196 inhabitants (2001). With a population density of 336. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 8/km² it is by far the most densely populated municipality in Lesbos Prefecture. The next largest towns in the municipality are Vareiá (pop. 1,254), Pámfila (1,247), Mória (1,207), and Loutrá (1,118).

History

Aristotle travled there for two years with his friend, Theophrastus before becoming the tutor to Alexander, son of King Amyntas of Mytilene. Aristotle (Greek Aristotélēs) (384 BC – 322 BC was a Greek philosopher a student of Plato and teacher of Alexander the Great. Theophrastus ( Greek:; 371 – c 287 BC a Greek native of Eressos in Lesbos, was the successor of Aristotle in the Peripatetic ^[3][4]

Demographics

Year	Communal population	Change	Municipal population	Change
1981	24,991	-	-	-
1991	23,971	-1,020/-4. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. 08%	33,157	-
2001	27,247	+3,276/+13. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. 7%	-	-

Education

Mytilene has 16 primary schools, seven lyceums, and eight gymnasiums, and the University of the Aegean. Australia See also Education A gymnasium (pronounced with ɡ- in several languages is a type of school providing Secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar The University of the Aegean (Πανεπιστήμιο Αιγαίου is a multi-campus University based in Mytilene, Greece.

Industry

Mytiline has a port with ferries to the nearby islands of Lemnos and Chios and Ayvalık in Turkey. Lemnos (Λήμνος is an island in the northern part of the Aegean Sea. Chios (Χίος pronounced ˈçio̞s alternative transliterations Khíos and Híos) is the fifth largest of the Greek islands, situated Ayvalık ( Ancient Greek: Κυδωνίαι, Greek: Αϊβαλί aivali or Κυδωνίες) is a seaside town in the northwestern The port also serves the mainland cities of Piraeus, Athens and Thessaloniki. Piraeus (pɪˈræʊs Πειραιάς, piɾeˈas Πειραιεύς, piɾeˈefs is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, and a Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's Thessaloniki (Θεσσαλονίκη), Thessalonica, or Salonica is the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia One ship, named during the 2001 IAAF games in Edmonton Aeolos Kenteris, after Kostas Kenteris, used to serve this city (his hometown) with 6-hour routes from Athens and Thessaloniki. The International Association of Athletics Federations ( IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. Edmonton (ˈɛdmɨntɨn is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta. Konstantinos Kenteris, also spelled as Konstadinos Kederis (in Greek: Κωνσταντίνος Κεντέρης born July 11, 1973) is The main port serving Mytiline on the Greek mainland is Piraeus. Piraeus (pɪˈræʊs Πειραιάς, piɾeˈas Πειραιεύς, piɾeˈefs is a city in the periphery of Attica, Greece, and a

The city has a hospital, and a few squares (plateies). Plateia or platia ( πλατεία) is the Greek word for Town square.

The city produces ouzo. Ouzo (ούζο is an Anise -flavored Liqueur that is widely consumed in Greece. There are more than 15 commercial producers on the island.

Ihe city exports sardines harvested from the Bay of Kalloni. For the hide and seek-like game see Hide and seek. Sardines, or pilchards, are a group of several types of small Oily

Archaeology

Archaeological investigations at Mytilene began in the late 19th century when Robert Koldewey (later excavator of Babylon) and a group of German colleagues spent many months on the island preparing plans of the visible remains at various ancient sites like Mytilene. Significant excavations, however, do not seem to have started until after the First World War when in the mid 1920s Evangelides uncovered much of the famous theatre on the hill on the western side of town. Subsequent work in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s by various members of the Archaeological Service revealed more of the theatre, including a Roman conversion to a gladiatorial arena. Salvage excavations carried out by the Archaeological Service in many areas of the city have revealed sites going back to the Early Bronze Age although most have been much later (Hellenistic and Roman). It is clear from various remains in different parts of the city that Mytilene was indeed laid out on a grid plan as the Roman architect Vitruvius had written.

Archaeological excavations carried out between 1984-1994 in the medieval castle of Mytilene by the University of British Columbia and directed by Caroline and Hector Williams revealed a previously unknown sanctuary of Demeter and Kore of late classical/Hellenistic date and the burial chapel of the Gattelusi, the medieval Genoese family that ruled the northern Aegean from the mid 14th-mid 15th centuries of our era. The University of British Columbia ( UBC) is a Canadian public research University with campuses near Vancouver and in Kelowna Demeter (dɨˈmiːtɚ Greek:, possibly "distribution-mother" from the noun of the Indo-European mother-earth * dheghom * mater KORE (1050 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Christian radio format Genoa ( Genova, ˈdʒɛːnova in Italian; Zena in Genoese and Ligurian; Genua in Latin and archaically in English Other excavations done jointly with the K' Ephoreia of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities near the North Harbour of the city uncovered a multiperiod site with remains extending from a late Ottoman cemetery (including a "vampire" burial, a middle aged man with 20 cm. spikes through his neck, middle and ankles) to a substantial Roman building constructed around a colonnaded courtyard to remains of Hellenistic structures and debris from different Hellenistic manufacturing processes (pottery, figurines, cloth making and dyeing, bronze and iron working) to archaic and classical levels with rich collections of Aeolic grey wares. This article focuses on the cultural aspects of the Hellenistic age for the historical aspects see Hellenistic period. Aeolic Greek (also known as Lesbian Greek) is a linguistic term used to describe a set of rather archaic Greek sub- Dialects spoken

Sporting teams

• Aiolikos

Famous people from Mytilene

• Eunicus, statuary and silversmith
• Christopher (11th century) poet
• Tériade (1889-1983) art critic, patron, and publisher
• Hermon di Giovanno (c. Aiolikos Football Club (ΑEΠΣ Αιολικός Μυτιλήνης is a Greek association football club based in the city of Mytilene. Eunicus ( Ancient Greek:) is the name of two different people in Classical history Eunicus, an Athenian comic poet of the Old Comedy Christopher of Mytilene (Greek Χριστοφόρος Μιτυληναῖος or Christophoros Mitylenaios Byzantine poet living in the first half of the 11th century Tériade (real name Stratis Eleftheriades - Στρατής Ελευθεριάδης (1889-1983 was a native of Mytilene who went to Paris in 1915 at the age of eighteen Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Hermon di Giovanno (born Hermolaus Ionides, Greek: Ερμόλαος 1900-1968) painter
• Sappho, an Ancient Greek lyric poet famous for her writings on love affairs between women (lesbianism)
• Pittacus
• Alcaeus, Ancient Greek Poet
• Oruç Reis (Ottoman-Turkish privateer and Bey of Algiers)
• Barbaros Hayreddin Pasha Ottoman-Turkish privateer and Bey of Algiers, brother of Oruç Reis)
• Tanburi Ali Efendi - 19th century Turkish composer
• Hüseyin Hilmi Pasha (Ottoman grand vizier)
• Cemal Pasha (Ottoman-Turkish soldier and politician),
• Odysseas Elytis (Literature Nobelist)
• Theophilos Hatzimihail (Folklore Painter)
• Kostas Kenteris (Greek athlete)

See also

• Communities of the Lesbos prefecture
• University of the Aegean

References

External links

• Official website (Greek)
• Map and aerial photos:
  • Street map: Street map from Mapquest, MapPoint or Google
  • Satellite images: Google

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