Mytilinii

The title of this article is ambiguous. For the place on Lesbos see Mytilini .

Mytilinii district Δημοτική Κοινότητα Μυτιληνιών (Μυτιληνιοί)
Basic data
Country	Greece
region	North Aegean
Regional district	Samos
local community	Anatoliki Samos
Parish	Pythagorio
status	Borough
Geographic coordinates	37 ° 44 ′  N , 26 ° 55 ′  E Coordinates: 37 ° 44 ′  N , 26 ° 55 ′  E
Height above d. M.	126  m (average)
surface	34.932 km²
Residents	2107 (2011)
LAU-1 code no.	56010406
Local division	5
Post Code	83101
Telephone code	22730-5

Mytilinii ( Greek Μυτιληνιοί ( m. Pl. )) Is the third largest city on the Greek island of Samos with 1982 inhabitants (2011) after Samos and Karlovasi . Together with the surrounding settlements of Kamara, Agia Triada, Potami and Rizovrachos, the small town forms a municipality ( Dimotiki Kinotita Δημοτική Κοινότητα) in the municipality of Pythagorio .

location

Mytilinii is about 150 m above sea level on hills in the northwestern Chisios Valley on the Vathy-Chora road (Επαρχιακή Οδός Βαθιού-Χώρας). The settlement of Rizovrachos is immediately south, Potami Mesokambou more than 6 kilometers southwest near the coast. The closest place is Chora about 2.7 kilometers south. Pythagorio is 7 km south, the city of Samos less than 7 kilometers northeast.

Adjacent villages and boroughs are Vathy in the east, Kokkari and Vourliotes in the north, as well as Mavratzei in the west and Chora and Pythagorio in the south.

history

Remains of fortifications in the area suggest that the area was settled in ancient times. In the middle of the 17th century the place was repopulated by people from Lesbos and called Mytilinii because of its origin.

In the 19th century this was one of the main growing areas for tobacco on Samos. At the peak of tobacco production, annual production was over 1,280 tons. Today Mytilinii is dominated by agriculture. Mainly olives are grown.

With the implementation of the municipality reform according to the Kapodistrias program in 1997, Mytilinii was incorporated into the municipality of Pythagorio. On January 1, 2011, the 2010 administrative reform brought together the former municipalities of the island to form the newly created municipality of Samos ( Dimos Samou Δήμος Σάμου).

Population development of Mytilinii

Surname	Greek name	1913	1920	1928	1940	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Mytilinii	Μυτιληνιοί	5040	5042	5519	5275	4162	3346	2430	2326	2602	2340	1982
Kamara	Καμάρα									0002	0004th	0003
Moni Agia Triadas	Μονή Αγίας Τριάδος	*	*	*	0011	0012	0002	0004th	0002	0002	0004th	0019th
Potami Mesokambou	Ποτάμι Μεσοκάμπου									0018th	0079	0040
Rizovrachos	Ριζοβράχος									0008th	0010	0063
total			5042	5519	5286	4174	3348	2434	2328	2602	2437	2107

* the monastery of Agia Triada belonged administratively to Tigani until 1928

The Museum of the Natural History of the Aegean Sea has been located on the southern outskirts since 1994 , replacing the former Paleontological Museum and taking over its important collection of fossils . In addition to the presentation of the fossilized remains of mammals from the Miocene (age: 8 to 10 million years old) excavated in the area around Mytiliniis , the museum offers an overview of today's flora and fauna of the Aegean , including the marine habitat. In addition, minerals from all over the world are on display. The museum, which annually attracts more than 30,000 guests, also houses a folklore collection.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ National Statistical Service of Greece (ΕΣΥΕ) according to 2001 census , p. 117 (PDF, 793 kB)
2. ↑ ^{a b} Results of the 2011 census, Greek Statistical Office (ΕΛ.ΣΤΑΤ) ( Memento from June 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) (Excel document, 2.6 MB)
3. ↑ Population of Mytilinii 1913–2001, Greek Statistical Office ELSTAT, Digital Library (Greek)

Web links

• Website of the municipality of Pythagorio, page about Mytilinii (German)
• Mytilinii on samosin.gr (English)