Mykines, Greece

This article is about the modern settlement. For the ancient archaeological site nearby, see Mycenae.
For other uses, see Mykines (disambiguation).
Mykines
Μυκήνες
Municipal unit
The house of Heinrich Schliemann in Mykines, now a restaurant
The house of Heinrich Schliemann in Mykines, now a restaurant
Location within the regional unit
Location within the regional unit
Mykines is located in Greece
Mykines
Mykines
Location within Greece
Coordinates: 37°43′N 22°45′E / 37.717°N 22.750°E / 37.717; 22.750
CountryGreece
Administrative regionPeloponnese
Regional unitArgolis
MunicipalityArgos-Mykines
Area
 • Municipal unit159.0 km2 (61.4 sq mi)
Elevation
75 m (246 ft)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Municipal unit
2,885
 • Municipal unit density18.14/km2 (46.99/sq mi)
 • Community
342
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
212 00
Area code27510
Vehicle registrationAP

Mykines (Greek: Μυκήνες, romanized: Mykínes), known before 1916 as Charvati (Χαρβάτι),[2] is a village and a former municipality in Argolis, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Argos-Mykines, of which it is a municipal unit.[3] The municipal unit has an area of 159.033 km2.[4] It is located 1 km west of the ancient site of Mycenae and 2 km east of the highway linking Argos and Corinth. It is 9 km north of Argos.

Name

The name Mykines is the modern Greek version of Mycenae. The village is near the archaeological site of Mycenae.

Historical population

Mykines was historically an Arvanite town.[5]

Year Community Municipal unit
1981 440 -
1991 436 4,412
2001 422 4,349
2011 354 3,388
2021 342 2,885

References

  1. ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
  2. ^ Name changes of settlements in Greece
  3. ^ "ΦΕΚ B 1292/2010, Kallikratis reform municipalities" (in Greek). Government Gazette.
  4. ^ "Population & housing census 2001 (incl. area and average elevation)" (PDF) (in Greek). National Statistical Service of Greece.
  5. ^ Zervas, Theodore. "Learning Arvanitic in Late 19th and Early 20th Century Greece: Linguistic Maintenance and Cultural Idiosyncrasies in Greece’s Arvanitic Speaking Communities." Zeitschrift für Balkanologie 50.2 (2014). page

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