Ermoupoli

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Ermoupoli Ερμούπολη
Ermoupoli

Location
Ermoupoli
Coordinates	37°26′N 24°55′E / 37.433°N 24.917°E / 37.433; 24.917Coordinates: 37°26′N 24°55′E / 37.433°N 24.917°E / 37.433; 24.917
Government
Country:	Greece
Periphery:	South Aegean
Prefecture:	Cyclades
Population statistics (as of 2001^[1])
City
- Population:	13,400
- Area:	11.325 km² (4 sq mi)
- Density:	1,183 /km² (3,065 /sq mi)
Other
Time zone:	EET/EEST (UTC+2/3)
Elevation (min-max):	0 - 10 m (0 - 33 ft)
Postal:	841 00
Telephone:	22810
Auto:	ΕΜ
Website
www.hermoupolis.gr

Ermoupoli (Greek: Ερμούπολη), also known with by formal older name Ermoupolis or Hermoupolis (Greek: Ἑρμούπολις < Ἑρμοῦ πόλις "Town of Hermes"), is the capital and main city of the island of Syros and the Cyclades prefecture in Greece.

1 History
2 Sister cities
3 Notable people
4 References
5 External links

History

Ermoupoli was founded during the Greek Revolution in the 1820s, as an extension to the existing Ano Syros township. It soon became the leading commercial and industrial center of Greece, as well as its main port. The renowned Greek Steamship Company was founded in the city in 1856. Thousands of ships were built in the various Syros shipyards.

Eventually Ermoupoli was eclipsed by Piraeus in the late 19th century. In the following decades the city declined. Recently, its economy has greatly improved, based on the service industry.

The City Hall

Sister cities

El Puerto de Santa María, Spain

Notable people

Emmanuel Benakis (1843-1929), merchant and politician
Olga Broumas (1949) poet and translator
Stelios Mainas (1957) actor
Michael Melas, father of Pavlos Melas, figher in the Greek Struggle for Macedonia
Emmanuel Rhoides (1836-1904), writer and journalist
Georgios Souris, poet
Markos Vamvakaris (1905-1972) rebetiko musician
Demetrius Vikelas (1835-1908) businessman, writer and the first president of the International Olympic Committee

References

^ "Δείτε τη Διοικητική Διαίρεση" (in Greek). Hellenic Interior Ministry. www.ypes.gr. http://www.ypes.gr/UserFiles/f0ff9297-f516-40ff-a70e-eca84e2ec9b9/D_diairesi.xls. Retrieved 2009-09-09.

External links

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of the Cyclades Prefecture

Municipalities	Amorgos • Andros • Ano Syros • Drymalia • Ermoupoli • Exomvourgo • Ios • Kea • Korthio • Kythnos • Milos • Mykonos • Naxos • Paros • Poseidonia • Santorini • Serifos • Sifnos • Tinos • Ydrousa

Communities	Anafi • Antiparos • Donousa • Folegandros • Irakleia • Kimolos • Koufonisi • Oia • Panormos • Schoinoussa • Sikinos

Prefectural Capitals of Greece

Agios Nikolaos • Alexandroupoli • Amfissa • Argostoli • Arta • Athens • Chalcis • Chania • Chios • Corfu • Corinth • Drama • Edessa • Eleusina • Ermoupoli • Florina • Grevena • Heraklion • Igoumenitsa • Ioannina • Kalamata • Karditsa • Karpenisi • Kastoria • Katerini • Kavala • Kilkis • Komotini • Kozani • Lamia • Larissa • Lefkada • Livadeia • Messolonghi • Mytilene • Nafplion • Pallini • Patras • Piraeus • Polygyros • Preveza • Pyrgos • Rethymno • Rhodes • Serres • Sparta • Thessaloniki • Trikala • Tripoli • Vathy • Veria • Volos • Xanthi • Zakynthos

v • d • e Capitals of Peripheries of Greece

Athens (Attica) • Corfu (Ionian Islands) • Heraklion (Crete) • Ioannina (Epirus) • Komotini (East Macedonia and Thrace) • Kozani (West Macedonia) • Lamia (Central Greece) • Larissa (Thessaly) • Mytilene (North Aegean) • Patras (West Greece) • Ermoupoli (South Aegean) • Thessaloniki (Central Macedonia) • Tripoli (Peloponnese)

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